Lethal cocktails rarely end well

One possible outcome is it’s the best party…ever. The one the kids can’t wait to talk about at school. Obviously, this is what everyone expects. Otherwise why attend?

But another is it could go horribly wrong.

Drug overdose. Alcohol poisoning. Sexual assault. Gate crashers. Or, death by accidental drowning (which did happen at a school party a few years earlier).

These grim outcomes are the stuff of nightmares and regrets.

Why did we? Why didn’t they? Where were the parents? We didn’t think?

All the questions in the world AFTER the event, won’t change the outcome. The damage is done. Physically. Mentally. Characteristically.

Thankfully, our days of hosting teenage parties are well behind us.

Memories of being a ‘wet blanket’ came flooding back recently when someone remarked, ‘it must be tiring being so negative all the time? Lighten up. See the bright side. Enjoy the party’.

The response was prompted by my less than positive view on global markets.

Taking on the role of the responsible adult can be lonely. Who wants to be the spoilsport?

Seeing risks when others only see rewards is really boring. And yes, at times, it can be tiring.

People want to be shown a good time. Uplifted. Not discouraged and depressed.