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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
It is not that I tried to fit a stereotype but my tastes were formed before kindergarten and have stayed the same. When I was three, my grandpa gave me a little homemade wine he had. Made from fermenting sour cherries. Delicious! Still remember the taste. I had it with the family on all holidays. Fastforward and I still like red wine, although nothing hass ever matched the taste of grandpas creation.
When I was four, dad gave me a bit of beer to try. I hated it. Fastforward and I wtill do. Nothing has changed.
Btw, nothing horrible ensued from early alcohol exposure. I went on to be the most responsible drinker and have never been drunk in my life. Probably never will be... if it did not happen in the first half, why expect in the second?
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I don't think anyone WANTS to embody that stereotype. It's something drunk guys say to me when I ask for a beer. It's really not hat bad, I believe that over time you develop a positive association with the taste of beer.
In terms of early alcohol exposure: I absolutely agree. In Ohio it's legal to give your children a drink (but only YOUR children.) My parents never let me get drunk and I was so happy to have the opportunity to learn how to drink at my house alone with my Boyfriend. I learned just how easy it is to get messed up. I go to the #1 Party College in the nation and I have seen and heard about what people get into. I have seen Freshmen who had no idea what they were doing and I am no longer surprised: It's easy to drink enough to get wasted before you know you're too drunk.
If your teen is going to go to college, you need to give them a chance to get drunk on their own. You don't want your children having their first experience in college. Personally, if I have children, when they get old enough I'm getting them a six pack, tell them to stay home, and drink all they want. They'll learn.
Also: I got boxed wine at a grocery store names Kroger, I get it for a great price with my card. I have had only a few tastes of wine years before; my parents only drank wine on their anniversary. I have only recently had one heavenly glass of peach wine; tasted like peachy nectar!! Otherwise, don't ask me what good wine tastes like, I don't know.
