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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would get him therapy. The drugs of today are not the same experimental drugs of our past generation. Fentanyl mixed in so many drugs causing overdoses, and today’s weed causes drug induced psychosis. Get him a therapist maybe an underlying desire to fit in, or depression. Also get him involved in activities and something to look forward to surrounded by like minded peers. [/quote]

Therapy for what? I have a 17 year old who I know has a couple of beers at parties, because he’s told me so. I assume he has tried pot. He is a happy kid - loves his sport and works really hard at it, has a tight group of friends, is a good son and grandson, drives responsibly, does well in school. He does what teenagers do because it’s fun. It’s also bad for him and dangerous, which he knows full well. He does it anyway, as I did before him and I bet his kids will do in turn.

I am not going to ruin my relationship with him by pathologizing a normal (though risky) life stage. We do as much harm reduction as we can - Uber, Life360, home at a reasonable hour, knowing his friends and their parents - and then we hope and pray.[/quote]

Exactly this! I think the controlling, over the top parents have no communication with their kids and are actually just clueless. I like that my 17yr old once asked for a ride home from a party he didn’t think anyone was sober to drive. My almost 15yo asked to go on BC pills and I was really proud she asked me.

Many teens experiment in high school and don’t always make the right decisions. And we talk a lot about risks and don’t condone anything. But at the same time we don’t threat, demean, and we aren’t like vultures.

Give them some autonomy before college. [/quote]

A lot of us just have nerdy strait laced kids that just aren’t interested. It doesn’t mean they are lying to us or not communicating with us. [/quote]

+1 
My kid, while not nerdy, is also not hanging out with kids who do drugs or having sex. It’s just not her crowd. We are in fact very open with each other.  As for the mom who is “proud” her 15 year old daughter asked her for BC….I would do everything possible to discourage my 15 yo from having sex. [/quote]

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