Reply #81: ok, I read this because you asked me to

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This is a completely insane idea. Why shouldn't parents be allowed to drink? They shouldn't drink and drive, because it's dangerous and against the law, and they also shouldn't become inebriated around their children, because they're parents! However, I don't see what's wrong with there being all ages dining establishments. Why can't a family go to a restaurant and have the adults have a few beers or a bottle of wine, so long as they don't drive home? Hell, if it's before the meal, I don't see why they can't have one drink and then drive home, so long as they're below the legal limit.