sometimes my parents let me sip their wine. its so nasty! i definetly think it discourage me from drinking later.

by WhiteWolf13 on 11/1/2012 10:05:00 PM

Drinking can lead to doing so many other things like taking drugs and starting sex early that I think we need to stay away from it as long as we can. I am shocked by some of the things I see and hear my friends on what they do after they drink.

by fashionqn on 10/4/2012 4:32:53 PM

My mom lets me taste her wine at home. I think it is really gross!!!!! I agree that I will be less likely to drink as an older teenager if alcohol isnt some forbidden thing.

by sbieber13 on 10/1/2012 7:43:47 PM

I have tasted alcohol once. I rinsed my mouth for about 20 minutes. Never again....

by jo_crox on 9/29/2012 10:11:26 PM

Well, I've had wine before in church. I've never had beer and I don't want to. I think it smells gross, so why would I drink it?

by Confused13 on 9/27/2012 7:38:50 PM

I HAVE had alcohol, and it isn't that bad. I'm wondering where they got their information, because there was a study in the Wall Street Journal that said allowing your teenager to have an occasional beer would help them not drink. Which is pretty much the opposite of this. I have tasted alcohol, while I lived in France, and it didnt't hurt me.

by puffinlover99 on 9/26/2012 7:52:04 AM

Actually, it's because alcohol is treated as such a forbidden thing that we have such a bad teen drinking problem in the US. Keeping it forbidden, something only adults can do, just makes teens more curious and willing to try it. It also keeps people from teaching teens that alcohol is something to be enjoyed in moderation, and not abused. People who try it when they're young and who are taught the good and bad sides of it are far less likely to go out and binge drink at parties until they get so drunk they can't stand. Almost all of my friends were allowed to have sips of alcohol occasionally as children. My best friend's parents even let her drink on special occasions, such as birthdays and holidays (keep in mind my best friend and I are both 17) None of my friends are going to go out and get drunk, because they know what it feels like to drink, and it's not forbidden. They have nothing to gain by drinking. No rebelling, no acting immature, because they are treated like adults.

by rockinlishy on 9/25/2012 11:01:10 PM

I have taken a sip of many different kinds of beer. I only like one, but I promised my parents that i would wait to have more than a sip. I think if your parents really push you not to use it as a minor or at all, there shouldn't be a problem! Some parents just don't care enough anymore. Therefore, I feel there should be more awareness out there.

by Madi<3 on 9/25/2012 9:17:43 PM

Im 15 and where im from everyone parties and drinks at like 13. Its terrible but its the norm here in our small town.

by Im.Unique.YAY! on 9/25/2012 8:19:57 PM

As long as you're not getting wasted every weekend, a few sips are fine. BTW I'm 14. Things like booze (mostly 3.9% AL) isn't gonna hurt ya. UV Blue Vodka (35% AL)? Too much of that and it'll sneak up on ya. Most drinks don't taste much like alcohol, lots of carbonation and sugar in it. Guess what? YOLO! That's not an excuse for illegal drugs like marijuana or smokin' cigs, but you'll be fine with a few. Last year around this time I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. It flared up so bad after I had a drink that I almost died and had to have surgeries to remove my colon because meds couldn't help me. I told myself I'd never drink again, and where am I now. But again, it's not like I get wasted every weekend. I really only have a drink or two at the most once a year when I go to my cabin annually. Just did last week. Still here. Fake alcohol can taste pretty good too I've heard, never had it though.

by alindgren on 9/25/2012 8:03:58 PM

At Passover, you drink 4 glasses of wine, so I've had that, and my parents let me try theirs. When my mom was little, she was told NO alcohol, so then she wanted it more. So she lets me have sips to show its not a HORRIBLE thing

by PuddinHead on 9/25/2012 7:31:08 PM

I tasted beer before, and its disgusting in my opinion. If people try and peer pressure me, im not gonna cave cause i already know its gross. Wine tastes better but I dont like it either.

by emroxlol on 9/25/2012 6:21:19 PM

here in canada the age is 19 most places and 18 some. i had a sip of wine or beer im not sure, when i was a baby. i saw it in a home movie and my face was hilarious. my parents have never been opposed to letting me have a sip. i dont think its big deal.

by fanciestjen on 9/25/2012 5:52:41 PM

Ick! 3rd graders! 5th graders!? 7TH GRADERS!!!!!! I am in 7th grade, my sis is in 5th, and my close cousin is in 3rd grade! We all have never ever ever taseted alchol

by heather99 on 9/25/2012 4:40:14 PM

Before my first communion my mom let me take a sip of wine to see if I wanted to take a sip at church like some people chose to do, it tasted horrible!!!! Like old sweaty sour apple juice! Never goin to drink wine or beer or any thing like that again!!!!!!

by Prim on 9/25/2012 3:50:46 PM

I have had a few sips of beer and wine but my family doesn't drink much at all. I think the whole give them some alcohol when there young thing isn't a good idea though, just because they don't like it when there young doesn't mean that they won't try it again when there older.

by iluvmusic♥ on 9/25/2012 1:04:57 PM

I occasionally have a sip of diluted wine when I go to church. and most of the times I say no thnx

by KoolBeenz on 9/25/2012 7:22:36 AM

I've tried beer and wine once when i was younger.Just a sip! I'll never have it again it was so gross. No thank you!

by Magicgal18 on 9/24/2012 8:32:56 PM

fyi, people who say they tried it and like it, a scientific study say that cigarettes and alcohol literally take the sheen out of your hair and it will be totally dull, idk about you, but that is a deal breaker

by lemonlime123 on 9/24/2012 8:17:18 PM

No way! It smells horrible to me anyway, and I bet it tastes just as bad. I never want to try it. Yucckkk

by taylorswiftfan1233 on 9/24/2012 8:00:32 PM

What about wine for religious reasons?

by kewauneegal on 9/24/2012 7:45:06 PM

I've had alcohol before. Mostly at weddings, where there's already champagne at the table though

by ♥purplexing♥ on 9/24/2012 7:12:23 PM

When I was younger, my parents let me taste a sip of wine. It was awful! I never want to drink it again!

by oceangurl13 on 9/24/2012 7:11:31 PM

when i used to go to church i had wine every sunday at Communion. it was nasty as all get out. never drinking that crap again

by Kalulah on 9/24/2012 6:43:07 PM

it onnly happened once by mistake i thought it was sprite, but it was white wine its so nasty i only took a sip though it tastes horrible!!!! D:

by mcw3400 on 9/24/2012 6:39:05 PM

I'm Jewish and I'm allowed to have wine on Jewish holidays. My parents let me have a little in the house or give me a small sip out but no more than a glass

by superstarlala on 9/24/2012 5:54:54 PM

I'm sorry - alcohol is just completely disgusting, it's not even worth trying. It smells bad, tastes bad, and is bad for you - just like cigarettes! Just don't do any of it! IT'S NOT COOL!

by jojodramallama on 9/24/2012 5:43:18 PM