We took the kids to see a movie yesterday. (The Dark Knight…which we all loved, btw.) Before the movie there was thirty minutes of previews. And before those previews were some ads for local businesses and organizations. One of those ads was for the Linn County Partnership on Substance Abuse. According to this advertisement 40% of teens report getting alcohol from a friend’s parent.
I immediately thought about my teens’ friends and their parents. We’ve already had some run-ins with some parents I’m less than thrilled with. There was the parent who left my not-quite-fifteen-year-old home alone all night long …read more