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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live on the west coast so can’t give you any info that this is somehow more prevalent there but can tell you it’s all over here. At every school. Do I think it’s somehow a new problem? No. However my experience :

-rich kids are going to have more drug access. All kids can find anything if they want it. Poor kids do not have the money to make that happen regularly.

-rich behavior problems go to rehab, poor behavior problems go to juvie. Sometimes the first aren’t even strict addicts just side users, it’s more mental health or affluenza, but sending your kid away for someone else to deal with, rather than work on it with out patient therapy, is on brand.

-teenagers love drama and gossip. Take their stories with a grain of salt. “Larlo went to rehab!” Could be Larlo is depressed and stopped going to school and someone ran with that bc they know he’s a pot head.

-[b]class of 2026 has been off the chain for years - covid made it worse but it was there since preschool. I’ve heard this from parents/teachers in other areas too. Something in the stars, being the babies born right before the Great Recession so have hidden trauma from tough times?? Idk but there’s been vaping, drinking, dating and partying since 5/6th grade, many kids in legal trouble and sent to rehab, and none of that from my Class of 2028 and her cohort. Even preschool it was evident. My 2028 goes to parties and these kids are just better behaved. Curious if you all see this on the east coast too. [/b]

But none of this matters, but what your kids doing. Do you see signs?

Check your kids cards and check for cash withdrawals and random Venmo to people. It’s not hard to see the pattern once you look for it. Teens have zero need for regular cash.

Are his grades good or declining? Does he have a weird sleep schedule? Is he irritable a lot? Conversely does he seem to be a kid easily influenced? There’s no sense worrying about something if it’s not presenting a problem. Have honest conversations, don’t drug test him without any just cause. He’s going to college and you want to assume he will do these things and knows how to handle them and the risks so he can choose to abstain on his own rather than bc he’s afraid of his parents finding out.

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That is so interesting about the class of 2026! I have a '27. I have ALWAYS said the the boys in his cohort were wilder than his 2 older bothers (22 and 25) ever were, starting in PK and even at different schools. [/quote]

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