at what AGE did you have your FIRST TASTE or TOAST of the BOOZE?
By ruthinian
@ruthinian (2309)
United States
March 23, 2008 8:43am CST
The statistic of young people died due to alcohol related accidents/incidents is quite alarming. This is alarming because these young people are below the legal age for drinking alcohol so to speak. And this raises the issue if the legal age of 21 to have alcohol should be dropped or not since they said that you can sign up to be a marine at the age of 17, then why not, one can have alcohol at the same age if they can already handle a rifle. Maybe the point is, if you are responsible enough to hold a riffle and take a shot, you are responsible enough to hold a glass (of alcohol) and take a shot too. 
I had my first shot at the age of 14 
. What? I was curious. But I didn't turn out to be an alcoholic. Actually, I don't really drink. Well, socially but my limit is one glass only.
Kids are just curious. And because it is illegal the more their curiousity is raised. I am not saying that we should legalize it. That should be an entirely different discussion to start. What I am asking here is... when did you have your first taste of the forbidden drink... and why? Is it the curiousity? the thrill? the peer pressure? the desire to fit in? the adventure? family problem? What?
I had my first shot at the age of 14 . What? I was curious. But I didn't turn out to be an alcoholic. Actually, I don't really drink. Well, socially but my limit is one glass only.
Kids are just curious. And because it is illegal the more their curiousity is raised. I am not saying that we should legalize it. That should be an entirely different discussion to start. What I am asking here is... when did you have your first taste of the forbidden drink... and why? Is it the curiousity? the thrill? the peer pressure? the desire to fit in? the adventure? family problem? What?2 people like this
2 responses
@jasmine0728 (677)
• United States
17 Jun 08
I had my 1st shot of whiskey when I was 9.I was with my older sister in her friends basement and they thought it was a funny idea to get me drunk.I loved that feeling that came over me as if I could fit in and have fun.I always stayed in the shadows hoping no one would notice me.It usually wasn't a happy thing when anyone did so I stayed quiet.But that day I was dancing on the pool table,of course I wanted more but I have to say my sister didn't let it go too far she stopped me,even though it was their idea,I ended up arguing with her that I wanted more.
I drank as often as I could for many years after that,until I became pregnant with my daughter.I couldn't drink while I was pregnant with her,and after nine months sober I knew I couldn't raise her properly if I began drinking again.So I didn't drink for 16 years and then I let her go to Disney world,I felt like I was slammed in the stomach when she called me from Florida.I didn't see it coming either,but I couldn't believe she didn't need me when she got on that plane.I knew she was safe,bu she always needed me,still does,but at that moment I was with the wrong sister of mine.She offered me a drink because she was already drinking and I was off and running.I am happy to say I have quit again but it was difficult and unfortunately she saw me drinking a couple of times before I quit.She had never seen me drink so she was always proud that her mother didn't and the rest of her Aunts and Uncles did.It was tough going for awhile.
Jas
@chance128 (61)
• Philippines
23 Mar 08
Well, I never wanted to taste booze in the first place, so my mom had to push me to drink booze.
Before my uncle left for Qatar, he took me and my brother along with his girlfriend for a night out. That's when my mom told me, "Go ahead and drink whatever you like."
I just had five bottles of vodka, and that was it.
I'm scared of getting drunk--it's that point wherein you accidentally tell the 'truth,' and I don't want that to happen to me. I'm sure there are a lot of things my relatives don't know about me, so I'd rather shut my trap about it.
After those five bottles, I swore not to have another swig again. It's a waste of money and I simply think smoking's better [but I don't smoke a lot, though].
