Just for the record, in case someone feels it was implied, I don't smoke pot, and I'm pretty sure no one at that party does either. I have nothing against it, but I would never dream of smoking it in front of my children and I don't think I'll let my children ever see me drunk either. Right now, they have no idea either way. Partying at this point in my life means having some friends over, a few drinks and barbecuing. It's likely over by 11 PM at the very latest. Very, very different than what many of you are used to I would guess. I actually get more satisfaction out of recreating with friends these days than I do "partying." -okay, that's probably a lie but the importance of partying is drastically diminished these days and doesn't really even factor in to the "balancing of time." Edit: I would say it as "balancing family, friends and career." Not "partying." Fwiw.
Sorry if my comment implied any of that. It wasn't my intention. My comment was based on my experiences with a lot of different people. Specifically, I took fireball jello shots with some parents of my brother's teammates. While I consider that partying, they were still not out of control or blacked out or anything by the end of the night like some of the youngers were.