is it normal for an 18 year old to be drinking wine every night?
my two parents finish a bottle every night and now we go through 1 and 1/2 ever since I started drinking. I can go without drinking but i enjoy it and my parents offer me some everynight. My freinds find it strange (and unfair). should I be concerned for myself?
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It’s aight,,,, you’re on your way to being an alcoholic… Congratulations!!! Anyways,,, in other countries,, there’s no age limit to drinking,,, you’ll find 14yo kids who drink a BOTTLE of hard liqour a night,,, so be delighted. (",)
i’m italian so i may have a biased opinion, but you’re fine. there’s nothign wrong with enjoying wine every night. dont let ppl tell you youre an alcoholic. i started drinking wine every night when i was 15, and even when I did turn 21, if anything i was more mature about alcohol then my friends. cheers!
If you want to be a drunk just keep it up…..No its not normal and they need to be in REHAB….they are turning you in to a wino…SAY NO
Almost anywhere on this planet other than in the USA, yes. ~
If the same system as in Europe were instituted in the USA, our alcohol problems would be a thing of the past in no time. But the government wants to control everything, even if if is detrimental to its citizen (which more often that not it is). The answers here shown how confused and ignorant the average American is concerning this subject (at least).
Doctors will tell you that drinking a glass of redwine every day is good for you. Just be aware that drinking more then one glass with dinner may lead to abuse if you don’t keep control of it!
If it is supervised my responsible adults, and if it is one glass a night, I wouldn’t worry. Actually, having a glass of wine every day is good for you, at least with red wine.
i think its alright if you are just drinking like a glass or 2..and you feel fine..it depends also on culture too..in some cultures its perfectly acceptable..and maybe thats why your friends find it strange.
It really isn’t relative…That your drinking with your parents or what ever. What it comes down to is…do you think you have a problem with drinking. Are you blacking out loosing control. Personally my parents never let me drink in high school but id always drink wine in the morning before school at lunch and late night. Wines good. Your parents are smart people if you ask me.
Always remember your parents arnt forcing you….christ
Are you in France? If not, it’s rare for someone your age to be allowed to drink any alcohol. However, 1 glass of red wine a night is actually good for your heart. Sounds like your parents may be setting you up for alcoholism…beware.
Wine is good for your heart but only if you drink it once a week. I wouldn’t drink it everyday because that may be bad for you.
i think u need some help my why did you drink anyway
No, of course there isn’t a problem with this, and anyone who tells you so is synical. Just make sure to keep it at that amount and no more, or you could be in for trouble.
It is normal for the moment but if you do it every night, until you’ll be 25 or 30 years old, you will need to drink more…and more
A glass or two of wine is nice, but a half-bottle is a little over the top. Are you having it with dinner (normal) or just drinking (not normal).
no wine is actually really good for you, a glass of wine a day, keeps the doctor away!
hey its totally fine i am 15 and i drink wine. its a custom for me for i am spanish (spain).we actually drink younger (are parents mix wine with this kind of special water that bubbles like soda when i was
i can live w/o wine if i want but i like it. jajaja its normal. Plus if you can control your self.you should not be concerned just make sure you don’t drink a lot.
with your friends its something that is rare to them (not a custom in america) and hey just consider your self in europe and don’t worry about it. YOU ARE NORMAL!!!! if you like it than "salue" (cheers) =P
A glass of wine with your dinner is perfectly fine. As a wine professional, I encourage both my children to observe and taste the wines I have with dinner and have paired according to what is being served. All alcohol deserves a heathy respect and appreciated in moderation.
You should not drink alcohol until your 21 years old. Although many 18 year olds drink, even if it is against the law!
Yeah, wine-drinking is fine. Americans are all spastic and moralizing about things like alcohol, marijuana, and female breasts because of our religious freaks, but alcohol is really fine in moderation, and especially wine (which is, as some respondents mentioned, now considered almost _healthy_ by the medical establishment). Many things are good in moderation. (Remember that for when you’re drinking wine on your own, without your parents to watch you.) Wine is an excellent way to relax tense muscles that you’ve held knotted up all day. And, pretty much everywhere, you’re considered an adult at 18, so you’re certainly old enough.
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First of all, don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. There is nothing at all morally wrong with having a glass of wine in the privacy of your own home with your parents at the age of 18… but our crazy law does not see it that way.
Second of all, I’d say that what you are doing is healthy. You are learning to drink responsibly, doing it in a safe environment where you have absolutely no reason to drive anywhere afterward, and learning that drinking is not something that makes you awesome. Your parents are teaching you that alcohol is for enjoyment, not for getting drunk. When you get to college, your binge-drinking peers will seem very immature and desperate for attention. I applaud your parents.
However, the police would arrest your parents. There’s a woman in Virginia doing 2.5 years in prison with violent offenders for supplying alcohol to minors at her son’s party on her own property, despite the fact that she confiscated all of their keys and monitored them the entire time.