She Says the Watermelon was at Fault

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My daughter went out to the prom after party with some friends last night. To my knowledge, none of the kids in the group was actually graduating or had attended the prom itself. They were just wanting to go to the party, which was held at a house up the mountain that is known for hosting parties where the kids feel they can do whatever they want and not get into trouble. I wasn't keen on my daughter attending, but my husband wanted to let her go. I understand why. If we keep kids away from such events, they never learn how to look after themselves at drinking parties. And it's better that they learn when they are still living at home so Mom & Dad can come to the rescue if needed. We talked about it a bit and we looked at the fact that her father was available to drive if needed (he usually works the evening/night shift when these parties happen.) We finally decided she could go, but with the caveat that she was to play it safe and call if she needed help. Well, it turns out that by the time she needed help she was too far gone to make that call. Luckily, someone else did it for her. She was rescued by a none-too-happy Daddy, but at least she got home safely. She blames it on the fruit. Apparently, she was eating watermelon and other fruits that had been inoculated with alcohol. If you've ever had this sort of thing, you'll know that it's easy to consume a lot of alcohol without realizing it. By the time she knew she'd had too much, it was too late. She never knew what hit her! As much as we warn our kids about drinking and the risks they take at a party, sometimes they just have to make their own mistakes. I hope she'll learn from this one! Image by Pixabay user StockSnap, CC0