{"id":6851,"date":"2013-07-03T16:15:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T15:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2013-07-22T20:03:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T19:03:33","slug":"zante-trip-imminent-smelling-salts-for-the-parents-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2013\/07\/zante-trip-imminent-smelling-salts-for-the-parents-please\/","title":{"rendered":"Zante trip imminent. Smelling salts for the parents please."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>This time next week the boy who has turned into a teenwolf and teeters on manhood is off to Zante. Yes the island that has featured on Sex, Sea and Suspicious Parents<\/a> in which platoons of teenagers maraude the nightclubs and bars speed drinking, fighting and lying in pools of suspicious substances after thrusting their tongues down available throats. I feel sick.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a right of passage I am told.<\/p>\n

Yes. I understand.<\/p>\n

I understand but it makes no odds. The lump of concrete in my belly is intact. So I have a few choices to make.<\/p>\n

Shall I<\/p>\n

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  1. Drink for 7 days thus displaying the \u2018if you cant beat them join them\u2019 ethos?<\/li>\n
  2. Find a crooked Dr and arrange an intravenous tranquiliser for the week?<\/li>\n
  3. Check myself into a chanting retreat to be calmed in a Zen like fashion?<\/li>\n
  4. Go too?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    No. None of the above. I will have to display the mature adult persona. Being helpful, concerned yet happy to let him go to the land of the lamping, flashing and guzzling. AAAARRRGGHH. I may have to practice this technique as at the moment barricading the door so he cant get out of his room is still rather appealing.<\/p>\n

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    Genuinely it\u2019s not his lot I am worried about it\u2019s the lunatic heavily tattooed, drunken casual spoiling for a fight and taking a dislike to a bunch of Scottish lads.\u00a0Just for the hell of it.<\/p>\n

    Oh and the mopeds.<\/p>\n

    And the drink spiking.<\/a><\/p>\n

    And of course \u00a0the balconies.<\/a><\/p>\n

    There there’s alcohol poisoning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Sunburn.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Drowning if swimming and gulping beer.<\/a><\/p>\n

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    So what stage does parenting become a relaxing experience I asked my Mum who was 82 last week.<\/p>\n

    She smiled back \u2018Never\u2019.<\/p>\n

    Thanks for that Mum.<\/p>\n

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    Anyway….just in case you’re interested<\/p>\n

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    How to avoid drink spiking<\/h3>\n

    If your drink has been spiked it’s unlikely that you will be able see, smell or taste any difference.<\/p>\n

    The following steps may help prevent someone from spiking your drink:<\/p>\n

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    • Never leave your drink unattended.<\/li>\n
    • Don’t accept a drink from someone you don’t know.<\/li>\n
    • Keep an eye on your friends’ drinks.<\/li>\n
    • Stay away from situations that you don’t feel comfortable with.<\/li>\n
    • Let someone know where you are and what time you expect to be home, especially if you’re going on a date with someone you don’t know.<\/li>\n
    • Don’t give out too much information to someone you’ve just met, such as your address.<\/li>\n
    • It’s important to remember that if you’ve already been drinking, it may make you less aware of any danger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      It isn’t just women who are targeted. The most common reasons for drink spiking are:<\/p>\n

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      • for amusement<\/li>\n
      • to be malicious<\/li>\n
      • to carry out a sexual assault or rape<\/li>\n
      • to carry out a theft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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