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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD’s friend had weed in vape. That is not disputed. She may have charged other kids money to take hits off the vape. She was suspended for the rest of the school year and could be expelled. We’re shocked because[b] the teen and family didn’t seem like the type, but there’s a lot of money and little supervision.[/b] DD has a party planned this summer. Should we tell DD to disinvite the friend? This is not a best friend. [/quote]

I would really like OP to come back and unpack the bolded. What is the type, exactly, if not a kid with a lot of money and disinterested parents?

That is actually EXACTLY the type of kid with the resources and motivation to be doing and dealing drugs.

But there's something else that makes the kid "not the type." What could it be? What could it possibly be? [/quote]

I agree with PP's implication that OP is probably judging based on race/ethnicity/SES and not the FLASHING SIGNS she listed, I'm not sure OP understands that whites and blacks have substantially similar levels of drug use and selling. [/quote]

I’m OP. I’m AA and we are lower middle class (grad degrees, but not high-paying jobs). The girl and her parents are very bookish, nerdy, scholarly types. The girl comes across much more mature than 13 because of her demeanor and vocabulary. I’m not going to put her family’s ethnicity out there, but it has nothing to do with drug use being a shock. I have had concerns that she has a lot of cash and is often out and about after dark. She explained that her family works late and they want her to eat out and use taxis to move around the area. Sometimes they are home when she does this. Sometimes not. They seem bemused when I drive her home. [/quote]

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