You can control the situation, that's what you can do. There's no excuse for "ending up drunk" unless you have absolutely no self-control, or the punch was spiked and you didn't know. There is no reason you can't say "No, I'd rather not drink," or "No thanks, I'm just gonna have fun at the carnival," or even "Hey, I'm only 13 (14?). It's illegal, I don't wanna risk getting in trouble."
There's no way to fix drunkenness except time. Bread does not "work." The only thing it does is act as a buffer to prevent the alcohol from irritating your stomach and making you sick. Alcohol IS a form of poison. When you drink, the poison that makes you all goofy goes into your bloodstream, it doesn't sit in your stomach to be soaked up by a loaf of bread or anything similar. Hence "blood alcohol level."
If you do "wind up drunk," if your parents ask you, you tell them the truth. Lying to your parents may seem like a good idea at the time, but if you have the guts to tell them the truth they'll respect you for doing it. Trust me. I've tried both ends of the spectrum. Your parents will be angrier about the fact that you lied to them than the fact that you drank. If you show them you have the presence of mind to know that you did something wrong, but that you did it in moderation, they'll believe you have self control and they'll be able to trust you. Speaking from experience here. My parents didn't like me going to parties at fourteen at first, but when nothing bad happened, I was never hungover the next day, and my parents didn't have to deal with any of the problems that can come with drinking, they realized I had a brain, and good judgment.
So, show your parents that they didn't raise an idiot. Have one or two drinks if you really must, and stop at that.
Keep an open mind, heart, and mouth.
-Siren =)

thanks, i was only gona have like one but their family is the party family and anything happens so i just dono

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