When I was a teenager, the cool thing to do was hang out with friends, party, and drink alcohol, so I thought. My friends and I would tend to follow the crowd and it seemed to always lead to trouble. I was only 14 years old the night it all began. At the time, I could not drive so my friends came and picked me up, we all went to a house party and alcohol was there. Because we were senseless and easily influenced, we decided to try some to fit in. Considering I had never drank an alcoholic beverage before, I was not completely sure what I was getting myself into or what might could happen to me. I knew in the back of my mind I was disobeying and not doing what my parents expect of me. They had always taught me underage drinking was wrong and against the law, but I never fully understood the consequences. My parents were never the drinking type, so I had never been around it. Instead, they were always against it and certainly did not approve of me being around it, much less doing it. I could not exactly comprehend what was so bad about it, especially if I was at somebody’s house and was not drinking and driving. My friends and I did not realize how serious the circumstances were at the time. At that young of an …show more content…
My parents always told me I was one that had to learn the hard way, because I didn’t want to listen. Now, I wish I would have been more obedient, it certainly would have saved me from getting into trouble. It can be very dangerous following the crowd just to be “cool.” I grasp all the negative effects underage drinking can cause now that I am a mature adult. Underage drinking can lead to alcohol abuse, drug addiction, and even death. I wish I would have known then what I know now. I plan to better educate my kids and minors I endure in my life time so they do not make the same mistakes I