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| Yes | 20% | 102 votes | Total: 503 votes | |
| No | 80% | 401 votes |
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by Alex Cull
Should you let your child drink alcohol from your glass? Yes, that's actually a good idea. Better still, get them their own glass! Let them have a taste of whatever you're drink...read more
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by Randy Scott
North Americans are far too insane when it comes to alcohol. We ban it until one reaches a certain age but by then no one knows how to respect the stuff. North Americans are ...read more
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Wetting your lips, it was called when I was a little 'un. Sneaking a tiny taste of whatever Mum or Dad were drinking, which if I'm honest was virtually unrecognizable in such a ...read more
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by Renee Morgan
Yes, it is ok for your children to drink alcohol from your glass. I think that drinking from a parent's glass teaches the child how to be sociable drinker and not falling down s...read more
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"WHAT in the world are you giving our child?" Needless to say my mother was startled as she walked into the kitchen to find me cautiously sipping her frozen mudslide, my father ...read more
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by Wendy Hepton
The problem in the U.k today is a high percentage of underage drinkers. Now we know that as soon as kids hit the terrible teens they like to try everything out and usually have ...read more
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by Jane Allyson
I don't see no harm in letting your child have a taste of what you are drinking, as long as it is just a taste. If your child can see you drinking something different from th...read more
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by Tracy Ann
When I was a wee little girl, my father used to drink Scotch every night (and every day, and sometimes in the morning too but we'll save that for another time) sometimes I'd dip...read more
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No, you should let him or her drink alcohol from a prostitute's belly-button, maybe the unmentionables of a kindly stripper, or perhaps even your own mouth. You can vomit into h...read more
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I do not think it is irresponsible to let your child drink alcohol from your glass- the reason being that in this way you, as the parent, are in control of what your child is dr...read more
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Oooh methinks that this is going to be a controversial debate, and i have chosen the yes side, which is more than a little bizarre, as my instant and indeed instinct reaction wh...read more
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by Neil Ray
We can argue this point until the "cows come home", and we still won't have the answer we want. Of course, it is not proper to allow children to drink alcohol, and that is reco...read more
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by Vikki Semple
ALCOHOL - AVOIDING PROMOTION TO CHILDREN Do we as adults need to have a glass of alcohol for there to be a potential topic question here? To reiterate the above title - it...read more
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At an early age, often trying hard to please their parents, children can be taught to develop a taste for, and eat or drink almost anything if it is made to appear necessary...read more
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The most dangerous of all drugs and this question is asked for a reason? How sad! My opinion as a one time drinker is that of all the drugs out there the one most abused and a...read more
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Should you let your CHILD drink from your glass? Would you let your child take a drag off your cigarette if they asked? I don't think so! Let's try using some common sense when ...read more
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Should you let your child drink alcohol from your glass? Parents should not allow children to drink alcohol from their glasses. Research conducted by social scientists into the ...read more
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Living in an old station wagon, a friend of mine worked in a machine shop as a part time worker. He had a serious drinking problem that he claimed was the result of being droppe...read more
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by E. V. SHAW
Anyone who would give a child a drink of alcohol from their glass probably is already drunk themselves. If they are not drunk, then, they know what they are doing and are abusi...read more
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To be fair, I'll admit that I write from the perspective of an American. I mention this because I am aware that there are other cultures that have differing views on drinking, ...read more
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by Susan Hicks
Should you let your child drink alcohol from you glass? It seems absurd to me that anyone would consider giving alcohol to a child. Parents should never allow children to d...read more
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My daughters are five and three years old. They have seen me drink occasionally, and we talk about safe and responsible drinking. My five year old knows that pregnant women sh...read more
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NO, you definitely should NOT let your child drink alcohol from your glass! Or from any glass! Alcohol is not something you should let your child drink, period! And if you let y...read more
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While it may be cute to see junior taking a nip of your cold one, it can quickly become alarming when your diaper clod cherub is trading in his bottle of formula for a longneck....read more
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by Summer Tyme
The first answer from anyone might be a knee-jerk response. After thinking on it, they may still be a foolish person and allow a child to drink alcohol from their glass. My m...read more
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