wow. how many people in this thread are parents? i'd wager just mike. to be honest, none of you know how you will raise your kids until you have them. and yes, i'm the very proud parent of a wonderful 13 year old son. and i'm not raising him anything like my parents raised me.
i was of the "do as you want, call if you need to" household. my parents would buy for us, as long as they got theirs as well. the irony? mom was a cop, and arrested me for underage drinking. after that, i never got in trouble. even when my brother passed out in the front yard, nothing was ever said. and no, i won't be like that. my son will indeed be held very accountable. he will have his freedom, but he will also know the opposite side of the fence. it will be his choice, as it is his life. but i will do my best to make sure he takes the road that leads to his success, not failure. and drinking, in all honesty, has absolutely nothing to do with success.
and to the original poster, kudos to your dad, that was true love right there. and instead of calling him a bastard, you should thank him for loving you enough to do the right thing. there is absolutely nothing wrong in having a drink with your parent, especially at 19 (i really like the drinking to dying for one's country comparision, it's very accurate indeed) but trust in your dad's opinion and enjoy the evening. don't turn sour because he cares.
and chris, you haven't messed with many vehicles have ya? more ecu's in the kick then behind the cd player.
sorry for the ramble. but i thought another parent's pov was needed. both sides are right to a point, and both are wrong. it really is a grey area, one each one of us will wade through in time.
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