I'm sorry but that sounds a little uptight and not plausible or realistic. My sister has told me that she wishes the same thing but knows she wont accept it from her mom. So I'm NOT going against the wishes of her parents.

Doing illegal things? She's going to get arrested for having a sip of wine with a family member? And how you do know I don't have to deal with the fall out? She is my niece and there is no way that I wouldn't experience any of the things that come along with it, nor would I want to be left out of it.

I have been to jail, did my time and paid my debt to the community. I have drank, smoked, smoked pot, snuck out of the house, ran away etc...... and guess what....I graduated with honors with a BS in Zoology and a minor in Chemistry while working two jobs. I am in grad school with a 4.0. How did this whole drinking/drugs thing become a stereotype for people who are morally corrupt and just overall terrible people?

Y'know what....this was a mistake to post this on here apparently. I was looking for some open minded comments but it doesn't look like I will get them. I don't need to be called an immoral person or to be made out like a bad person because of my life choices. Drugs do not equal morals.

What happened to doing typical teenage things and getting in trouble? I was under the assumption that was part of growing up - the fun part.