Parents and Weed

So must kids arent as lucky as those few kids whose parents accept them smoking pot, give them money to buy pot, or hell even smoke with them.. but i mean i dont get the other parents. my dad n mom dont know i smoke pot, but he always gives me "drug talks" i guess out of suspesion. but i mean honestly its our life dont you think we should be able to just roll with it and do what we want? Parents say its for our own good for them to make us stop doing drugs, but its our life.. so i think it shouldnt matter.

Maybe if we were out doing hard coke everynight or shooting up before we came home thats different, but whether u choose to party with weed or just smoke it cuz its right, we're teenagers i think we can make these desions by our selves see how it affects our life on our own.

i love pot and couldnt live without it, and i dont think anyone really shud have the power to stop anyone from smoking.

peace.. oh and does anyone else have opions on this?

fell free... to type away

 

Yeah I know what you mean man. Thankfully, my parents don't care that I smoke, but I make myself keep up with work/school and my responsibilities. And I'm trying to prove to them that I'm not as "obsessed with it" as they think and I can smoke it and still be a responsible person and keep my priorities and responsibilities straight.

 

my perents are assholes when it comes to weed. I hate it, ive gotten in so many fights with em becuz I smoked some weed and they think its the ULTRA BAD DRUG! man it pisses me off, sometimes I just wanna steal thier debit card, take out all the money, buy some pot and a hotel room and hoot up and just not give a fuck.

 

I think parents have the right to tell their kids not to smoke. Parents are obligated to keep their kids out of trouble.

 

my parents are alright with it. they smoke, so it would be really hypocritical of them to tell me to stop. but then again, i am an adult, so i make my own decisions now and there input is always welcome. if they see me slacking off and just toking up all the time and they tell me to cut down, i'll probably cut down until i get back on track. as long as i am on track, they don't bother me much about it.

 

sowed reaction, your making a rather typical naive-teenager response to parental guidance. us teenagers will always as why they have to rule our lives, but jsut think, they are the ones paying for your life, the ones who raised you, and actualylg ave you the life to live. they are meant to keep you safe until you live by yourself, until then, they are still taking care of you. onyl once u start being self-suficcient are they not allowed to tell you waht to do.

the bigger problem with teenagers is that they dont know when to make a stand. many parents CAN be too strict, like with curfues and dissalowing their kids to see people. drugs and stuff are direct threats to parents, but these trivial things are indirect, yet they treat them as if they were direct.. if you get waht i mean. i think teenagers should find respectful ways to get above their parents, wihtout being a rebelious dickhead who deserves a kick in teh head, as punks become

 

My parents are pretty laid back with me. Neither of them smoke. When I got caught in eighth grade they were extremely concerned, but the weird thing was that they only grounded me for the weekend. After that I kept on smoking through the summer after eighth grade (got caught in the spring, started in the fall). I'm pretty sure my mom knew that whole time that I was smoking. I think the reason my parents were so concerned when I got caught was because my grades went from a 4.0 in 6th grade to a 3.67 in 7th grade to a 3.3 in 8th grade. I don't blame them I partially remember myself in 8th grade. That was basically all I cared about. As time progressed and it became summer I just got tired of my friends, whose relationships were made out of smoking together. They were basically the cool crowd. I quit smoking right before High School. Didn't smoke all throughout Freshman year and my grades were still shit 2.7, 2.8. Wasn't really a fun year and I became even more of a procrastinator. Finally after a year of not smoking I picked it up again in the summer with a group of friends from cross country. I had a good time. Don't think my parents knew I smoked, until I ended up doing some stupid shit and leaving a cross country meet without telling my coach and my mom thought i didn't run because of the party i went to the night before. After cross country ended I still hung out with a few of the friends I had made, and my grades were progressing 3.1, 3.2. Then eventually some of the friendships I had made sophmore year soured and I found out how superficial the friendships had been.

I still smoke now, but I try and be more intelligent when I'm doing it. I appreciate how my parents are pretty relaxed with me. My curfew is the legal curfew for minors (1AM). I'm pretty sure my mom still knows that I smoke, but since my latest report card has been the best yet (3.38) she doesn't seem too concerned with it. My mom's a therapist which is probably the reason why she's so understanding. She's not a very naive parent. She knows what teens do. She also told me that if I had ever been drinking that I could call her and tell her and she'd come and pick me up and not be mad. Both of my parents don't really care if I drink a beer or two around the house. Basically my parents believe that as long smoking/drinking isn't hurting my health, grades, or personality that it isn't a major concern. It's all about moderation and self-control and being honest with yourself.

I don't really know why I typed my life story, but uh... maybe you can learn some lessons from all that?

 

you have a legal curfue? wow. waht states have them, or is it the whole u.s?

and are those grades out of 5? or soem wierd system im not familiar with?

 

Yea Indiana curfew is 1AM for minors on non-weekdays and 11PM on weekdays. I'm not sure if this is valid during the summer though.

GPA is out of a 4.0 system... A = 4.0 A- =3.67 B+ =3.33 B=3.0 B-=2.67 C+=2.33 etc

 

Here's an article http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2786710/detail.html

 

Well i'm probably gonna get slaughtered by you lot for saying this but our parents our meant to be looking after us, and if they suspect that we're taking drugs then it's they're choice to act on it...luckily my parents arn't too bothered but some peoples parents might believe all the propaganda and punish us

 

Yeah, of course parents should show some concern.. When I was growing up in high school.. My parents smoked several times a day.. It was basically.. No questions asked.. Never meantioned upon, unless we were having a "drug talk" It eventually came to the point where I was really open about it.. They laid back..

The main thing with parents.. Is to give thier child guidance and facts.. Also, personal tips to keep your ass out of jail..

 

I think my dad suspects I smoke pot on the sly, his basic rule is "don't get caught, if the police catch you, you're fucked." It's sort of unspoken, and we hardly ever talk about drugs. He attended college at Berkeley in the late Sixties, however, so I imagine he has some level of understanding.

My mother, on the other hand, is a very traditional Chinese mother who is very conservative and needless to say very anti-drug. She's very naive about drugs, and I wouldn't be surprised if she took the old '30s Reefer Madness propaganda seriously. She's very much an absolutist, and isn't one to sit and debate about most issues - her general way of resolving debates is to drown out the opposition by yelling. So I kinda have to just tell her white lies and say all I do with my friends when I'm out is play video games. I doubt she suspects me, she's naive enough that if my dad wouldn't see it, I could probably take a straight tube bong and stick pencils in it and she'd take it for a newfangled pencil holder.

Neither of my parents ever really talked to me seriously about drugs, beyond the simple ruling that "drugs are bad." They rarely ever discuss any taboo subject, and so stuff like that is almost regarded as if they don't exist by my folks.

 

I totally agree. I smoke with my dad sometimes but I'm not suspose to tell people. My mom is totally against it although I came home high last night and all she did was tell me to go to bed which was good cuz I was burnt out I was susprised because last time I was burnt out she made me clean the house. I smoke with my friends dad and uncle every weekend and it's great. There is a teacher at my school who smokes. As far as parents not letting us smoke for our own good that is just aprt of them caring. Marijuana is definatly a gate way drug, or at least it was for me. It really doesn't slow down the body. Well anyways our parents are looking out for us when they don't let us smoke. Take me and my mom for example. My mom deosn't let me smoke because I'm only 15 and she doesn't think I'm old enough to make the right decisions. She wants me to be living in my own house when I'm twenty not with her. She also want's me to have a stable job and stuff. I smoke weed and get good grades but pot makes me slack and she knows this. I know my mom is looking out for me but I'm going to smoke my pot and do my drugs nad she's not gonna stop me.

(Did any of this make sence?)

 

Is everyone on this site 12 years old....

 

Yeah my family doesnt know i smoke. my dad is a very cool guy he doesnt really give me lectures or talk to me "seriously' about anything. i guess because he thinks i am responsible enough not to drugs or drink or get into trouble cause i go to church and i get good grades. i dont know how mad he would be if he found out i smoked i dont even know if he would be mad. my sister on the other hand would totally flip out shes a goody good (shes on a mission trip in russia right now) luckily she will be moving out this year but she would always be like kristy dont do drugs out of no where i guess she can tell i smoke but doesnt have any proof. my mom doesnt live with me so i dont really have to worry about her. our family isnt close at all so i always have space and never have to worry about them bothering me. ive smoke in my dads porch all the time and he hasnt found out yet. its fun

 

yeh parents and weed suck

 

my mom used to let me smoke , then she said iw asnt doing ym responsibilites then i got sent away. so now i have to keep it on the low down. because if my pscyhiatrist finds out , shes gonna not prescribe me medicine and stuff anymore. and psychiatrists are like hens teeth ; hard to find


my mom never knew how much i had or how much i smoked or what.
i used to do it in my pool house it was awesome.
but now she says it wont do any good with where i need to be going in life.

 

yeah,,,my dad smokes weed, and he even gets it for me sometimes. and grows it and i get half. its great.

 

I think that parents are 'afraid' becaus they don't really know it, or maybe had a bad memory of it.
also about 'what would people think' issue's there.
I don't mind smoking pot, acually enjoying it. but I don't do it much. I don't escape in it, some do. Pitty, 'caus there are allot good things in your life.
also I think it's important if you reach something in your life, something you've dreamed of, and you can live on with.
Just do things where you feel good with, and don't harm anyone.
Just live in peace, and perfectly balance, harmony and ove with yourself and everyones around.

Kisses Sasja