Teen boy trying LSD

[Anonymous]

Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to minimize the problem, but I can tell you that many people who were curious about lsd felt like I did.

It was fun, interesting (one of my best memories, in fact) but it did not represent unhappiness with my life or a shift to harder and more addictive drugs.

Op here - same here. I did it several times in my teens - on weekends with friends in generally safe situations.

But does that mean I can just let this go/ignore these texts and let him go on his sleep over ?

Dad also saw the texts and most certainly will not abide...

No, it doesn't, but I have no advice to offer.

[Anonymous]

Outward Bound

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

Not really. We're close enough in age so we grew up in the same time. I think of the kids whose lives got royally screwed up through drugs and abuse. Even low key marijuana abuse. They were called potheaads for a reason. Destroyed their work ethic and affected their neurosis. They'd have been better off with helicoptering parents.

Everyone is different. Some people manage to maintain a drug habit and still perform on a high level. For others, drugs destroy their lives. Others, like you and me, can only have two glasses of wine or beer before risking a bad hangover, so we're lucky we have bodies that warn us from going further. Saying it's ok for kids to experiment is a blanket statement that ignores the range of risks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

It sounds like we had similar experiences and came out fine on the other end. How, I know several friends from that period of my life that were dead by 50 and alcoholism and drug use were significant contributing factors. I'm am so not a helicopter parent. But, if your 14 year old child is trying LSD, it's time to intervene in some way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

It sounds like we had similar experiences and came out fine on the other end. How, I know several friends from that period of my life that were dead by 50 and alcoholism and drug use were significant contributing factors. I'm am so not a helicopter parent. But, if your 14 year old child is trying LSD, it's time to intervene in some way.

I'm not as old as you (none of my friends are near 50) however none of them are addicts, maybe that will change at 50? All of them with families and pretty normal boring middle aged people. We just smoked plenty of pot, dropped acid a few times and were lucky if we got our hands on shrooms. One of my best friends is an oral surgeon who just opened his own private practice. I went to Langley and I'd say my group from high school are overachievers.

Despite all of the micromanaging that goes these days and all of the black hawk choppers that are hovering the suicide rate is up, the addiction rate is up, and happiness is at an all time low for teens. These kids have no control of their lives, and are given no room to learn on their own and grow in their confidence.

I'm not endorsing taking LSD, but just as my mom respected my diary and never read it, nor did she listen in on my telephone calls, I do not intrude in my kids personal messages or digitally spy on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

It sounds like we had similar experiences and came out fine on the other end. How, I know several friends from that period of my life that were dead by 50 and alcoholism and drug use were significant contributing factors. I'm am so not a helicopter parent. But, if your 14 year old child is trying LSD, it's time to intervene in some way.

I'm not as old as you (none of my friends are near 50) however none of them are addicts, maybe that will change at 50? All of them with families and pretty normal boring middle aged people. We just smoked plenty of pot, dropped acid a few times and were lucky if we got our hands on shrooms. One of my best friends is an oral surgeon who just opened his own private practice. I went to Langley and I'd say my group from high school are overachievers.

Despite all of the micromanaging that goes these days and all of the black hawk choppers that are hovering the suicide rate is up, the addiction rate is up, and happiness is at an all time low for teens. These kids have no control of their lives, and are given no room to learn on their own and grow in their confidence.

I'm not endorsing taking LSD, but just as my mom respected my diary and never read it, nor did she listen in on my telephone calls, I do not intrude in my kids personal messages or digitally spy on them.

And yes, 14yrs is way too young and no age is good to do LSD, what I find concerning is how much we don't allow our kids to make mistakes and all the snooping we do in their personal space. It is as detrimental as drugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

Not really. We're close enough in age so we grew up in the same time. I think of the kids whose lives got royally screwed up through drugs and abuse. Even low key marijuana abuse. They were called potheaads for a reason. Destroyed their work ethic and affected their neurosis. They'd have been better off with helicoptering parents.

Everyone is different. Some people manage to maintain a drug habit and still perform on a high level. For others, drugs destroy their lives. Others, like you and me, can only have two glasses of wine or beer before risking a bad hangover, so we're lucky we have bodies that warn us from going further. Saying it's ok for kids to experiment is a blanket statement that ignores the range of risks.

My brother lost a friend to butane inhaling? Remember that. An 8th grader choked on her vomit after drinking and died. This was the 80s. Our parents had not one clue. In face I like that millennials etc are Sober curious and looking for healthier alternatives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

Not really. We're close enough in age so we grew up in the same time. I think of the kids whose lives got royally screwed up through drugs and abuse. Even low key marijuana abuse. They were called potheaads for a reason. Destroyed their work ethic and affected their neurosis. They'd have been better off with helicoptering parents.

Everyone is different. Some people manage to maintain a drug habit and still perform on a high level. For others, drugs destroy their lives. Others, like you and me, can only have two glasses of wine or beer before risking a bad hangover, so we're lucky we have bodies that warn us from going further. Saying it's ok for kids to experiment is a blanket statement that ignores the range of risks.

My brother lost a friend to butane inhaling? Remember that. An 8th grader choked on her vomit after drinking and died. This was the 80s. Our parents had not one clue. In face I like that millennials etc are Sober curious and looking for healthier alternatives.

No. I don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just take a moment here of silence?

I'd like to reflect on how fuc%ing lucky we all were growing up in the 20th century where our parents weren't up our ass and couldn't spy on our every move. So grateful I got to experiment, make bad choices, learn and still grow up and be confident because my parents couldn't helicopter and engineer my every move. Despite all this Im still able to be Vice President of a 500 million dollar company with a successful marriage and beautiful kids. Despite all that experimentation, now at age 42, 2 glasses of wine gives me the most viscous hangover.

Memories, all encased in my brain, without my mothers knowledge not memorialized on social media.

Amen.

Not really. We're close enough in age so we grew up in the same time. I think of the kids whose lives got royally screwed up through drugs and abuse. Even low key marijuana abuse. They were called potheaads for a reason. Destroyed their work ethic and affected their neurosis. They'd have been better off with helicoptering parents.

Everyone is different. Some people manage to maintain a drug habit and still perform on a high level. For others, drugs destroy their lives. Others, like you and me, can only have two glasses of wine or beer before risking a bad hangover, so we're lucky we have bodies that warn us from going further. Saying it's ok for kids to experiment is a blanket statement that ignores the range of risks.

My brother lost a friend to butane inhaling? Remember that. An 8th grader choked on her vomit after drinking and died. This was the 80s. Our parents had not one clue. In face I like that millennials etc are Sober curious and looking for healthier alternatives.

Yea, they have just moved to "legal" drugs en mass...they are loaded full of amphetamines, benzos, and opiods. I'm a middle school teacher and the spike in amphetamines are staggering. I had several students tell me this year that the use Ritalin or adderal to wake up and Xanax to go to bed. All of course prescribed by their doctors.