Guess what, Big 3 parents?

[Anonymous]

Who cares? This doesn't make you special.

[Anonymous]

I used to like to shock adults when I was that age. Didn't care what they thought. I was a callow youth who did my share and then some of weed.
But then I quit on my own. Not too much harm done I don't think. But it is incompatible with almost any job worth having.
I guess some kids just have to go through this phase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a current student at a big 3 school, and I just got off the waitlist at an Ivy League school. And guess what... I smoke weed EVERY DAY. All through junior and senior years of high school, I would smoke weed. Bongs, joints, spliffs, vaporizers, edibles... everything. You could say I am a marijuana enthusiast.
You flabbergasted parents (and trolls [hypocrytical??]) must be reading this, thinking to yourself,
"Now just what the heck is going on here? I came to this website in search of threads that slander/shamelessly promote schools in order to help me deal with the insecurity I have from any DC's deficiencies. I came here to live vicariously through my daughter's/son's existence to quell my ever-still-existing feelings of inadequacy. I DIDN'T come here to read about some kid who smokes weed every day and still (allegedly) will attend an Ivy League school."
Well guess what.... you shouldn't worry, because this post is probably going to be deleted before you CAN read it. Well if you are one (and there ABSOLUTELY will be at LEAST one) who read this, consider yourself enlightened.
I apologize if this makes no sense. It made sense to me when I wrote it. And if you were to ask whether I was under the (horribly destructive, ultimately life-altering) influences of marijuana, I would answer that question with another question: Beamer, Benz, or Bentley?

Also, this is our generation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSbZidsgMfw

^^^Crazy that he has earned acclaim from highly respectable adult periodicals and newspapers. AND he makes more money than >99% of the people in this country!!!


(((100% of this post is completely true, that's the horrifying part)))

OP, I have only one response to you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2RPPMYy5jo

[Anonymous]

The country is full of fat, beer guzzling and cigarette toting individuals that only function in front of the TV set.

[Anonymous]

Wow, OP, you think we care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, you think we care?

Obviously, yes, you all do. I evoked some scathing responses, which is what I wanted. I don't even smoke weed that often, I just do it sometimes but have been thinking seriously about the actual consequences. I wanted to trigger a response from parents in this context just out of curiosity.
-OP

[Anonymous]

... and the response was that no one really cares what you smoke or where you're going to school, but everyone agrees you're an idiot for bragging about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother went to an Ivy and went on to law school, became a lawyer, and made a lot of money. He also smoked (and still smokes) weed every single day plus he has used a lot of other drugs. I think the weed eventually destroyed his mental/emotional functioning. He moved back in with my dad, stopped working, and can barely put together a coherent sentence in an email. He has enough money to live in my dad's basement for the rest of his life getting high, watching internet porn, and playing video games. I think the worst part of the marijuana abuse (and I am not against moderation if you can handle it) is that it seems to delay or even stop emotional development in teenagers. My brother is 44 but he is emotionally a young teen and will probably never advance any further. He is suicidal too. He simply cannot have a normal relationship with a woman. It's so sad it makes me want to cry. This is absolutely a true story.

My brother is in a similar predicament. He's in his 30's, lives in my parent's basement, is addicted to drugs (when he was 27 he convinced a neurologist that he had ADD and he is now addicted to Adderall, pot, and who knows what else. I believe that he is also an alcoholic), and delivers pizza for a "living." Unlike your brother he has no money. He also is incapable of having a normal relationship with a woman.

He went to the equivalent of a "big 3" in another state, was a strong student and a phenomenal athlete, went to a good college, was on the fast track at a well known company, and then blew it all. He even looks like a drug addict as he's completely lost his boyish good looks.

He's a complete ass to all of us, asks everyone for money, and steals/uses my parent's credit cards. My dad has to lock everything up. They won't kick him out and they won't let my husband and I pay for an intervention/rehab. We've offered many times. And, worst of all, my mom has terminal cancer. The whole situation pretty much sucks. My mom adores my children, but I don't like to go home much because of my brother. She can't come and stay with us because she wants to be in her own house, and she needs her doctors close-by. My brother is literally killing her as much as the cancer is. My mom is scared that my brother will commit suicide if they kick him out and I know the worrying will kill her faster than the cancer. They ONLY thing my brother does "right" each month is fill his prescription.

We were an extremely close-knit, happy family and it's basically fallen apart.

I don't know if the original post is for real, but if it is drugs are nothing to gloat about. They will absolutely ruin your life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My brother went to an Ivy and went on to law school, became a lawyer, and made a lot of money. He also smoked (and still smokes) weed every single day plus he has used a lot of other drugs. I think the weed eventually destroyed his mental/emotional functioning. He moved back in with my dad, stopped working, and can barely put together a coherent sentence in an email. He has enough money to live in my dad's basement for the rest of his life getting high, watching internet porn, and playing video games. I think the worst part of the marijuana abuse (and I am not against moderation if you can handle it) is that it seems to delay or even stop emotional development in teenagers. My brother is 44 but he is emotionally a young teen and will probably never advance any further. He is suicidal too. He simply cannot have a normal relationship with a woman. It's so sad it makes me want to cry. This is absolutely a true story.

My brother is in a similar predicament. He's in his 30's, lives in my parent's basement, is addicted to drugs (when he was 27 he convinced a neurologist that he had ADD and he is now addicted to Adderall, pot, and who knows what else. I believe that he is also an alcoholic), and delivers pizza for a "living." Unlike your brother he has no money. He also is incapable of having a normal relationship with a woman.

He went to the equivalent of a "big 3" in another state, was a strong student and a phenomenal athlete, went to a good college, was on the fast track at a well known company, and then blew it all. He even looks like a drug addict as he's completely lost his boyish good looks.

He's a complete ass to all of us, asks everyone for money, and steals/uses my parent's credit cards. My dad has to lock everything up. They won't kick him out and they won't let my husband and I pay for an intervention/rehab. We've offered many times. And, worst of all, my mom has terminal cancer. The whole situation pretty much sucks. My mom adores my children, but I don't like to go home much because of my brother. She can't come and stay with us because she wants to be in her own house, and she needs her doctors close-by. My brother is literally killing her as much as the cancer is. My mom is scared that my brother will commit suicide if they kick him out and I know the worrying will kill her faster than the cancer. They ONLY thing my brother does "right" each month is fill his prescription.

We were an extremely close-knit, happy family and it's basically fallen apart.

I don't know if the original post is for real, but if it is drugs are nothing to gloat about. They will absolutely ruin your life.

Wow. I'm the PP and my brother did exactly the same thing but with his shrink. He now gets either Ritalin or Adderal from her- I"m not sure which one. It sounds like we have the same brother except mine is older and has more money for drugs. Sorry about your mom. It also sounds like your parents are the perfect enablers just like my dad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

OP, it's irrelevant to me whether you got into an Ivy League school or community college. The real problem is that you are smoking weed everyday and while you seem to be functioning okay now, some day it will come back and bite you in the ass. I suggest you look at your drug habits rather than waste time taunting status-conscious private school parents. You're not hurting us and you're not helping yourself.

Is marijuana use more harmful than tobacco, alcohol and/or obesity?

Medical ... and not legal, religious or other sundry opinion please.

Uh, pp, did you see anything in my post that suggested that tobacco, alcohol, and food abuse are less harmful than daily weed use? No. Please read more carefully in the future and respond to the post you are reading and not the one you're hearing in your head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:... and the response was that no one really cares what you smoke or where you're going to school, but everyone agrees you're an idiot for bragging about it.

And, at least from me, that I feel bad for your parents for having to put up with you. All the moreso now that it's clear that you are a liar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My brother went to an Ivy and went on to law school, became a lawyer, and made a lot of money. He also smoked (and still smokes) weed every single day plus he has used a lot of other drugs. I think the weed eventually destroyed his mental/emotional functioning. He moved back in with my dad, stopped working, and can barely put together a coherent sentence in an email. He has enough money to live in my dad's basement for the rest of his life getting high, watching internet porn, and playing video games. I think the worst part of the marijuana abuse (and I am not against moderation if you can handle it) is that it seems to delay or even stop emotional development in teenagers. My brother is 44 but he is emotionally a young teen and will probably never advance any further. He is suicidal too. He simply cannot have a normal relationship with a woman. It's so sad it makes me want to cry. This is absolutely a true story.

My brother is in a similar predicament. He's in his 30's, lives in my parent's basement, is addicted to drugs (when he was 27 he convinced a neurologist that he had ADD and he is now addicted to Adderall, pot, and who knows what else. I believe that he is also an alcoholic), and delivers pizza for a "living." Unlike your brother he has no money. He also is incapable of having a normal relationship with a woman.

He went to the equivalent of a "big 3" in another state, was a strong student and a phenomenal athlete, went to a good college, was on the fast track at a well known company, and then blew it all. He even looks like a drug addict as he's completely lost his boyish good looks.

He's a complete ass to all of us, asks everyone for money, and steals/uses my parent's credit cards. My dad has to lock everything up. They won't kick him out and they won't let my husband and I pay for an intervention/rehab. We've offered many times. And, worst of all, my mom has terminal cancer. The whole situation pretty much sucks. My mom adores my children, but I don't like to go home much because of my brother. She can't come and stay with us because she wants to be in her own house, and she needs her doctors close-by. My brother is literally killing her as much as the cancer is. My mom is scared that my brother will commit suicide if they kick him out and I know the worrying will kill her faster than the cancer. They ONLY thing my brother does "right" each month is fill his prescription.

We were an extremely close-knit, happy family and it's basically fallen apart.

I don't know if the original post is for real, but if it is drugs are nothing to gloat about. They will absolutely ruin your life.

Wow. I'm the PP and my brother did exactly the same thing but with his shrink. He now gets either Ritalin or Adderal from her- I"m not sure which one. It sounds like we have the same brother except mine is older and has more money for drugs. Sorry about your mom. It also sounds like your parents are the perfect enablers just like my dad.

Yes. Exactly. It's so sad. They mean well and have his "best interests" at heart, but it's exactly what they are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, you think we care?

Obviously, yes, you all do. I evoked some scathing responses, which is what I wanted. I don't even smoke weed that often, I just do it sometimes but have been thinking seriously about the actual consequences. I wanted to trigger a response from parents in this context just out of curiosity.
-OP

Scathing? Where? My read form this thread is that no one really cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, you think we care?

Obviously, yes, you all do. I evoked some scathing responses, which is what I wanted. I don't even smoke weed that often, I just do it sometimes but have been thinking seriously about the actual consequences. I wanted to trigger a response from parents in this context just out of curiosity.
-OP

This is pathetic attention-seeking. Obviously an older troll, not a teenage troll, because teenagers have friends and lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, you think we care?

Obviously, yes, you all do. I evoked some scathing responses, which is what I wanted. I don't even smoke weed that often, I just do it sometimes but have been thinking seriously about the actual consequences. I wanted to trigger a response from parents in this context just out of curiosity.
-OP

OP, just reread your post and think about it carefully for a moment. How grown-up does it sound? Not very. And it's very reactive. How about you make up your own mind about smoking weed and stop trying to get a reaction out of the grown-ups? There's no actual benefit for you in pissing off the grown-ups except as a distraction from your actual life. Go live your life instead.