Teens Think Drinking on MySpace, Facebook Is Real

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Lyhorgibbobby of AL 11:44AM May 26, 2010

THE TEENS ARE DRINKING AND POSTING THE PICTURES ON MYSPACE I HAVE SEEN ALL TEEN PARTIES WITH PARENTS THERE AS I AM A PARENT I GO ON MY DAUGHTERS PAGE AND CHECK HER WALL FOR COMMENTS AND PICTURES AND HAS BEEN ALLOT OF TEENS THAT I SEE ADDING PICTURES ON THEIR PAGES WHERE THEY ARE DRINKING IN THE WOODS OR WHERE EVER THIS IS NOTHING NEW WE ALL DID IT AS YOUNG TEENS I HAD MY FIRST DRINK WHEN I WAS 15. U KNOW THAT IT IS HAPPENING IT ALWAYS HAS SO GIVE IT A REST AND AS OF SOME OF THESE PARENTS WHERE ARE THEY??? THEY DON'T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN WHAT THERE KIDS ARE UP TO I HAVE BEEN LAYED OFF OF WORK FOR OVER A YEAR AND I SEE SO MUCH GOING ON WITH THESE KIDS AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW I HAVE CONTACTED PARENTS, BUT THEN WHEN NOTHING GETS DONE AND U HAVE SAID SOMETHING IT ENDS UP BAD FOR YOUR KID. SO HONESTLY EACH PARENT SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE KIDS ACTIONS THEY SHOULD KEEP A CLOSER EYE ON THEM THERE FOR I BELIEVE IT IS THE PARENTS FAULT! WHAT EVER HAPPENED IF A KID WAS STAYING THE NIGHT OVER AT YOUR HOUSE THAT THE PARENT WANTS TO TALK TO U. I HAVE ASKED PARENTS TO CALL ME OTHER WISE THE KID IS NOT ALLOWED TO SLEEP OVER BUT IF IT IS MY KID STAYING OUT I WANNA KNOW WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE BUT MOST PARENTS DON'T TAKE THE TIME OR THE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE. SO AS I SAID ITS THE PARENTS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO GOOD PARENTING THAT MUST HAVE WENT DOWN THE TUBE IN THE 1980'S

MARK ALSTON of PA 9:29PM November 07, 2009

I think that drinking is very irresponsible for parents to do around their kids because that's whaere most kids get it from. Im only 13 but i feel that there's more to just their friends. Some grew up in homes where drinking was aloud. It is very natural for them to catch on to the habit. A very bad habit.

Imani Faison of NC 8:04AM November 06, 2009

I am a teenage girl who recently turned 20 and I do honestly believe that teens using myspace or facebook and are posting about drinking are not necessarily doing it. A lot of my friends who don't drink post about drinking and I know they really aren't. I mean teens are just doing it because they think that's what they're supposed to be doing because that is what they see on myspace or facebook. I guess it's just like "monkey see, monkey do" type behavior. To break down the behavior even further, it is just more of a normal teen thing to talk about themselves drinking. Teens naturally like to brag about things, even when they haven't done it themselves. When they see other friends posting about it or pictures of them drinking, they assume that is what they're supposed to be doing. Even though rational adults see this behavior as irrational. It all comes back down to peer pressure.
I live in a state where drinking is a normal activity. A lot of kids I know have grown up with parents who are extremely relaxed about drinking and think it's no big deal. I, however, think it is a big deal. Parents doing this give their kids the idea that it is okay to drink even though it's not when you're underage. I mean some of these parents even host drinking parties for their kids and their friends. They assume that as long as they're in control and in their house that it's okay. It's not, cause as soon as those kids leave their house they no longer have control and are putting other people in danger. I have close friends who have gotten underage drinking tickets the first time they ever drank. It is asinine to think that these parents just don't care about other people's safety or their own child's safety. I personally don't drink. My boyfriend, who is 24, does drink and I am always his designated driver. He seemed to think it was okay to drive after having only 3 beers. I am completely against drinking and driving because one of my close friends was hit by a drunk driver and is paralyzed from the waist down because of it. When I introduced my boyfriend to my friend, he swore to me that he would never do it again. And to this day, he hasn't.
So honestly, I think that this issue is something that parents can nip in the butt. If they see their child posting about drinking, they need to confront them as soon as possible. That way they can explain to them that drinking underage is not a wise decision and can have serious consequences. My parents both have myspaces and facebooks so they can keep an eye on what me and my sister are posting so they can talk to us about issues that they see on our pages. I don't mind it, but my sister does just because she's one of those girls who is super secretive. So having them have myspaces and facebooks, keeps us in check.

An Average Wisconsin Girl of WI 2:42PM November 04, 2009

yes myspace is bad but how is facebook anybetter honest. just as bad of things can happen on facebook as on myspace so you tell me how is facebook anybetter?

bri of FL 8:53AM November 04, 2009

because it bad for u

jenny of CA 10:49AM November 03, 2009

The topic of teenage drinking will never go away. May I humbly suggest the reason being, is their parents do it and so do peers. So does that make it ok teens? You might think you can handle it but...
Gee, I wonder who will be the next victims of a drunken car wreck? Lost any friends lately? Oh sure,"IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME!" Yeah right, famous last words.
So what exactly is the point here? There was a 2nd year college student who was in fatal car wreck. At the ER where he lay dying, he looks up at dad and mom with tears in his eyes and says: "Mom and dad, you always gave me everything I wanted, even paid my way to college, bought me a new sports car, I learned all the ways of social drinking and being with the in-crowd...but YOU NEVER TAUGHT ME HOW TO DIE!?
OK people, do we all get the BIG PICTURE NOW? What is most important to you? Ever give any thought to being in a right relationship with Jesus Christ? THEN Get and earn an education and make a life for yourself. Please don't sell your life to substance abuse and expect to make it anywhere.

Randall of OH 9:34PM November 02, 2009

To Whom It May Concern:
Our kids are having sex and drinking. The average age to begin having sex is 14. Having sex outside a romantic relationship is considered common and socially normal. I do not believe that the 'social media' about sex and drugs is the problem--it's just making the problems visible. The stigma of having casual sex is largely gone from today's teens and tweens. People blame TV, teachers and police. However, these sources which do influence society cannot build the moral character of the child. If a 14-year-old drinks, has sex and experiments with drugs in a social environment that accepts the behavior--he or she is not morally bankrupt. It is the society that is bankrupt.
In regards to the question of teenage social media, all that it means is that the leaders of tomorrow do not see sex, experimental drug-use and drinking as deviant. The amalgamation of moments and media that raised these kids need to be questioned. Yes, read facebook (what they haven't blocked), but give your kids a book Christmas and take them to a museum as well as the football game (where the adults around them are drunk).
Good Luck World...

Optimistic of OH 6:03PM November 02, 2009