Ahh yeah, I getcha. My friend's family is the same way. "You're an alcoholic because you had a beer! I'm worried about you. Who are your friends? You shouldn't hang out with them anymore. I'm going to go pray for you."

He's 40.

My family, on the other hand, doesn't really drink aside from holidays or a legitimate special occasion, and no one ever gets totally shit faced. Usually nothing more than beer or wine. Kids (~8+) were offered tastes if were curious but most of us pulled faces cause it was gross and it made the adults laugh. Once when I was a teen, my mum actually bought my friend and I a mickey each of something for new years cause she would rather we drank at home where she can keep an eye on us than fuck off somewhere and she has no idea what's going on. Not that I was the type to do that but I digress.

About five years before that, my mum bought a six pack (just randomly, not a special occasion) for company. She has, like, a glass of wine per year and it's usually around Christmas. My brother was about 10 and he found it and started crying cause he thought she started drinking cause of the divorce and all that. S'pretty funny now.

And THAT reminds me of another story. Same brother, he was about five. My mum was drinking tea in a travel mug while driving and he pipes up with "Mum! You shouldn't be drinking and driving!".

Sigh Good times.

Edit: For some reason I feel compelled to make clear that none of my close family are drug addicts or alcoholics. We've all been drunk once or twice (aside from my youngest brother - very sure about this) and I'm pretty sure we've all smoked pot at least once, but most of us probably average a drink or two per month, tops.