[Tazman53]

Welcome to SR anono, I can not say a word about drinking at 16, I started when I was about 11 or 12.

My father was a recovering alcoholic and as a result there was NEVER any booze in our house. I was not allowed to come home if I had been drinking even a drop, lucky for me my dad went to bed early.

You know as a parent I want to tell you that you should forbid her to drink until she is of legal age, but as an alcoholic and also a former teenager, telling me to not drink was just as good as putting a bottle in my hand.

Have you spoken to her about her drinking?

From what little you have said it would probably be a good idea to have her talk to therapist that specializes in alcoholism and drug addiction. Perhaps the 2 of you together could go to some AA speakers meetings.

Is she an alcoholic? I have no idea, and for it to matter one iota if she is or she is not is totally in her hands, only she can determine if she is an alcoholic and have it matter.

Tons of people knew I was an alcoholic for years before I was able to even begin to see it, little lone doing something about it.