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		ajmurmann on Jan 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The teen mental illness epidemic is international ... Lol, I wasn't suggesting that drinking alcohol is good. I was merely saying that allowing a gradual on-ramp when kids still are living with their parents is less bad. Compare the German situation to the opposite extreme of the US where you aren't allowed to drink anything till you are 21 and living with other people your age. You could hardly design a worse approach of you tried.

ativzzz on Jan 10, 2024 [–]

In the US, most states have family exception rules where you can drink with parents

Plus, it's not like kids follow the drinking laws if they don't want to

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