<p>“There are like 4 or 5 parents on here who have said their kids don’t drink. I mean, this is not particularly statistically unlikely.”
“My cynical mind tells me that it is statistically unlikely that all of these parents are right about this.”</p>
<p>Hunt, in 150 posts, four parents say their kids don’t drink, and that is statistically unlikely? That is what this post is about after all, not whether or not one should or should not indulge.</p>
<p>What are the odds of four ( out of what I’m guessing is at least 2000) CC parents being right about having children who don’t drink?</p>
<p>We are going on and on about drug/ETOH use as a measure of functioning, morality, etc, as if there are not worst things that parents of abstainers might be dealing with. What about eating disorders? What about self mutilation? Do you HAVE to bring them down about believing their kids don’t drink?</p>
<p>And frankly, to me, what is more compelling is the number of ADULTS who lie, to themselves, or to others, about their drinking. </p>
<p>Now THAT would be a good survey!</p>
<p>BTW, I have some intimate knowledge of the potential for court marital in the military, related to marijuana use, even if it is revealed well after the fact.</p>