Hey guys,

So last week I came back to town and stopped by the Beverly Hills police department sobriety checkpoint to talk to teenagers about the risks of drinking and driving. 

I shared my story with them... hopefully you will find it impactful:

When I was about 15 my dad would take me driving with him every weekend to make sure I was prepared to get behind the wheel. He made me make a promise to him that, no matter what, I had to go out with my sister Kourtney and her friends, because he knew they were a little older than me and they may be drinking. I promised him I would always drive them home, and no matter what time it was, I had to call him to let him know we made it to our friends' houses safe and sound if we slept out. I always wanted to make him proud!

I also explained to the teens how much I absolutely hate the taste of alcohol! I have never liked it! Sometime peer pressure can be tough to deal with but I let the teenagers know that it's cool to not drink! They agreed!

I also brought Reggie along with me, who shared his story of determination to make it into the NFL, and that partying just didnt fit in his equation. It's cool that neither one of us drink!

Another point I made to the group was what can happen when you do make  the wrong choices. I shared Khloe's story about how she got a DUI... because realistically most people like to drink. It's just about being responsible when you do drink. I expalined how Khloe has to live with her consequences of getting a DUI and how she is dealing without a license today.

It's totally fine to drink if you are of age, but it's just not acceptable to drink and drive!

For those who are of age, what is your drink of choice? I wish i could say I had one... If I had to choose, I would probably go with kahlua and milk!

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I love that you are not afraid to say what you're about! That's great. I think it is important for you to stick up for what you believe in and let yourself be heard, because people are automatically going to look up to you. Good job Kim :)

I don't drink anymore, but that's only because I wanted to change my life around. Just a personal choice really!

xoxo

You go girl!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE *Smirnoff Greenapple*. Its cheap, but good, & most of all doesnt have a strong alcohol taste! You should try it.
xoxox
melissa

Kim,

That's awesome that both you and Reggie went to be great examples for the class, and well, to all of is. It's very important to drink responsibly. When I go out, I do have a drink or a beer, but if I do end up drinking one more than what I really should, I'll stay over with the closest relative or else stay in the parking lot passing time to make sure I'm ready to drive home. I am very careful.

I'm not a big drinker, but once in a while is fine with me! My favorite drink would have to be Gin and Tonic. NICE!

-Valeri

Kim,

That's awesome that both you and Reggie went to be great examples for the class, and well, to all of is. It's very important to drink responsibly. When I go out, I do have a drink or a beer, but if I do end up drinking one more than what I really should, I'll stay over with the closest relative or else stay in the parking lot passing time to make sure I'm ready to drive home. I am very careful.

I'm not a big drinker, but once in a while is fine with me! My favorite drink would have to be Gin and Tonic. NICE!

-Valeri

I think thats kool that u don't drink, not everyone has to drink 2 have fun...

Hi Kim. I don't drink either for real. Every weekend when me and my sister goes out I'll have 1 drink the whole weekend and she'll have a few or a couple of strong ones. And I'll drive because I have 2 little kids and a DWI isn't cool at all. My kids are my world.I have a 8yr old and a 11 month old and I would never want to see a disappointing look in their eyes when it comes to me doing something that I should no better. I wasn't raised to drink all the time. I can't really remember my parents really drinking. My Dad a beer where and there but, my mother never drinks. So, I have to much to gain for not messing up my life.
It's nice to hear that you do things out of the goodness of heart and not for $$. This is something that we wouldn't have heard about on TMZ. Just silly stuff about you like that guy that took a picture of you getting in the car and your underwear was showing and he deleted the picture. That was nice!!

Dear Kim,
That is amazing that you guys are talking to teens about this very important issue...and I wish I was there to hear Reggie speak about determination! You guys are such an inspiring couple and I am sooo glad that you guys are reaching out to people. Keep it up Kim!

Hi Kim. I don't drink either for real. Every weekend when me and my sister goes out I'll have 1 drink the whole weekend and she'll have a few or a couple of strong ones. And I'll drive because I have 2 little kids and a DWI isn't cool at all. My kids are my world.I have a 8yr old and a 11 month old and I would never want to see a disappointing look in their eyes when it comes to me doing something that I should no better. I wasn't raised to drink all the time. I can't really remember my parents really drinking. My Dad a beer where and there but, my mother never drinks. So, I have to much to gain for not messing up my life.
It's nice to hear that you do things out of the goodness of heart and not for $$. This is something that we wouldn't have heard about on TMZ. Just silly stuff about you like that guy that took a picture of you getting in the car and your underwear was showing and he deleted the picture. That was nice!!

Hi Kim,
I think it's great that you don't drink and you share your opinion with others. I have a friend who has drinking friends and when he made the decision to stop drinking, his friends really pressured him to drink. His friends don't understand that he chooses not to drink b/c he's tired of feeling the hangover. I never realized how bad peer pressure can be. I myself have never been a drinker, so I cannot relate to that. I simply do what I want and don't care what other people think - but for some people, especially guys, it's not that simple. I'm so happy that you are a positive role model for teens and that you and Reggie are involved in these community efforts to show teens that's okay not to drink. Keep up the great work!
Tanya

I agree..i have a dad who use to drink and drive! I can't tell you how happy I am that he stopped! I can't even imagine what that would have done to our family! Thanks for spreading the word!! BESOS

um... Reggie does drink! Why would you write that, if it's totally not true? I know for a fact that he does? Why would you write something so untrue thats so blatenly obvious. If you dont drink great.. and if he didnt great.. but if he does & he does, why hide it?

I agree..i have a dad who use to drink and drive! I can't tell you how happy I am that he stopped! I can't even imagine what that would have done to our family! Thanks for spreading the word!! BESOS

Hey Kim~
I don't drink either. It taste so gross to me. I just wanted to say Thanks for sharing your with us.
Love ya~
Jessica
P.S.
You and Reggie are so CUTE together =)

Hola Kim~
I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your story with us. It's pretty cool that you are so real and down to earth. I'm like you; I don't drink either. I dont find it good at all. Oh yeah you and reggie look cute in this picture! Thanks again for sharing =)!
~Jessica~

thats such a great thing that u did!
i am so against drinkin and driving and im glad that u sat down and talked wit those teens about the possible consequences of their actions
great job kim! =]

hey kim. it is soo cool that you don't drink. i don't drink either and i don't think i am missing out on anything. it is great that Reggie and you both share the same view on drinking. it's great that you both support each other to do the right things. my ex used to have the occasional drink but he never made me feel bad for not joining in. he excepted me for who i was. you are a good example for woman to follow. i don't feel bad to say that drinking is not cool... you are my role model. my ex used to laugh at me all the time b/c i would curl my hair like urs all the time. love you...

Hi Kim AND REGGIE

That was a beautiful thing you did in speaking with those kids. Giving your time and attention to a particular cause can be way more valuable than giving any amount of money. Also, Reggie looks so cute in the above pic.

Also I have a suggestion for you Kim...you need to add some music to your site...since you have so many "HATERS" out there you need to put this hot new song "HI HATAS" on your site. That will eat the haters up! Consider it...it might be a good marketing tool for you also.

LOVE LIVE LAUGH

Hey Kim!
I know you do a lot of appearances at clubs and such and I'm wondering if you make your schedule public so people can come see you?

GOD DAMN YOU PEOPLE ARE SO DAMN LAME AND BORING LIKE YOU KIM. DRINKING IS COOL ONLY THE COOL AND POPULAR PEOPLE DRINK. WHY MUST YOU SPOIL THE FUN FOR US YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE WAY IM 27. IF YOU WANT TO ACT LIKE AN OLD PERSON GO TO AN OLD AGE HOME AND SPEND YOUR FRIDAY NIGHTS THERE. PLEASE DONT SPOIL THE FUN FOR US. YOU ACT LIKE AN OLD FART IMAGINE WHEN YOU ARE OLD PROPERLY ACT LIKE A DEAD OLD FART!

News flash! Reggie is smiling! The cop properly has a gun to his back, lol! ! ! That cop is taller than Reggie! omg!

HI Kim,
Good message about drinking & driving. I don't believe in drinking & driving although I do admit I go out & socially drink. Luckily for me, it's usually a whole group of us that go out together & we have each other's backs when it comes to the driving. There is ususally a designated driver in the group & if I ever feel I can't drive, I have someone else drive me home or I stay where I am until I am capable of driving. Watching Khloe's incident on the show really drove home a message for me to even be safer than I am already. Question: Does Khloe still drink when she goes out? Did she get her license back? Oh & my fave drinks are rum & cranberry or smirnoff ice. ~Peace girly~

VERY GOOD KIM, I LIKE THE IDEA YOU HAD REGGIE THERE TOO!!! REGGIE IS A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG TEENAGERS TRYING TO REACH THEIR GOALS AND DREAMS!!!!! I DON'T LIKE ALCOHOL MYSELF, NEVER HAVE. I HAVE LOST A FEW FRIENDS ALL DRINKING AND DRIVING AND ALSO DRINKING AND RIDING THEIR MOTORCYCLES. BAD CHOICES!!!!!! LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO BE WASTING ON ALCOHOL. KIM, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!


FAHIONABLY YOURS


ANDRIE

News flash! Reggie is smiling! The cop properly has a gun to his back, lol! ! ! That cop is taller than Reggie! omg!


lol thats realy funny nearly wet myself from laughing cause i can just imagine. lol!

you dont need to drink to be cool, you see a lot of pics of teens holding a beer or whatever in their hands thinking they are cool it wont be cool when you get busted. you can have fun with out drinking. that 27 year old up there talkin sure as hell dont sound

I drink because I'm depressed, and I'm depressed because I drink. Where are my keys?

you dont need to drink to have fun and def. dont have to drink to be cool cause it wont be cool when you get busted. luckyly me it dont take me many beers lol to start feelin it and normaly im just at home drinkin playin my video games

Anything that doesn't taste like alcohol. lol. I don't like the taste really either. As you can tell, I drink once in a blue moon and it usually barely has alcohol in it. I'm 22 btw.

She looks cute....Someone saw her profile with hot & sexy photos on ★W E A L T H Y F I N D E R. C O M★ , a dating site for celebrities and millionaires. It seems the profile looks sincere and attractive. Is it real!?

What about the shots and champagne you were knocking back in part 2 of Kim K Superstar? Or maybe that wasn't you. You probably wouldn't remember because you can't seem to keep up with all your lies. That's what happens when you tell so many.

Alcohol doesn't taste good to me either. I'll drink a Smirnoff, but that's about it. I feel so bad when a friend insists on me drinking a beer. It's disgusting and I cannot even fake liking it.

It's nice to read there is someone else who doesn't care about drinking alcohol. I'm impressed about the promise you made to your Dad about drinking and driving.

I wish more people would be more careful -not even have one drink if driving, it's just not worth what could happen

That's what my Dad told me when I turned 18 and the drinking age was 18. He said he couldn't control the fact I was legally old enough to drink, but he never wanted me to drink and drive. I told him I would never, he said he knew but wanted to emphasize it anyway.

I never cared if I did or not - rather waste my calories on something better tasting, so I was always the designated driver through college, and with my friends since then. I had just as much fun as they did.

watermelon martini!!!! :D but sometimes i just like red wine

watermelon martini!!!! but sometimes I just like red wine... :)

ALL OF A SUDDEN NOBODY DRINKS ALCOHOL NOW CAUSE KIM SAID SHE DOESN'T EITHER HAHA ALL LIES CMON JUST ADMIT IT... AND YES I DRINK... ONLY WHEN PARTYING THOUGH

Kim I've seen you with Alcohol in your hands many times! Why lie? At least say you drink sometimes and to be smart about it instead of faking it together. In the bonus episode of KUWTK there were pics taken that serviced online, and you had a drink in your hand. Quit lying!

That was really nice of you and Reggie to talk to the teens about drinking dangers and sharing your experiences. I've never known about Reggie, not being a big football fan, but the more you talk about him and I see his pictures, I really do think he is good enough for you. As for my drink of choice (I am over 21 btw) it is definitely vodka with orange juice.

Hey Kim

Thanks for sharing that interesting story with us. I am glad you had reggie by your side. I am not a big fan of alcohol, I know several people who lost their lives from drinking and driving. I am the type of person I like to be in control at all times. When I go out dancing it club soda all night long. I love to dance and have lots of confidence I don't need alcohol, I always have a great time too. Kim, keep up the good work. Lots of good luck with everything you do!!!!!!!!

Fashionably yours,


Andrie

Try Hypnotiq,malibu, and pineapple juice.

hey Kim! thanks for posting that, hopefully it will help someone out there and maybe even a lot of people, and just 1 person who finds help thanks to it is already a lot and something to be proud of!

I think it's so stupid of people to drink and drive, but many people out there do it, I can't understand how they can be so selfish and clueless to do something like that. Driving and drinking are 2 things that are incompatible, even if you have only drank a little bit, like a beer, you can't drive, even if you think you do and that it's not affecting you! when you drive when you have been drinking, not only are you risking your own life (seriously, if you do something like that you must not appreciate your life very much at all), you're as well risking other people's life, it could be anyone, innocent people that don't have to pay for you being an irresponsible selfish id!ot if you have been drinking and then drove! you could kill children, someone's father or mother, someone's lover, families, and ruin a lot of lives. You can ruin your own family's lifes and also other's. It's just plain stupid to do and not worth it at all. If you have been drinking, even if it's just a tiny bit, DON'T DRINK, never, ever ever ever, for the sake of life!

hey Kim! thanks for posting that, hopefully it will help someone out there and maybe even a lot of people, and just 1 person who finds help thanks to it is already a lot and something to be proud of!

I think it's so stup!d of people to drink and drive, but many people out there do it, I can't understand how they can be so selfish and clueless to do something like that. Driving and drinking are 2 things that are incompatible, even if you have only drank a little bit, like a beer, you can't drive, even if you think you do and that it's not affecting you! when you drive when you have been drinking, not only are you risking your own life (seriously, if you do something like that you must not appreciate your life very much at all), you're as well risking other people's life, it could be anyone, innocent people that don't have to pay for you being an irresponsible selfish id!ot if you have been drinking and then drove! you could kill children, someone's father or mother, someone's lover, families, and ruin a lot of lives. You can ruin your own family's lifes and also other's. It's just plain stupid to do and not worth it at all. If you have been drinking, even if it's just a tiny bit, DON'T DRIVE, never, ever ever ever, for the sake of life!

Hey Kim,

Love your spirit don't change that we share the same sign we are both libras! There is just one thing I want to share with you. You don't have to always make things seem so perfect you only have to prove to yourself and god not anybody else so don't spend your time making things seem perfect all the time you are human we all make mistakes and im referring to the comment you made about Reggie drinking, and I think before you say something you should always make sure your facts are right and make sure there is no evidence in site! For example you said Reggie doesnt drink (Which is absolutely nothing wrong with him drinking he is an adult as long as you drink responsively). On your site there is a pic of you and Reggie celebrating New Years (Cute pics by the way), but anyway Go to New Years Jan. 1st, 2008 the first pic is Reggie with a patron shot in his hand. Just wanted to point that out to you b/c you made the comment and said he doesn't drink and he does. Peace and blessing to you and your fam!

P.S. I think you and Reggie are so cute together I can't wait til yu guys get married and shut all the haters up!

That was a very cool thing you and Reggie did. I'm glad to see that you both are trying to impact someones lives in a positive way. Although I do drink, I must say I do NOT drink and drive. I also dont make it a habit of over drinking. I prefer Patron, Crown Royal, Grey Goose and Malibu when I do drink.

Anything that ends in "bomb," I'll drink though I have to admit I drink maybe once a month. I'm not a big partier but getting sauced once in a while, having some good laughs and a safe ride home is a fun time in moderation.

wow i really admire you for not drinking. i only have drank once and i didnt like it. you already are my favortie celebrity but knowing this makes me respect you even more :)

Reggie might not drink but by looks of most of your pictures when yu guys are out , he gets his TREEEZZZZ IN!!!

Kim I absolutely love that neither you or Reggie drink! It's about time a gorgeous celeb isn't a total boozer (what a good role model). I personally do not enjoy alcohol either, and I don't see what the big deal is. Thanks for being so cool. <3

Hey Kim. Thanks for sharing your story and Khloe's story. I too, am in the same boat as her. I got my OWI in Sept. of last year. It is selfish to drink and drive, but after you've been drinking, you don't think about the consequences. You feel invincible. I am thankful, I didn't hurt anyone and that I didn't wreck. I was pulled over for having my license plate lamp out =/
Although, I was extremely urked that it had happened to me, IT NEEDED to happen. It definately was a blessing in diguise and I'm thankful everyday. Its great you spoke up about it in L.A. People need to know, but unfortunately, I've learned that not many people will care unless something awful happens to them or a loved one. And I have lost MANY to drinking and driving. I learned my lesson.Cab it up or don't drink at all. Thank you!

xoxo

Ever had a Mojito? ;)
I bet you have! It's like the most delicious drink everrrrrr ! ;D

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