tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6816746154201266239..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: American Drinking Laws & The Risks for ParentsExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-87901809957160246272016-03-17T22:07:28.603+00:002016-03-17T22:07:28.603+00:00Hello, am here not only to testify but also to enc...Hello, am here not only to testify but also to encourage people facing marital or relationship issue. About the marvelous works of Dr. Ogundu, email: drogunduspellcaster@gmail.com i was lost in love with my husband until a lady snatched him away from me with an evil spell. then i cried out to my boss wife and she told me about how she faced a similar problem and gave this great man contact to me and i provided all the items he needed for the spell and now am happy again living in love with my family. I employ you to contact this man. Your story or pain’s will change within days and you will be smiling like me today. Once again am grateful. Contact him on his email via: drogunduspellcaster@gmail.com<br />1. Getting your lover or husband back<br />2. Money spell/ good luck spell<br />3. Prosperity spell<br />4. Protection spells<br />5. Get a job spell<br />6. Promotion spells<br />7. Getting your money back.<br />8. Freedom spells<br />9. Love spell<br />10. Avenging spell<br />Jessica Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145683896927627892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-24774319376448391142016-03-17T14:11:43.141+00:002016-03-17T14:11:43.141+00:00I think I can allow my own kids to have a drink in...I think I can allow my own kids to have a drink in my house with dinner (or something) but certainly not anyone else's kids. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-67309321552398663382016-03-17T14:10:41.241+00:002016-03-17T14:10:41.241+00:00I think I can allow my own kids to have a drink in...I think I can allow my own kids to have a drink in my house with dinner (or something) but certainly not anyone else's kids. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-78483583550430723392016-03-17T14:10:05.700+00:002016-03-17T14:10:05.700+00:00My husband remembers teens where he lived drinking...My husband remembers teens where he lived drinking in the park and the police would just slowly drive through to remind everyone they knew what was going on. Wouldn't happen now. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-21675341367952086112016-03-15T17:29:26.091+00:002016-03-15T17:29:26.091+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.JoeBlue2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13003835982052924036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-12868034287942102122016-03-15T17:29:22.289+00:002016-03-15T17:29:22.289+00:00Even with the more lax drinking laws in Wisconsin ...Even with the more lax drinking laws in Wisconsin where you can let your under 21 child or spouse drink as long as you are present no problem, that college scenario would still be a nightmare.JoeBlue2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13003835982052924036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-76922770921890401252016-03-12T02:11:16.284+00:002016-03-12T02:11:16.284+00:00I think a lot of this furor around underage drinki...I think a lot of this furor around underage drinking would have been allowed to pass if it were not for, as noted, a litigious society, but also the problems around binge drinking, which was rampant on campus when I was at university 40 years ago (never mind the pharmaceutical cornucopia available) and still is. It was something that often started in high school. I certainly saw it a lot. There didn't/doesn't seem to be any model for moderate drinking, say a beer or two on a night out. Kids back in the day and now often drink solely to get drunk. It is not a pretty picture. So the pendulum has swung far to the side of harsh penalties and a total ban where possible. I think it will swing back eventually. It always does.<br /><br />Mind you, when my brother's small town high school (American) football team won the state championship, my parents hosted a celebratory party for the team and their friends. There had to have been 75-100 teens there. Beer was allowed, my parents knowing full well that if the drinking didn't happen under their eye, it would happen somewhere less safe. The police (the station was a half block from our house) were put on notice about the party, and, other than the ritual puking on the lawn, there were no incidents. My other brother and I served the food and cleaned up the mess. We hauled 3 large bin bags of empty beer cans down to the dumpster behind the police station at 2:00 am. ;-) Ah, the Good Old Days.leemikceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556230429959451810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-7921301163548568402016-03-11T22:01:29.072+00:002016-03-11T22:01:29.072+00:00Yup! Yup! Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-26403588184439562032016-03-11T22:01:10.758+00:002016-03-11T22:01:10.758+00:00I quite often say that the idea of freedom in this...I quite often say that the idea of freedom in this country is misplaced. Sure, we have the Constitution and a lot more freedoms encoded, but the extent to which one group of people can limit the activities of another, (usually on religious grounds) is appalling. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-79782650837201083502016-03-10T20:24:44.725+00:002016-03-10T20:24:44.725+00:00Suddenly getting umbrella insurance starts to make...Suddenly getting umbrella insurance starts to make sense.awindramhttp://anthonywindram.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-58540001422648971362016-03-10T12:41:27.390+00:002016-03-10T12:41:27.390+00:00I could write about this for about an hour (or eve...I could write about this for about an hour (or even longer), but if we're thinking about this from the expatriate perspective, I'd love to hear your take on this situation as an Englishwoman who's been transplanted into foreign soil. What do you think about this bizarre dichotomy in American culture where we scream 'freedom' and 'independence' but at the same time surround ourselves with a dizzying array of laws designed to limit that same freedom and independence? I'm thinking particularly of the many activities in the US that are strictly controlled and/or limited today because of the constant threat of litigation. I don't feel that nearly as much in the UK, although friends tell me it is on the upswing. It's almost as though we're somehow trying to legislate perfect safety by threatening everyone with a potential lawsuit. MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.com