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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm not sure what the right thing is to do. My oldest is 8.  But I remember well my older cousins getting into pot and basically becoming major losers through college, and I also remember some kids in my (competetive, fancy shmancy) college who were potheads (meaning every day) and by the end of 4 years they seemed... slow.

Then again, there's also the local mom I know and love who uses pot regularly to manage her chronic pain.

At any rate, for a kid who seems to be using pot a helluva lot, I might put it like I would an adult:

I don't like it. I don't like you when you're on it, and I can tell.  It strains our relationship, because even though I love you as my kid, I'm don't really LIKE THE POT YOU.

So, let's break up.  I'll be your mom. I'll help you go to school.  But if you drop out, that's your problem.  If you want to go to rehab or counseling, I'll pay for that, too. Definitely consider whether you're using drugs to get rid of bad feelings because fad feelings--unless they're depression or debilitating anxiety or chronic pain--are GOOD FOR YOU. I'll also cover you on my health insurance until you're 25. But I won't pay for a drop out, drugged out kid's apartment, clothes, food, or travel.  That's on you.

I think that's what I'd say.

I agree on launching off to college. But I wouldn't wait on providing the preamble above, so he knows what's what come late August.
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Talk to him now about how pot is bad for a teenage brain.   He's got to wait til he's 21.   When you start the conversation early, it sinks in.  It's not a guarantee, of course, but it helps a lot.[/quote]

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