what will you do if you kid was getting high?
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what will you do if you kid was getting high?
Smoking weed Will you drug test him? |
Anonymous
| Drug test every few days, treatment, figure out the source and try to stop it. |
Anonymous
| Beat the shit out of him and he knows it. Ridicule him, call him the loser that he is. Only complete losers do drugs. |
Anonymous
| If his school work isn't suffering, nothing. It is natural to experiment with soft drugs. As long as it is an occasional thing. |
Anonymous
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'why would I drug test him if I already knew he was getting high?
But as for what I'd do generally, it depends on the kid. My child has a long history of depression, so it would concern me. A lot. I'd always be kind and nonjudgmental so that we maintain open lines of communication, but I would talk to them about life circumstances and feelings that they might be trying to avoid through numbing. If my kid was emotionally stable I would be more chill about it. But either way, I wouldn't permit it. I recognize that teens ignore rules and do a lot of things their parents tell them not to, but pot is illegal for kids under 18 and can be very harmful. My personal opinion is that giving a kid permission to do something like that doesn't help. You have to set some boundaries and this is a battle I'd pick. |
Anonymous
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Figure out why. Is it to deal with some untreated thing. Get him therapy.
Btw that’s what I did for my son, now he is a successful adult. I’m sure he partakes still but he rarely drinks. He likes to smoke pot and play piano. |
Anonymous
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how old? if an older teen, say 17-18, guess what, the minute they go to college, all bets are off. There is SO much smoking in college, you'll be thanksful that's ALL he's doing.
If it's younger than that, I'd have a discussion and get them some help, depending on what is going on. |
Anonymous
| I drug tested him on and off for a year or so. He’s in college now and I know he’s drinking and smoking cigarettes there. I made it clear that if I suspected anything else, I would drug test him and take away his phone, car insurance, etc. |
Anonymous
Are you a drug dealer??!?!??!!! |
Anonymous
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I'd have to consider the big picture. How are their friendships, grades, family responsibility? Did they get high and drive, or just watch stupid movies and eat junk food? Any concerns about depression, or problems in the friend group?
I wouldn't encourage drugs. But I would make sure they knew not to drive or get in the car with someone who also did it. One of my kids has anxiety and some behavior issues and I would worry about her doing it. My other kid is the kind of kid to occasionally do something dumb but in a not too irresponsible way, so I can imagine him doing it and it not being a huge problem. Know your kid. Make sure they know how to draw a line and how to get out of a bad situation. |
Anonymous
| Hey, hey, hey, smoke weed everyday. It is 2023 (almost 2024) now, y’all know that right? |
Anonymous
No, she's just a permissive parent. They lack boundaries and don't know what it means to say no to their kids and they justify all high-risk behavior their kids engage in as being just fine. There's a lot of them here on DCUM. |
Anonymous
So, you would abuse him....hmm I wonder why he would have a reason to do drugs (not really). |
Anonymous
Do you know it's still illegal? Do you know it impacts their brain and lungs and it's our job to make sure our kids develop properly? Yeah, all the info is out there in 2023! |
Anonymous
It’s illegal? Bc in md you if you are over 21 you can walk into a store and buy it straight up. Reefer madness! |