Kiddies hit the booze, study shows

In a study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan, researchers found children as early as 10-years-old may have already sipped alcohol.

I can definitely confirm this. Matter of fact, I miss knowing how bitter it was back then. Like the study says, it took place at a family gathering.

There was a football game going at the house of my dad's friend, Sid. It was just the three of us, and I was plopped in the middle of the couch. I watched as they brought Budweiser to their lips. And then I asked for it.

They obliged, and after the sip I ran to the bathroom and spit into the sink. In the study, researchers found 6 percent of the kids finished a whole drink.

Twelve years later when I turned 18, I had my first whole beer.