[Dueller]

Interesting (and suprising) responses.

In my situation, my 18 y.o. stepson has made the decision for himself not to drink. In fact he's made a cottage industry for himself getting paid to be the DD for his buds.

The twin 16 y.o. stepdtrs are another matter. While I'm sure they don't drink and drive, its apparent that they are using alcohol on occasion. It stems largely from their peers, almost all of whom use alcohol. And these are mostly kids from their church fer chrissakes.

Aside from the obvious problems with teen drinking, one of my bigger concerns is the fact that alcoholism/addiction runs in both of their parents' family...disconcerting if you believe the propensity for addiction/abuse has genetic roots.

While I have a number of resources to monitor their behavior, its difficult to deal with when parents of other kids allow all kids to drink in their homes, some even going so far as to cover for them. I have a real problem with that.