Yes, next month Beth will be 21. It doesn't seem like it's been 21 years...
She wants to go out and 'get drunk' - because she can, I guess. I don't really understand the whole idea of going out drinking just because you're old enough to do it. I think I bought a 6-pack of beer or some wine coolers or something at at grocery store a few days after I turned 21, and then went home with my parents. I was vaguely disappointed that the checker didn't even ask for my ID! Of course, now they have to ask everybody. And in the years since then, I've never gone out 'drinking' and definitely never gone out to get drunk. Why would anybody want to do that?
Regardless of whether I understand her need to go out drinking or not, I'll be happy to keep the little guy! I do hope she lines up someone responsible to drive, though.
Happy belated birthday to Beth!
ReplyDeleteI think the age to drink should be 21 here as well. Currently its 18 and we have a lot of problems with kids and alcohol in UK..