Did you drink in jr. high and/or high school?

[YOhio]

I know right now in Utah HS you are seeing a lot of mary jane (duh), lsd and shrooms. Seems like lsd is making a come-back, which is kind of scary. I think parents should start talking to their kids about bad acid trips.

Mary Jane is big in Utah? These kids and their reefer madness! When will they learn to take a pass on grass?

[Pheidippides]

Mary Jane is big in Utah? These kids and their reefer madness! When will they learn to take a pass on grass?

C'mon - you haven't seen these all over church lately?

[TripletDaddy]

C'mon - you haven't seen these all over church lately?

I saw these ALL over Utah. I think I would rather have my kids experiment with alcohol, frankly.

[Mr Incredible]

C'mon - you haven't seen these all over church lately?

Not here, but the Primary president in my last ward wore these:

[falafel]

Not here, but the Primary president in my last ward wore these:

The primary president in Marsupial's ward wears those too!

[Babs]

I know right now in Utah HS you are seeing a lot of mary jane (duh), lsd and shrooms. Seems like lsd is making a come-back, which is kind of scary. I think parents should start talking to their kids about bad acid trips.

I think this is one of my favorite posts of all time.

[BoylenOver]

I was never tempted, even once, to have alcohol before I turned 21. In fact, I didn't even have my first drink until 6 months after my birthday. From day one, my friends were LDS, and I spent virtually all of my time with them. Also, my religious upbringing made me fearful (is that the word?) of alcohol.

I'm glad I waited, because at 21 I definitely feel in control of my habits and inclinations. I can see how someone who started earlier may not be able to. Also, waiting as long as I did helped with demystifying what alcohol is. As a youth, it was intimidating and threatening (not to mention expensive). Once I bought it for myself and drank it, there was nothing scary about it, but there also wasn't anything very exciting about it. I just felt numb.

[I.J. Reilly]

I'm glad I waited, because at 21 I definitely feel in control of my habits and inclinations. I can see how someone who started earlier may not be able to. Also, waiting as long as I did helped with demystifying what sex is. As a youth, it was intimidating and threatening (not to mention expensive). Once I bought it for myself and did it, there was nothing scary about it, but there also wasn't anything very exciting about it. I just felt numb.

I think I've heard this testimony before.

[Donuthole]

I drank Zima. True story.

That's funny. The first time I was ever offered alcohol (and only time in high school) was on a band trip (nerd alert!). The hotel room of the coolest band kids (oxymoron, i know) had the room of hott band girls (another oxymoron--but really, there were a couple hotties in band (both flute players, FTR. Not even kidding.) over for some Zimas. I wasn't cool enough to sleep in the cool room, but I was cool enough to be invited to the "party." When I declined the offering, there was a sense of uneasiness, but I cleared the air letting them know I wasn't going to rat them out.

In all honesty, I probably would have partaken had I been guaranteed a make-out with the hottest chick. I was only a soph, and she was a senior, so this would have been a real coup d'état. Alas, she was already hanging on one of the other guys, so I maintained my virgin lips and virgin liver with a single decision.

[Non Sequitur]

That's funny. The first time I was ever offered alcohol (and only time in high school) was on a band trip (nerd alert!). The hotel room of the coolest band kids (oxymoron, i know) had the room of hott band girls (another oxymoron--but really, there were a couple hotties in band (both flute players, FTR. Not even kidding.) over for some Zimas. I wasn't cool enough to sleep in the cool room, but I was cool enough to be invited to the "party." When I declined the offering, there was a sense of uneasiness, but I cleared the air letting them know I wasn't going to rat them out.

In all honesty, I probably would have partaken had I been guaranteed a make-out with the hottest chick. I was only a soph, and she was a senior, so this would have been a real coup d'état. Alas, she was already hanging on one of the other guys, so I maintained my virgin lips and virgin liver with a single decision.

I would love to have gone to a band party. I feel like I've missed out on something. You're a lucky man.

[BoylenOver]

I would love to have gone to a band party. I feel like I've missed out on something. You're a lucky man.

I never got to go to a band party, but I did get to go on choir trips.

[RC Vikings]

In all honesty, I probably would have partaken had I been guaranteed a make-out with the hottest chick. I was only a soph, and she was a senior, so this would have been a real coup d'état. Alas, she was already hanging on one of the other guys, so I maintained my virgin lips and virgin liver with a single decision.

An opportunity lost. I look back on my youth and I still regret more things I didn't do then anything I did do.

[New Mexican Disaster]

I have hated drinking with a passion since I was about 10 and figured out that my brother (23) was drinking very heavily since I found his stash. I realized why he was such a ridiculous dick all of the time. Then I thought about my grandparents who had enormous alcohol problems and how they were dicks all of the time. I realized that I did not want to be a dick. So, I decided I would never drink (later I decided I would talk a lot of smack to my frineds and family members that do drink).

Eventually my brother dried out and is an AA leader. I still am a little bit militant about not drinking, I think it is just fine as practiced by billions of people on the earth, but it is pretty silly the way society creates a sense of normal around the binge drinking side of youth.

[Pheidippides]

I think this is one of my favorite posts of all time.

Oh? Have you been looking for a supplier? Because I have some phone numbers....

[Surfah]

Never tasted alcohol until I went to BYU. Haven't touched it since October 31, 1998.