tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post2734737081433498909..comments2023-10-19T18:44:22.548-07:00Comments on Helsie's Happenings: SOCIAL PRESSURESHelsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-65925499528977078472014-01-30T18:29:41.386-08:002014-01-30T18:29:41.386-08:00Alcohol and Steroids....bad bad mixture.Alcohol and Steroids....bad bad mixture.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934115146988042381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-55003913367706849032014-01-30T14:11:49.086-08:002014-01-30T14:11:49.086-08:00I think the violence that seems to come with total...I think the violence that seems to come with total inebriation is a massive worry too. <br /><br />Its not just the alcohol with many young people its the other things they take at the same time. Not that all young people are doing that but a percentage do. Im not sure what the answer is.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-35976467979630584642014-01-29T20:22:38.990-08:002014-01-29T20:22:38.990-08:00I don't have a problem with drinking in a fami...I don't have a problem with drinking in a family situation though David though I understand where you are going with this. This binge drinking however is becoming a real killer.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-25828306320887505452014-01-29T20:20:46.898-08:002014-01-29T20:20:46.898-08:00Did you understand the term " wowser " J...Did you understand the term " wowser " Jane I wonder. I didn't realise it was an Aussie term? <br />There have been so many cases of young men dying from being punched and hitting their heads on the ground as they fall lately here. It is really awfulHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-71322645615399084972014-01-29T20:17:33.983-08:002014-01-29T20:17:33.983-08:00As a parent I know how glad I was when my kids got...As a parent I know how glad I was when my kids got past this stage without harm. I hated it and was sick with worry. It was definitely the worst stage of their development by far. I have no argument with alcohol per se, just with the awful drinking culture affecting our teenagersHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-78470981633658504082014-01-29T20:13:32.547-08:002014-01-29T20:13:32.547-08:00I feel for you Helen. I was soooo glad when my kid...I feel for you Helen. I was soooo glad when my kids got past this stage in their lives and survived ! I hate the way this drinking culture has developed and as for night clubs ! They are an absolute scourge ! Sounds to me like you are doing all that you can to keep them safe. Let's hope they get past this stage quickly.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-16948687977703114852014-01-28T22:21:31.246-08:002014-01-28T22:21:31.246-08:00Having a 20 year old son, unfortunately I know onl...Having a 20 year old son, unfortunately I know only too well how those kids get into that inebriated state.... they go to a mate's house with alcohol they have bought at a bottle shop and they drink it all up as quickly as they can (no food of course!). They don't even care if it's cold or warm, it's the end result that matters to them. THEN they all pile in a maxi taxi and head for the nightclub. I don't know how they actually get IN to the club, as they certainly are well and truly stupid by that stage but as there is a cover charge to get in to these clubs, maybe the dollars speak more loudly than the rules. Please don't say that we Mother's should put a stop to this, as my answer is "good luck with that!" I cannot hover over my 20 year old like he's a two year old, although I wish I could.<br />I've had girls here at my home at birthday parties for my son (ages 17 - 19) who have even given false names to me when I say I'm calling their parents to collect them because they can't stand on their own two legs (they usually arrive at parties already drunk off their faces! so it's not the party parents supplying this amount of alcohol!) The few times my son has had the "pre" drinks here at my home, I fill the boys up with burgers, chips, ANYTHING that will help soak up those drinks! I don't allow anyone to leave here in their own vehicle (so my place can sometimes look like a carpark!) and if they end up back at my place and any one of them is dangerously drunk, I insist on calling a parent or sister or someone to collect him and take him home to his own bed and his family can watch over him. Okay, that's my rant over too......Helen McNaught @ AuntyHennyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311540720249552211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-41275742007996784222014-01-28T05:21:53.040-08:002014-01-28T05:21:53.040-08:00I had no idea drinking in Australia had become a p...I had no idea drinking in Australia had become a problem. It is certainly fast becoming a problem here. One reason I think is TV shows. Even the "family" shows, show people drinking. This is a huge change from when I was young. David Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260130060172457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-45169012049378711642014-01-28T05:18:54.883-08:002014-01-28T05:18:54.883-08:00I had never heard the term "wowser" befo...I had never heard the term "wowser" before so I looked it up. "...a derogatory word denoting a person who saps all the fun out of any given situation. Derived from the temperance movement in Australia and New Zealand at the turn of the C20th, when it was hurled as an accusation towards conservative teetotallers who were too prim and proper to relax and socialise, it has become a more generic term that can be assigned to any straight bore lacking a sense of humour". I hope this will be helpful to other visitors from the northern hemisphere. Regarding consumption of alcohol - although it has often been a friend to me - a lubricant in social situations and nights out, I have to admit that when I was much younger it could be like a devil. Bad stuff happened that was very much out of character. Nowadays, "moderation" is the watchword.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754404636941782233.post-49863151177899997982014-01-28T01:15:27.125-08:002014-01-28T01:15:27.125-08:00I know exactly what you mean about being the odd o...I know exactly what you mean about being the odd one out as I rarely drink alcohol either since I don't much like the taste and having seen what it can do in excess I am not keen to try to like it either! We have the same problem here where the age is 18 but many much younger manage to get hold of the stuff. It's so sad to see lovely young girls in the state you describe and the lads of course are likely to end up in fights etc. It makes going into town centres where there are bars and clubs somewhere any sane person avoids after dark. We are usually at home with our cocoa by then though of course!!!!Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com