My mom found my bong :)

Lol no I would take it back, like I did when my mom confiscated my first pipe . It only took me 3 months to finally just see it one day in plain sight when one of her dresser drawer's was ajar. If I was the parent I certainly wouldn't be taking away his bong, more like giving him a pat on the back for using his head and being a chip off the old block :sifone:

 

So stealing and breaking someone's property is justified because the government says that cannabis should be illegal? We all know it shouldn't be. The point is, he's causing no harm to anyone but potentially himself, thus, why should he be punished in any way shape or form, especially by a loved one, someone you are supposed to trust? I know i would never steal from my children or break their stuff, even if it were crack, it's their decision and must live with the consequences. I'd talk to them but i would never apply force. This shows me a lack of actual control when one needs to attempt to dominate another in some justification of authority that you're doing it for their own good. Only ourselves can decide what is good for ourself. Why don't you take her alcohol and smash it and say can you stop? She'll say: it's legal. I would say, learn some scientific facts.

 

yo so I'm not gonna rip on anyone or shit like that, but if a kid is gonna smoke weed and be smart about it, their mom shouldn't find their bong. just hide it better next time, and I'm glad you understand her reasoning for taking your bong. its safer to just have a bowl while your at your rents house, wait until you have your own place to break out the bucks for a bong, then you can smoke it whenever you want and no one can take it away cept the cops, and if you can't hide it from them doing it in your own house, then you should just stop smoking weed lol

 

I honestly didnt even care that she found it.. i was planning on telling her anyway at some point... No big deal i had my good times with that bong

 

Blah, blah, blah marijuana should be legal. We all know that. Now lets get down to the basics.

1. The OP is a minor.
2. The OP lives in his/her parent's house.
3. The OP's parents can suffer legal consequences for allowing a minor to openly use drugs in their household. I've seen it happen. I had a friend who would blaze away in his basement. Then he started inviting all his friends over. Eventually word got out that it was cool to smoke at his house. Other parents found out and were not so happy.

My dad always told me "I contributed half of what was needed to bring you into this world, therefor I have the right to take you out". Now that I'm 18 it doesn't exactly hold the same value but I respect my parents.

Edit: And if we want to talk about drugs in general, go watch Intervention. I have noticed one common factor in 90% of the episodes; THE ADDICT LIVES AT HOME. They are fully supported by their parents so they don't have to steal or prostitute themselves. They give them multiple chances, they fuck it up, but they keep opening the door (and their wallet) to them.

 

well stated.

 

One huge flaw in the american system is that parents arent allowed to punish their kids with force. Well I guess the reason theres child services in the US is because a lot of parents there are fucking alcoholics who will overbeat their kids beyond the point of "normal punishment". A stick to the ass (one hit for each offense) is enough to get the message across, but beating the living shit out of them with anger involved isnt ideal.

Yes, I've had my mom hit me before. Being sent to my room isnt a punishment at all. What do I have to do there? Ill just fucking play video games or get on the computer. simple as that.

 

I don't know about you guys, but my dad is an alcoholic, so I find it even hypocritical that I can't smoke my weed IN SECRET. Marco makes a good point, but if you aren't inviting LOADS of friends over, and you aren't spreading the word that your parents are chill then nothing should be the problem. I would understand a parent being pissed if their child is smoking weed, skipping school, and receiving bad grades, but I have found that this just isn't the truth about most potheads (that I know at least). If your child is successful, why not let them ease stress in a manner they see fit if it isn't taking over their lives. Oh and if my dad hits me, I hit him back harder, it has happened before and he realizes that solving problems with violence towards me will only end up with him getting hurt.

 

hitting your parents isn't cool man...

 

Neither is your parents hitting you. If they have a substance abuse problem then you should defend yourself.

 

It isn't like I punched him in the face or some stupid shit, I just kicked his thigh and dropped him to his knees and then he didn't try again.

 

Oh if your dad is an alcoholic, then you should definately be able to defend yourself against him. At first I thought you were some tough jock who just didnt listen to his parents because he didnt want to, but since your dad is a fucking alcoholic and probably gonna beat you just for fun if he could, yeah then your safety is a definate concern. But if its your mom calmly saying "Son, I really worry about you and your grades, so I think its for the best that you stop now until you are 18." Then you violently respond to her "FUCK YOU BITCH!" and kick her around, that would not be cool. But still, your family isnt my family so its not my place to interfere.

 

Lol fighting with my parents doesnt work the same as you newradical my dad is 6'4 like 210 lol

 

I honestly stopped reading around halfway so I'll just say this:
OK, we all know it should be legal, and as marco said his parents can get in trouble for it. Not even that, the fact that he's under 18 and his parents have spent the last [insert age here] years devoting their lives to his well-being means he should have some respect for them if they say they don't want him smoking. Don't gimme the bullshit about it not being bad for your health, of course it is, it's smoke. How would you feel if you devoted the past 16 years of your life to one person (as in, working harder than you did beforehand everyday just to make the extra money to support this person and give them shelter, feed them, buy them the things they want, etc when you could just have a lot of extra money for yourself) and then that person started doing things that were detrimental to their health. Of course you'd be concerned, you don't want anything to happen. And essentially his mom paid for the bong anyway (all the money devoted to him throughout his life would have paid for thousands of bongs) so she could have done whatever the hell she wanted with it, obviously she shouldn't have broken it but you really can't be mad at her for it.

 

My dad is 5'10" 220-240 (changes all the time, seriously lol).

 

hey, man, if you're behind my house getting baked, it is just rude not to let me get in on it.

 

Yea sorry i only had a .5 of a gram left so i didnt really have enough to share..

 

I fully disagree. I know what it is like to have capital punishment end even with a stick (ok, it was a peace of plastic tubing.) one hit from a strong person can be insanely sore. I am talking about blue spots on my ass long after the occasion. Capital punishment is as wrong as it gets, infact, punishment in general is wrong. The universe has it's own system, you fuck up, you deal with the consequences, and guilt is the main consequence for most things, and guilt is the worst feeling in the world. If you say sorry and come clean, then (if you where sincere) the guilt goes away. There are many ways the universe "punishes" you for every single action you make, so who are we to add to that punishment, it is like we say "that is not bad enough" while it is very much bad enough. Punishments only worsen the situation, since then you add anger to the equation, and what does that help?