Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 23:51     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have socially awkward teen desperate for friends so I understand.

Bare minimum is that he need to get off that soccer team and find another one. He’s not safe around those kids and should never be around them.

If you can do that then I might consider not contacting the other parents.


Ugh…

He has practice tomorrow and has told me he’s going to pretend it didn’t happen. I haven’t gotten a chance to really talk to DH about it but I do think we are done with this soccer team.

He’s played since he was 6 but this is a newer team he started in last year.


What? Do not send him to practice until you have figured out your response (eg, is he staying on the team? If not, why woukd he ever go back?) and talked to the host parents if not others. Sending him to practice is conceding this was NBD.


We aren’t sending him to soccer.

He’s upset and embarrassed by the entire situation. Yes, he knows it’s not his fault but he is hurt. I don’t want to hurt him more.

We are contacting parents and have gotten mixed reactions. But most likely no soccer this summer. Finding an alternative that will make DS happy.


I would pull my kid if they knowingly went along with this too. These parents who are blowing it off are setting themselves up for big problems when their boys get older. Another parent will sue them or they will get kicked out or arrested eventually.

Consider looking into martial arts for your kid so he can work on strengthening boundaries and self esteem/standing up to bully issues. Everyone wants to fit in and it’s incredibly hard to be the kid who stands up to the bully.

There was a soccer star at my middle school who behaved terribly but who had very wealthy parents who always managed to bail him out somehow. One day he peed in a beloved teachers water bottle in front of his ‘crew’ to show off during a lunch break. We were about to restart class and his usually quiet best friend stood up with tears streaming down his face while the bully kid was screaming and threatening him and told the teacher what happened before she drank it. The courage it took to stand up to that kid still inspires me 30 years later.


Wow.
I hope that kids parent and the teacher gave him a week off to Disney or universal studies. Well done kid.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 23:43     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Is this post a joke?

I’m sure glad those boys didn’t inject two marijuanas, too!

Melatonin! Melatonin???? You need to arrest the perpetrators! Your son should go to a detox center in Malibu!
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 23:36     Subject: Re:DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:He doesn’t want you to say anything, but his relationship with them is already ruined because he can’t hang out with them anymore. It’s not safe. Those knuckleheads weren’t smart enough to realize drugging him could endanger him. It’s not like he can attend another sleepover even if you don’t say anything. There’s no much to lose by notifying the parents.


And you won’t get your face scribbled on with sharpie whilst you’re OD’d on melatonin gummies
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 23:34     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:Tell parents.
Find another soccer team.
Depending on parents reaction, share with current soccer team coach why you are leaving.


This.

Btdt. The girls came around and said they don’t want bad blood and apologized
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 21:10     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/health/melatonin-ingestion-children-er-wellness/index.html
First thing I thought of was this thread.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 22:07     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
This thread is 8 months old. Hopefully the kid is with a safer crowd by now.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 22:02     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Oh I would be livid and would 100% tell the other parents. This is extremely irresponsible dangerous behavior. I am so glad your son is okay.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 21:12     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
+1 - I've wondered the same about this thread
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 21:09     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
I wonder if the OP is still around and would provide an update?
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2023 00:06     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Your poor DS. What horrible people those kids are. Did you tell the parents???
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 20:23     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You sure they weren’t Cbd gummies?




I'm thinking the same. Melatonin doesn't have the impact that OP is describing


Possible taking 15 of them would.
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Yup

Possible symptoms of too much melatonin include:
Headache.
Hypotension (low blood pressure)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Drowsiness.
Vomiting.
Worsening of alopecia areata (an autoimmune disorder causing hair loss)
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 20:21     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You sure they weren’t Cbd gummies?




I'm thinking the same. Melatonin doesn't have the impact that OP is describing


Possible taking 15 of them would.
. Absolutely and can cause liver damage … it is released naturally when we sleep at night at much lower dosages …
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 20:19     Subject: Re:DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:You are doing the kids a favor if you tell their parents.

These are future college gazers who could end up with serious police charges and being evicted from college if they escalate their behavior.

Agree with others about finding a new soccer team and sharing with coach why,


Hazels not gazers
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 20:19     Subject: Re:DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
You are doing the kids a favor if you tell their parents.

These are future college gazers who could end up with serious police charges and being evicted from college if they escalate their behavior.

Agree with others about finding a new soccer team and sharing with coach why,
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 17:31     Subject: DS given melatonin gummies as prank by “friends at sleepover
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You sure they weren’t Cbd gummies?




I'm thinking the same. Melatonin doesn't have the impact that OP is describing


Possible taking 15 of them would.