Phelps in Trouble?

I just told an Italian friend here in Florence about this news (it's hit the swimming world here too...) His response: "What a jerk!" I think what we need to teach our kids is that it is not cool to drink. Not only is it illegal, it is not cool to drink and drive. People who do so are losers. Look at what's happening to Mr. Phelps; whatever the outcome here, everyone will remember his moment as a loser. I think that drinking, drinking heavily and even drinking and driving are glorified in our culture, and honestly, I think that it is wrong to glorify drinking. So, you got drunk? So what? You puked your guts out over the toilet all night? How gross. I'm glad I didn't. People who drink and drive not ONLY break the law, they are also jerks and losers. If you did it when you were a kid, well, then, you were a jerk and a loser as a kid. Grow up.

I just told an Italian friend here in Florence about this news (it's hit the swimming world here too...) His response: "What a jerk!" I think what we need to teach our kids is that it is not cool to drink. Not only is it illegal, it is not cool to drink and drive. People who do so are losers. Look at what's happening to Mr. Phelps; whatever the outcome here, everyone will remember his moment as a loser. I think that drinking, drinking heavily and even drinking and driving are glorified in our culture, and honestly, I think that it is wrong to glorify drinking. So, you got drunk? So what? You puked your guts out over the toilet all night? How gross. I'm glad I didn't. People who drink and drive not ONLY break the law, they are also jerks and losers. If you did it when you were a kid, well, then, you were a jerk and a loser as a kid. Grow up.