During New Year’s Eve this last year, we had some friends over and two friends (one of my very best friends and his wife) along with there 7 children also came over. We were all having a great night. These friends of mine don’t drink. During one of the games we were playing their oldest at 15 who is their daughter was told she accidentally took our other friends drink which was alcoholic and actually finished the half glass that was left (hard lemonade). The daughter had no idea, and once confirmed she did in fact drink it. Started to have an emotional meltdown in front of everyone and it was very hard to watch. She started to shake, cry and moan and kept saying she was so sorry and didn’t want to go to hell, and was so afraid god wasn’t going to forgive her. She kept closing her eyes and praying to god to forgive her while crying her eyes out in an “ugly cry”. I tried to stop and console her by saying hey, it’s ok nothing is going to happen, no one is going to hell, and that there was no reason for her to think that. My friend interrupted by saying, “it is a big deal” to which the daughter exploded emotionally again. She appeared truly in fear for her life. They ended up having to leave, because several of the younger kids started crying and then praying for their sister not to go to hell.

I haven’t talked to them since but I really want to talk to my friend and raise my concern about this as it appeared very toxic and just so so heartbreakingly sad that it actually hurt my soul. How do I bring this up to him in a constructive way? Should I even bring it up? I’m still in shock.