Dear Abby, My daughter is a binge drinker

[NJres]

<p>Today’s dear Abby. A topic near and dear to our hearts:</p>

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DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old daughter is in her sophomore year of college and doing well. The problem is, I believe that she is a “binge” drinker and going downhill. I am trying to make her go to counseling and AA, but I’m not sure she will. She is currently attending a local junior college, but will finish in May.

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<p>The entire letter here, but it probably only stays online for one day:</p>

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[curmudgeon]

<p>While certainly tragic , I really can’t see the relevance to CC. There is no mention of SES, helmet sports , isolated over-privileged private colleges or rah-rah state schools, or fraternities and sororities. As such I sincerely doubt its utility here. (JK- couldn’t resist)</p>

[soozievt]

<p>Curm…added to that perception (ha ha, I agree), is that some here emphasize the problem being at these private colleges, etc. and not with the kids who commute to local colleges…Yet, the kid in the Dear Abby vignette lives at home and commutes to the local junior college. Frankly, in my observations, a lot of the kids in my community who tended to be more of the party kids in high school are the ones not heading off to colleges away from home.</p>