Confused

Alright, now some of you will not agree with what I'm saying but that's fine someone will. I came back from our very first Grad meeting. Yes our daughter is graduating next year. Seems like a few years ago when I graduated. Sometimes I wonder if I really did when you look at the responsibilities of Grads today. Anyways, we are in our first grad meeting and a representative from Safe Grad is there giving us the details of how this all works. I looked at the clock on the wall and wondered how long this would take. He began by stating that he assumed this would be a wet Grad party, however he supported a Dry Grad as a alternative. So I started thinking, how much time is he going to allow to discuss a Dry grad? He went over all the responsibilities of parents and security issues that would arise at this Safe Grad. I'm not going to bore you with the details of this, however we consumed 40 minutes discussing the potential of the negative and issues, arising in a Wet Grad Party. Many questions and concerns were addressed, who could be served and how much. After checking with the clock on the wall, I realized this was going to be along meeting since we were going to check out the details of a Dry Grad ????. Well this gentleman completed his thing, and we said our thanks and he left. Some discussion followed and Gaylene asked the Grads to consider having a Dry Grad. Not to many responses besides a few chuckles. Not being satisfied with the alternative being at least addressed, I stated that since we had used up 40 minutes discussing how to run a "Safe" Wet grad, that we at least come up with a few reasons why we wanted one. I can respect a decision made if both options are looked at, and we have come up with a few pros and cons. No responses were made by the Grads, but I took note of the two from adults. Here this. The first response was that "my friends might not come if there is no alcohol". Give me a break! If my friends felt like that I'd tell them to stay home. The other response was that it tastes good. Let's talk about that. We are using up 40 minutes of time going through the responsibilities of how to keep our kids "Safe" from a tragic accident if they over drank. Is the taste really worth the safety of your children. Have you noticed lately all the positive and great success stories in the news about people consuming alcohol? Your right! there are none! We have minors at this Grad party, are we not having a party together and if we are then why would we want to exclude the minors from drinking. It's the parents responsibility to keep their children safe. Go drinking on your own time with your kids if taste is so important. Bottom line is this. If we can not at least come up with one reason why we want alcohol so bad, why then do we participate in all the "crap" associated with drinking. Our Grads need are support for the future not 40 minutes of how to stay "Safe" at a Drinking Party. Keep it at home. In conclusion, this is not a "Religious" issue. Although it might be for the supporters of a Wet Grad, who feel we need to drink religiously.