<p>“So how do you know your child is a non-partier?”</p>
<p>My kid is at our local community college. Since we are a one-car family, that means she takes the city bus or one of us drives her there and back. Or she catches a ride with another parent or one of the two friends who have cars. Her major is very demanding and requires late hours. They are lucky if they get off campus to pick up a sandwich at Subway. So no, there just isn’t time to party.</p>
<p>Might she be getting up to something at her friends’ homes when she’s there overnight? Conceivably, but we’ve known these parents since elementary school and drinking is not part of their lifestyle. Right now the biggest over-indulgence I’ve heard of is spending too much money on fancy cupcakes at the cupcake bakery in town.</p>