On the T today:
Dina: Mommy, what if kids did a real drinking game? (You may be thinking: “How does she know about drinking games, you irresponsible mother?” Oh, come on! She’s seen The Raiders of the Lost Ark…and she may or may not have watched us play one based on Sarah Palin’s responses at the Vice-Presidential Debate. So go ahead, judge! Now…where was I?)
Me: Well, sometimes they do. But they could get very sick.
Dina: Parents shouldn’t let them.
Me: Yes, a few years ago there was a party in a town near where we used to live, and the parents let the teenagers drink, and one of them drove and got into an accident and people died.
Dina: Oh! Never let me do that!
Me: Well, it’s also illegal.
Dina: Why does it make you get into a car accident?
Me: It’s a depressant (follows a 5-year-old-ized explanation of how depressants slow brain activity and reaction time).
Dina: How much can you drink before you would get in an accident?
Me: There’s a legal limit. They can test you to see how much you’ve had.
Dina: wise nod) Ahhh…
Whew! I guess we got that conversation out of the way about 10 years earlier than I thought.
* Dinas Against Drunk Driving
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