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'My Teenage Son Is a Drunk!'

'My Teenage Son Is a Drunk!'

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Heather Havrilesky
Jul 02, 2025
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Dear Polly,

I’m going to Hawaii tomorrow with my husband and teen son. I’ve been dreading it all week, ever since we discovered that my son had learned how to break into the liquor closet and treated himself to some vodka in the middle of the night. This is right after he kicked off the summer by getting drunk at the mall,…

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