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18 Year Old drinking and (maybe) driving?

  • Posted on December 21, 2010 at 1:23 am

Another parent sent me several pictures of my 18 yr old, recent HS graduate son holding a beer at a variety of parties over the last several months-she got them from her daughter’s facebook account. While I had suspicions my son drank, I don’t get the feeling he overdoes; he has to come up and say goodnight when he gets home and I’m doing my best to look for drunken behavior. I do not condone underage drinking-but I’m not an idiot and I was 18 once (and it was legal to drink at 18 then). Anyway – he has a car, which he drives to and from these parties (friends are few blocks up to less than one mile away). Do I take it away and risk him getting into a car with someone else who had more to drink? I would be willing to go get him, but does that solve the problem? Does it appear that I’m saying “go ahead drink sweetie, mom will pick you up”? Not interested in punishing an 18 yr old leaving for college shortly-just don’t want to know he’s doing this and do nothing about it. Thanks

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Richie frets about maybe going to jail? Oh snap! Do you think she’ll do the time or whimp out?

  • Posted on January 3, 2010 at 10:33 am

Does Nicole Richie think she’s next?

Paris Hilton’s good buddy told David Letterman during a taping for his talk show on Wednesday that she’s worried about landing in the pokey, too.

“I’m just keeping my fingers crossed, and, you know, of course, I’m scared also, but, you know, I’m willing to face whatever consequences come my way, and I take responsibility for what I’ve done,” she said.

Richie, the 25-year-old daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, pleaded not guilty in February to driving under the influence. She was arrested Dec. 11 and volunteered she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin, but no drugs were found on her or in the car, police said.

Richie already had a 2003 misdemeanor DUI conviction. The California vehicle code says if convicted of DUI twice within 10 years, a person can be sentenced to between 90 days and a year in jail and have his or her driving privileges suspended.

During the “Late Show” taping, Letterman asked Richie, who acknowledged previous legal troubles, when she’ll learn her fate.

“Probably the end of this month,” she responded.

A sympathetic Letterman wished her the best, saying, “I hope you don’t have to go to jail.”

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Richie frets about maybe going to jail? Oh snap! Do you think she’ll do the time or whimp out?

  • Posted on January 3, 2010 at 3:07 am

Does Nicole Richie think she’s next?

Paris Hilton’s good buddy told David Letterman during a taping for his talk show on Wednesday that she’s worried about landing in the pokey, too.

“I’m just keeping my fingers crossed, and, you know, of course, I’m scared also, but, you know, I’m willing to face whatever consequences come my way, and I take responsibility for what I’ve done,” she said.

Richie, the 25-year-old daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, pleaded not guilty in February to driving under the influence. She was arrested Dec. 11 and volunteered she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin, but no drugs were found on her or in the car, police said.

Richie already had a 2003 misdemeanor DUI conviction. The California vehicle code says if convicted of DUI twice within 10 years, a person can be sentenced to between 90 days and a year in jail and have his or her driving privileges suspended.

During the “Late Show” taping, Letterman asked Richie, who acknowledged previous legal troubles, when she’ll learn her fate.

“Probably the end of this month,” she responded.

A sympathetic Letterman wished her the best, saying, “I hope you don’t have to go to jail.”

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