The problem with designated drivers is that they are often participating in the same activity along with the friends they have been enlisted to protect.
For instance, say I go with a group of friends to a St. Patty’s Day party where the overwhelming theme is alcohol. If I am the designated driver, how will I steer clear of the keg so that I make sure my best friend will get home safely? Am I smart and sober enough to take away her keys before she puts herself in danger?
A designated driver has a tough job – stay sober, keep your friend in line, make sure she doesn’t do something stupid and then deliver her safely home so that she can sleep it off. Drinking and driving is a scary thing.
If you think that’s a challenge, how do you keep your best friend from drinking and DATING? When do you step in and take away the keys to their heart to keep them safe? How much influence do you have over your friend that is intoxicated with some guy she is dating? What are the chances she will be able to “sleep it off” by tomorrow?
Yes, drinking and driving is extremely dangerous, so is drinking and dating. The difference is that driving drunk is measurable, identifiable and within a specific time frame. Dating a drinker? Not so much.
What is your “legal limit” when it comes to drinking and dating?
Thoughts?
“Mama j”
[Guest blogger Lisa Jander runs a website and has a book called DatersED focussed on educating teens on protecting themselves while out in the dating world]
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