ULPT: spike your kids’ first alcoholic drinks with laxatives

Posted by King_ChickawawAA@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 324 comments

This came up in a conversation with some friends… figured it fit well here.

Considering that effects that alcoholism has on individuals, on families, on society, every parent has to navigate this subject with kids growing up.

Say your kid is 15, and they haven’t had a drink yet. You decide to let them have a glass of wine with the family. You spike their drink with laxatives, which causes them to have explosive diarrhoea. You say “huh, that’s weird, maybe you’re allergic to alcohol…”

If you can do that a couple more times, they’ll get the impression that alcohol makes them have violent liquid shits, and it should hopefully steer them clear of drinking moving forward.

Unethical? Yes. Dishonest? Yup. Will it be good for them? Yup. Will they have a greater chance of success and happiness in life? Yup. Will they be better off financially, physically, mentally? Yup.

Would never actually do this, but it was an interesting conversation about the greater good and ends justifying the means…