One Of The Stupidest Things I've Ever Heard

While at a football meeting last night for my high school son, the coach was informing us of the school's code of conduct for their athletes. You know the drill. What is expected of the kids, and the consequences for their actions of they screw up. Consequences such as, getting kicked off the team if they are caught drinking or using drugs at any time.

While talking about drinking and drugs, he told us a story of one parent who said, "My boy doesn't use drugs. I'm glad all he does is drinks."

I'd like to know who the awesome parent was who said this. I'd give them the Stupid Parent of the Year award and then smack them upside their stupid head. Not only is this statement completely and utterly wrong, it really shows a lack of caring on the parents' part.

I can't believe that a parent, a good parent, would say that doing drugs is wrong, but condone drinking by a teenager. Now, I'm not naive, I know kids are going to do what they want to do, and most times a parent isn't going to stop them. They do drugs. They have sex, and they do drink. I was a teenager once. I know it was a long time ago, but I do remember. A parent may not be able to stop undesirable behavior in a teen, but they don't have to condone it either.

By saying something like this, you're essentially giving your child the go-ahead to drink. In a teenager's mind, as long as they don't do drugs, drinking is OK because Mom said so. It's outrageous that a parent would actually say this.

And the thing that gets me most about this statement is, most times, your teen isn't just drinking. They are drinking and then getting behind the wheel of a car. If they aren't driving, they are riding in cars with other teens that have been drinking. So, it's not just about the drinking. It's about the things they are doing under the influence that's the scary part. Inexperienced drivers are given the go-ahead to get behind the wheel after having a few.

Now, I'm sure most parents would say, "My teen knows to call home if he/she needs a ride. He/She knows not to drive drunk." But you know what? They don't. They don't want you to know that they've been drinking. They do not call home to get a ride from Mommy or Daddy. Are you kidding me?

So now you see why this is the stupidest statement I think I've ever heard out of a parent's mouth?