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Originally Posted by speede5
We have our share of issues for sure, and I should probably be happy they are open with me.
I do see this in a lot of kids though, they are pretty pumped about legal weed.
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Which is hilarious because it'll be harder to get for them and the penalties for selling to minors are going to be harsh.
I'm not a parent and am not planning on becoming one but I can give you the perspective of a teen who smoked a tonne of pot and drank pretty heavily during my teen years and the reasons for that were:
- Hated school and had no extracurricular activities so was fairly bored outside of school
- Grew up in an abusive home, so spent as little time there as possible
- My friends smoked weed and because I wanted to spend as little time at home as possible I would be with my friends constantly, so it became a social activity
- Used it to escape the feelings I was having regarding my situations at home and school
- No one ever really had an honest conversation with me regarding the longterm health effects so I tended to believe they were largely exaggerated
- I'm generally prone to risk-seeking behaviour, which unfortunately is mostly genetic and can't be changed
I think the best you can do is have an honest conversation with your kids and instead of telling him why you don't want him to smoke weed, ask them why they wants to and see if that changes the dynamic of the conversation. And I'd arm yourself with as much factual information as possible just so they have the information but try to refrain from lecturing them or making demands.
You also have to remember that even for teens, one of their biggest fears is getting in trouble from or letting down their parents, so I would try to frame the conversation about your worries or concerns about the potential health impacts instead of how angry or upset you'll be.
Just my two cents.