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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP we are in a very similar sounding situation with our son…rising junior. He also does not like drinking and likes the calming effect of weed. I am in theory ok with it here and there socially but he has also used it at home which is where I worry.

I have tested him before (I’ve used prime screen which has a multi level test which i find helpful.) I go back and forth as to wether the testing is a good idea. [b]I feel like it does keep my son from using weed freely but it of course is invasive.[/b] I think back to my high school years and what if my parents were testing me for alcohol every week and how that would have made me feel. But on the other hand I need my kid to not get addicted to this stuff. It’s hard. My son is a good student, athlete and has a good social life too. If I didn’t know he was smoking sometimes from the smell and him telling me I would have no idea.

No real advice but I’m following this thread and you are not alone. [/quote]

this is the real parenting problem. It's ok to be invasive when you are the parent and they are (still) the child! My kid knows I can read his phone anytime, I can search his room, I can do whatever I want. Yeah, I give him plenty of privacy but he has no god-given right to it. He tells me where he is and I can track it on my phone if I want to. If he gives me reason to micro-manage, I'll do it. And smoking weed would lead to a ton of micro-management. As it should.

They're teens but they are still children, and it's our job to make sure they are making good decisions and staying on the straight and narrow. When my kid is out late, I stay up to see what condition he's in when he comes home. If I caught him with weed or alcohol at home, you can bet I'd randomly search his room. We need to stop worrying about their privacy so much.[/quote]

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