Teens mill around, shouting over the pounding music. In too many cases, say alcohol and drug abuse experts and other concerned adults, they're making the beer run.
Some parents seek the approval of their teens and want to be looked up to.
It astounds me that they think that as long as they are serving the alcohol, they can control their kids and other kids' actions. They regard themselves as enlightened crusaders for their teens. They're so desperate to be considered cool by their kids that they believe the law doesn't apply to them. They think they're wiser and better than the parents who won't provide alcohol. When you add drinking to natural teenage curiosity and pleasure seeking, the results can range from the lowered self-esteem of a girl who has sex with several guys at a party to tragedies like diving into a shallow pond, fighting and injuring or killing someone, Kendrick says.