In some states, Indiana to be specific, a family with kids can't even sit in a restaurant where they have a direct view of the bar. Never figured out why that is wrong but it is OK to see the people at the next table drinking.Keith B wrote: Actually it is both the adult and child. Adults would normally be charged with providing the alcohol and a minor would be charged with minor in possession. Not sure about Texas, but some states will give a MIP by consumption charge to the minor if the have a BAC of .02 or greater.
When I was little my father never bought me an alcoholic drink in a bar but I remember playing many shuffle board games while my parents were visiting with friends in bars. He would mix me a drink for special occasions such as New Years Eve, Christmas, and every once in a while. I do remember they were very weak.
I sometimes wonder if that is why drinking never had that much fascination for me while in high school. Heck, I didn't get drunk until I was a junior in college. Talk about arrested development!