Something I’ve been faced with an awful lot lately is the subject of underage drinking. I must’ve been completely oblivious to the fact that most everyone has attempted or continues to drink. I’ve gone through most all of my friends and it’s me and MASH.
What is this sudden obsession? I guess I’ve ignored it all these years because I’m afraid my car will get ridiculously hammered with sardines or saran wrap.
In a way, I feel a bit left out. I am interested, no doubt, in the popularity of alcohol. I’m curious as to how it would make me feel, how I would act, what it tastes like. I want to have something to do on the weekends, every weekend and I want to be able to have that bond.
But at the same time, I don’t want all of the baggage that comes with it. I don’t want the horrible hang over the next day. I don’t want to have to worry about doing something stupid. I don’t want to not be able to make decisions for myself or not be able to drive. I don’t care to not be able to remember what I may have done the night before. I don’t mind for that buzz feeling you get or the “family feel” from your friends who are in the same boat as yourself.
I don’t need to drink to have fun. I can have a blast without a shot of Captain in my coke. Hell, I don’t even need Coke.
I find it funny that one of the only reasons teenagers drink is that the government says it’s illegal to do so. I’ve heard stories that once you get into college and turn 21, you don’t drink as much because it’s allowed. How true that is I don’t know.
I was talking with some friends today about drinking in one of my classes. One thing we noticed is that teenagers don’t drink to feel good, they drink to get drunk. They aren’t there to just have a good time, they’re there to have a good hangover the next day. Why put your body through so much? What is worth all of it? That you looked like a complete idiot, or that you may have hit on a girl you never would’ve spoken to because of your sudden burst of confidence? Or maybe that you finally beat someone in a game of beer bong.
Perhaps I’m just overreacting to all of this being thrown into my face all of a sudden.
I find two things to be the biggest turn off when checking out a guy: a cigarette and a mixed drink. The instant someone says they drink or smoke, my guard immediately goes up. I’ve never really had the best experiences with alcohol. Meaning the things that have occurred when alcohol is involved has never been a positive.
I wouldn’t call myself a hypocrite though. I admit that when I turn 21, I plan on drinking. I don’t plan on getting absolutely hammered that first night, just a few drinks here and there. Why ruin something in the first night anyways? Just like why do something you have the rest of your life to do?
So far, I have yet to find someone who stands on the same ground as me on this matter. There’ve been several people who have come close, but none have ever stood their ground.
But I’m going to :)
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