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18TH
My 18th birthday is on New Years Eve.
Most of my closest friends arnt 18 yet. Which means that im pretty limited on what i can and cant do.
My house is very small for a party i was considering the garden, but december is very cold, I plan on getting drunk either way, and having a laugh, its also really hard to rent somewhere to have a party on new years, opinions......
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I understand it may be frustrating that a person is considered to be of legal age at 18 for having sex with anyone they wish but not legal until 21 to be able to consume alcohol. As for the drinking limit, here's why:
It was determined by several studies that a youth's brain is not fully developed until about 21 years of age, and that because of that, alcohol affects youth's brains differently than it does an adults.
I also have read that other studies point that the frontal part of the brain responsible for making the most mature decisions and best
If it was just a regular party without alcohol, perhaps a friends parents would let you use a recroom or such in their home. But no place you could ask your way into or rent will allow you to use their facilities for having a party. If you managed to find a place and they weren't privy to the fact that you all plan to get drunk and are under age...the person who allowed you to use their home or party rental venue may be held liable for breaking the law, even if they didn't know. It would be a horrible thing to bring down upon the owners of what ever place you find to carry this out. Not to mention that any young people under 21 could end up in jail or juvenile hall and have this offense on their record. Too much alcohol will change the behavior of any person. Some are happy silly harmless drunks, others become mean, destructive and violent. You would not be able to control whatever damages were done to someones property or facility and again be held liable for another offense, damages to someones property, besides the drinking under age, or possibly the offense of driving while drunk. The cops are watching even harder on New years eve for drunks. Any neighboring homes or facilities where the people are disturbed by your party getting out of hand could easily call the cops, especially if they noticed a lot of young people enter the establishment with alcohol.
I know its not what you wanted to hear but anyone on here giving you advice on how to find a way to carry it out is also in danger with the law too.
If I were you, I would wait til I was 21 and only had friends of legal drinking age at my party.
Also, if I were your age and wanting to celebrate my birthday and New Years with a little alcohol, I'd probably ask my parents to supervise a sleep over of a few girlfriends...that way no one is driving themselves home, and have parents supervise each of us getting a half glass of wine at midnight to toast the New Year. Some people get drunk easily on very little..thats why I would plan it to be a sleep over. But my parents of course would have to be willing and it not be something you share with all the neighbors...just something private you've agreed to do this once at home. Its a far cry from what you are hoping for, and while it still may not be totally legal, its safer and supervised by adults.
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i had the same dilemma when it was my 18th, my birthdays november and as you can imagine...it was very cold!
i decided to get a big tent and just have a party in the back garden & let everyone camp over. we packed it full of pillows and duvets and it was surprisingly really comfy & warm!
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