Yes I guess drinking while underage is the only thing I did wrong. I did absolutely nothing wrong as I remember everything. I wasn’t that drunk. If I wasn’t drunk I wouldn’t have asked this question changing the way I think of drinking… So no I didn’t do anything I wouldn’t do sober. Maybe except when a girl pulled me into the bathroom while she used it showing me her self-mutilation scars. Kind of disturbing.
In college I hope I can find the right crowd. My only friends atm these ones who like to party. This was the second time I drank in two years also or maybe third. Won’t happen again…Ya. Maybe so. But there is nothing more stupid looking and acting than someone who is as we used to say 3 sheets in the wind and the 4th one flapping. At that stage only the fellow drunks think the party is funny and clever. Most sober people who may have had one or two drinks find such behavior repellent. I used to drink modestly because I thought it made me more at ease with people and better able to relate, etc. Today I might have a drink once a month and I am having the best time of my life. It is not just a loss of inhibition leading to overtly sinful behavior, it is the loss of inhibition to the point where one looks and acts like a jackass or perhaps for this forum a donkey. At that stage no one is in any condition to even think about driving a car. Yeah I am a killjoy, but I have buried too many drunken friends and relatives. They make life miserable for every one who has to put up with them.
Are you living with your parents or dependant on them financially? Do they know your drinking illegally?I agree underage drinking is bad when the person loses control and does sinful things. First you said it is wrong for people to drink at any age then you say drinking in itself is not a sin. Jesus drank wine… was it wrong?He’d never do something wrong. In excess where you lose self-control is when it is wrong. As you said it is only sinful since I am underage and I’m not going to disagree with you.
I already said this isn’t going to happen again. I am living with my parents and no they do not know I am drinking. I’m sure they expect it since the party was a couple houses down and there was a bunch of cars. They trust me. One of the whole reasons I posted this while I was drunk was because I felt like I had betrayed Christ and my parents. Not happening again…
If everybody confessed speeding, everybody would eventually drive slower…
The only reason I drank was because I hardly talk to this girl now who is my best friend. I’ve known her for the past 18 years but lately we’ve been distancing. I have turned so many parties down in the past until the point where I wasn’t invited anymore. That’s a good thing. But Monday (first time I drank this week) she invited me and I went because I am moving away soon and I won’t see her often. I love that girl to death. I will never leave her even if she is a partier.I just wont drink with her anymore… but she’ll probably think I’m a weirdo. Bah most people already do.Hey, Jart! It’s tough being young, isn’t it? Vice everywhere and the media makes it look so fun. Can I make a suggestion? Change your friends. If you’re hanging around lawbreakers, they’re probably not bringing out the best in you. Look for friends who don’t feel the need to get plowed several times a week. You will find those are the ones who will really succeed in life. And they aren’t killing crucial brain cells, so they are going to be much more entertaining in the long run.
And in addition to the sin aspect of underage drinking (yes, even if you aren’t falling down drunk, if you are breaking a reasonable law promulgated by competent authority, as St. Thomas described it, you are sinning. Christ did say render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar’s. In this case, it applies to civil law. Even He subjected himself to that. His words apply to you: You would have no authority over me unless it was granted to you by others.) you are interfering with very critical wiring in your brain that is occurring as the prefrontal cortex continues to grow. That is the area tha takes over higher reasoning. Not something you want to mess with at this point in your life.
Do yourself a favor. Cruise without booze. While you stay sober, you might also find yourself a quality girl who abhors that kind of stupid immaturity. You will be much more attractive to that kind of girl if you exert self control!
Good luck!
Laws shouldn’t be followed *just *because it’s a law.
No, being 21 doesn’t magically do anything. But anyone who has compared an 18 year old with a 21 year old… many have shown a great amount of maturing in that time. And science shows that the prefrontal cortex of the brain continues to develop until age 23. So why interfere with the teenage brain wiring itself properly? The internal contradiction in your argument is that a truly responsible young person will follow the law and wait until they are of drinking age to drink. Because telling a teenager that as long as he’s safe he can do something is a mistake. Most think they are immortal and have no common sense in determining what is really safe. That’s like leaving an open bag of dogfood in the room and letting my dog decide how much she should eat. It’s not going to be a good outcome!
If this happens again where one of your friends drives drunk, please don’t hesitate to call the police to let them know the make/model of car, license plate (if you can get it), and the estimated route of travel. Getting pulled over for a ticket and mandatory counseling would be preferable to your friend than would being responsible for his own or others’ deaths.
That’s ridiculous. There are a good number of 18-21 year olds who are quite intelligent and have a great deal of common sense. All of my friends (aged 19-22 or so) drink responsibily - usually in the privacy of our own homes. And we never let our friends drive while under the influence. We’ve never had any alcohol-related incident - we’re all very responsible students. If the OP can do the same thing (and I think he/she can), then I don’t see how anyone can argue that there’s something wrong with that.
If a Church law or docrine or dogma or whatever is wrong, it shouldn’t be followed either.
Sure do! First amendment rights.
Well, groups of people have decided what age one can give consent to sexual encounters. Some think those laws should be violated. So you have 35 year old men who are trying to have sex with 15 year old girls. I suppose in your world that should not be allowed. The civil government can outlaw many activities. Someday you will see the benefit of the laws that keep 10-year-olds from buying liquor, and prevent 15-year-olds from marrying the loves of their lives.
Depending on the circumstances. Some states allow parents to give their children alcohol (although it is still illegal to allow you to get drunk). If they gave it to you and you are in one of these states, then no.Does this mean I committed a sin when I drank a glass of white wine to celebrate the release of the motu proprio since I am underage?