If you caught your kid..........

[Skald]

Ok, like most of you, at lest I think, I read the town paper and look through the police log to see if I know anyone.

Well, to my suprise this week I did. Seem's a neighbors son was nailed for possession of narcotics.

Now, the qustion is, besides the ass whooping and lecture that will follow. Would you bail him out?

I talked with my mom and told her if a kid of mine got nailed for something stupid like that, they get to spend the night and jail.

 

[Moderator]

Sorry, More info needed. I understand that drugs are drugs, but the severity of them would be taken into consideration. If my 16 year old child is caught with a joint, then a big ol' lecture and punishment will follow. Now if my child is caught with heroin or crack, jail until they make me pick them up, absolutely no foster care people sending their kids off to be raised by the state make the problem worst, and plenty of time in rehab and how drugs f**ked up my life lectures. Maybe even a drive through some rough areas of Dorchester or Roxbury at night so they can see where drugs could lead them.

 

[Admin]

He wouldnt want to get bailed out, he'd then have to come home to me.

 

[SiameseRat]

I have to agree with TypeO. If it was just some weed there would be lectures and grounding. But I really don't think that marijuana is that bad as long as you use it as responsibly as you would if you were drinking.

However, if it was a more serious drug like coke or heroin I don't think it would be an understatement to say my kid would not be allowed out of the house unsupervised for at least 6 months after they got out of rehab. Whether they were physically addicted or not, my kid would go to rehab. I've lost too many people, both close friends and acquaintances to heroin overdoses. I'm not losing a kid over it.

 

[C-pher]

I agree with TypeO and SR.

As I don't do drugs now, I think that Pot should be legal. And if my kid was to get popped with pot, I would have a talk with him/her, but I would get them out of hte pokey. But had it been something else, there would be some issues, and the kid would stay in jail.



And I wish that our town paper had those, but we don't.

 

[Skald]

I see many people think of 'pot' as not that bad. I just remember when I was in college I had friends who smoked pot. They go its not addictive, but to some it can be. Example...

It was Mid-december in Farmington Maine. We are getting a SEVERE snow storm, radio is saying it could very well be a blizzard, its about 1am. They look at each other and go 'I want pot.' Their 'dealer' is in Machais (we were in Farmington). They agreed that the kid probably didn't have some, couldn't get ahold of him so they drove to see him at the slight possiblitiy of getting high.

Also, given the nature of kids these days to have little to no self control (drinking to you puke is an accomplishment). Section of Hanover I live in is well off (Your poor if you pull in less than 100k/yr.) And the parents are notorious for spoiling their kids (new license = new vehicle thanks to mommy and daddy).

Odds are its X, followed by Pot laced with some LSD, then reg Pot then Coke.

 

[dwarven1]

I see many people think of 'pot' as not that bad. I just remember when I was in college I had friends who smoked pot. They go its not addictive, but to some it can be. Example...

A close friend of mine (call him Ed) told me this story:

His father had just died. It was totally unexpected - massive heart attack - and it broke Ed up completely. One day during the week after his dad died, he felt he just coudn't stand to face the day straight, so he called a friend who he thought would have some pot and told her he needed to get high.

His friend had one joint, and so he got it from her. When she'd gone and he went to light it, he had kind of an epiphany... he looked at the joint and it was like he could see himself spending the rest of his life getting stoned when things were too much - picturing himself as a burnt out druggie. Finally he put the joint in his desk drawer, saying to himself that he'd smoke it when he wanted it, not when he needed it.

He threw it away a year and a half later when he was cleaning out his desk. As far as I know, Ed hasn't touched pot in at least 14 years.

The story is true; the name has been changed to protect the not-so-innocent.

 

[Lynne]

I was rather rowdy in my younger days, and altho I smoked, my frug of choice was booze. In my early 20's I fianlly smartened up (thankfully) as I suddenly didn't like not being in control. (Not to mention being diabetic and booze not helping the blood sugar any). What smartened me up was coming to actually driving a car. I had lost a couple hours of the night. Now THAT was a wake up call.

 

[Grifter]

It depends. Did the little bastard steal the drugs from MY stash? lol just kidding.

I don't think I would go less or more severe for different kinds of drugs. Drugs are drugs. Did I do them? Yes. No I don't think pot is horrible. But I do know it is illegal. I don't want my kid thinking he can get away with certain things as long as it doesn't cross some imaginary line. Trust me, any child of mine would beg the cops to keep them locked up than have to face me.

 

[FPrice]

I wonder how many people here have actually had a child in the house using drugs?

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Kids and guns...

The obvious solution is to have you kid get involved with recreational shooting so they'll be so afraid of the lifetime disability (in MA at least) that a drug conviction brings that they won't even think of it.

 

[FPrice]

Rob,

The obvious solution is to have you kid get involved with recreational shooting so they'll be so afraid of the lifetime disability (in MA at least) that a drug conviction brings that they won't even think of it.

People who are hooked on drugs don't think about their own safety and reputation not to mention the people, especially family, around them. Do you seriously think that loss loss of firearms "priviledges" is going to make any impression on them?

It's probably more correct to say that the parental concern, love, and supervision which can be demonstrated through teaching your kids to shoot and being close to them at a young age is the key here. Teach them morals and values which will keep them away from drugs in the first place.