I am heartily sorry if my opionion has offended anyone. I did not intend to. It is my opinion and there is no requirement that anyone else share it.
I have a 20 yo son at college and maybe I’m a bit sensitive to the condition of our world and our culture. I have so much respect for my son and the young men attending school with him. I can guarantee non of them are drinking in their rooms or hiring strippers on break.
Some might be headed for Morgan Stanley eventually and I’m sure many will be successful, as it is regarded in our society. But before that, many of them will be going to Iraq and Afghanistan and who knows where else.
Some of them won’t be coming back to good jobs.
Some won’t be coming back at all.
Maybe I’ve just lost perspective.
I apologize.
Now STOP that - LOL! You're a FReeper as well as a mom. A mom defends her family, and a FReeper defends a reasonable position, keeps on punching, and doesn't back down! And if someone doesn't like it, punch 'em again!
Congratulations on one hell of an effective thread hijacking.
I certainly wasn't offended, sorry I came off that way. I just disagreed that two of the men accused had necessarily done anything wrong. They were at a party where there was drinking, but I can't get worked up about that. A stripper came and two of the guys left. Apparently, they didn't want to see her.
I don't want to upset you, and I clearly don't think having a few drinks is no big deal. If your son lives away at college, unless he's got religious reasons for not drinking, odds are pretty good, he and his friends are drinking. Not necessarily to excess, but drinking. Ask him if the parties he attends are usually centered around a keg. Most college parties are.