Having a beer with my Son

[Able Seaman H]

How do the holier than thou posters on here wrestle with the notion of sending 20 year old men out to fight for your freedom in some cases laying down their lives for you but not allowing them an ice cold beer with their dad?

 

As a Europen I find US rules surrounding drinking bizzare to the extreme when juxtaposed the things you do allow at 18. A US marine can be sent out to fight, an 18 year old can wander into a store and buy a rifle or shotgun, an 18 year old can potentially tell you about the 3 or 4 years they have been driving on the road or chat with you about the latest hardcore pornographic film they were used for.

 

But they can't share a glass of wine with their parents at the dinner table or a cold beer with their old man.

 

At 20 years and 11 months not a drop shall pass their lips, at 21 they are bombarded with drinks packages which offer, nay demand consumption until comatosed if one is to get value for money.

 

Enjoy your beer with the lad, you never know what's round the corner and memories last a lifetime. People's scorn on here only lasts until the next page.

 

Henry :)

[xxHadleyxx]

I'll add my two cents, since everyone else is doing it ;)

 

These are my own experiences on RCI with my teens so OP and others can form their own opnions:

 

DD17 usually has a glass of wine in the room or on the balcony with us as we get ready for dinner.

 

Also there was one meal at Chops (I am trying to recall when exactly, I think about two years ago, which would mean my kids were then 13 and 15) when we had a bottle of wine and the waitress asked DH and I if we would like the kids to be offered a glass and mentioned that some parents would like their teens to have that experience and others not so she always asks. We said yes thanks, DD had a glass at the table , served to her by the waitstaff. (DS does not like wine). We have never had a repeat of that experience, then again DH usually buys by the glass instead of the bottle as we had that night so perhaps that is why.

[read52]

We are from Milwaukee originally and I know beer made Milwaukee famous. My husband helped to design some of the bottling machines in the breweries.

I was 20 years old when Milwaukee county lower the drinking age to 18 because the surrounding counties (like Racine County) was 18. But onboard so you don't run into problems I would follow their rules.

[spearmint]

How do the holier than thou posters on here wrestle with the notion of sending 20 year old men out to fight for your freedom in some cases laying down their lives for you but not allowing them an ice cold beer with their dad?

 

As a Europen I find US rules surrounding drinking bizzare to the extreme when juxtaposed the things you do allow at 18. A US marine can be sent out to fight, an 18 year old can wander into a store and buy a rifle or shotgun, an 18 year old can potentially tell you about the 3 or 4 years they have been driving on the road or chat with you about the latest hardcore pornographic film they were used for.

 

But they can't share a glass of wine with their parents at the dinner table or a cold beer with their old man.

 

At 20 years and 11 months not a drop shall pass their lips, at 21 they are bombarded with drinks packages which offer, nay demand consumption until comatosed if one is to get value for money.

 

Enjoy your beer with the lad, you never know what's round the corner and memories last a lifetime. People's scorn on here only lasts until the next page.

 

Henry :)

 

Well said, Henry! :D

 

It's so nice to just hear (read) some common sense!

 

Bill

[dadroy]

Boy, this thread bounces around. The answer to the OP is simple, NO, you cannot give your son a beer and be within the policy of the cruise line. But in reality, your chances of "being caught" are smaller than your odds of winning the lottery. I would say do it but do not hold up a sign broadcasting it.

 

This same problem is occurring with the legalization of marijuana. In California you can buy, carry and smoke marijuana with a "card" issued by a doctor saying you need it for a medical condition. Could you take some to the smoking area of a ship and smoke it? Sure you could. Would it be legal? No. Would it be okay to share it with your son? Of course it would be okay, smoke a bit, talk about going to college and enjoy your vacation. Just be prepared for the warning you may get (or worse) if you get caught.

[krazy4cruizen]

How do the holier than thou posters on here wrestle with the notion of sending 20 year old men out to fight for your freedom in some cases laying down their lives for you but not allowing them an ice cold beer with their dad?

 

As a Europen I find US rules surrounding drinking bizzare to the extreme when juxtaposed the things you do allow at 18. A US marine can be sent out to fight, an 18 year old can wander into a store and buy a rifle or shotgun, an 18 year old can potentially tell you about the 3 or 4 years they have been driving on the road or chat with you about the latest hardcore pornographic film they were used for.

 

But they can't share a glass of wine with their parents at the dinner table or a cold beer with their old man.

 

At 20 years and 11 months not a drop shall pass their lips, at 21 they are bombarded with drinks packages which offer, nay demand consumption until comatosed if one is to get value for money.

 

Enjoy your beer with the lad, you never know what's round the corner and memories last a lifetime. People's scorn on here only lasts until the next page.

 

Henry :)

 

Like. Agree wholeheartedly.