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Uncommon Teenaged Alcohol Question
16/f
Where I live, I'm only two years away from being at the legal drinking age. Of course it's bad for me to drink, but I rarely do. My question is about not drinking the alcohol, but just keeping it.
I have a place in my room where I can hide as much alcohol as I want and it will never be found. Whenever I get the chance to buy it, I do. But then I just stash it in that place and rarely drink it (once every few/several months at a party).
What I like to do however, is measure it, pour it and make calculations. I enjoy knowing that it's up there and calculating how much I have and what percentage of alcohol it contains. I'm not sure why I do this, but I find it interesting.
Could this lead to problems as an adult? Is this potentially risky behaviour? I guess I just like knowing I have something I shouldn't, and not feeing the need to actually drink it.
Thanks! =)
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Every time I read this type of thing I sorta get sad because I can't count how many people I know who do underaged drinking and it makes me scared that I'll do it. Doing this could mess up your life, because when you get older and it's legal your measuring will more than likely stop and you'll just drink out of control because you already know you like it, so what's the point in taking baby steps with it, like you're doing now? Like someone else said, you might be a scientist when you 'grow up' but I think if you want a good career like that, you should quit your drinking and save it for when it's legal but still keep it under control :)
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Hey, Well if the drinking age is 18 and your only 16, you shouldnt be drinking at all. Get out of it while you can. Think about this situation, could you stop if you wanted to? If the answer is yes, your not that far into an addiction. If the answer is no, you need some help to break your addiction. What your doing now, the measuring etc, could lead to serious if not fatal problems in the future. As you know, as you get older and your the drinking age, the drinking gets worse and you do it more often because you are a legal drinker and you don`t have to hide the fact that you are drinking. Sadly, I could see you becoming an alcoholic in the future. To avoid the whole situation of getting in trouble with your parents, tell a friend about your problem. Tell a non-drinker friend. That way they will encourage you to get better and not just drink more. Stop the measuring and wait until your 18. When you turn 18, drink responsibly. They have a drinking age for a reason. Bad things can happen when your drunk. Especially when your underage and drunk. Good luck =].
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I think you have a future as a scientist. You have taken a keen interest in alcohol, probably because so many people use it. You wonder about it's properties, you wonder about it's affect. You measure and make note. I wouldn't be surprised is soon, you start measuring how much your friends and or family members drink, and how they react, and how they feel the next day. Actually the statistics on alcohol are faciniating. And their are scientists who study the affects of alcolhol on people and animals, and on society. etc. etc. I think the fact that you are very interesting in alcohol is incidental, to the fact that you are just very inquisitive and want to know as much about a "thing" as possible. Next month, or year, it may be somthing else that occupies your mind. I think you have a very inquisitive mind, and you have a bright future ahead of you. I also see that these skills you have will be put to good use, not just analysing alcohol, but other things as well. Perhaps you will discover a cure of cancer! Please take steps to nuture your natural inquisitiveness, by going to college and doing something great for mankind, as well as yourself.
I am very impressed. A lot of kids your age aren't interested in anything but themselves. Good luck in the future
Michele
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okay yes! this could lead to problems in your near future. If you can't stop once you start drinking then you could form an addiction to this. But most 16 year olds that I know drink but once they turn 18 they dont seem to find any fun in that. So you might be okay just try not to drink alot to the point where you throw up or pass out. You really need to be safe so you dont get addicted to alcohol because you won't have a fun time after that.
I really hope this helps!
~ Munchie!
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