Let us know how it turned out!
Make sure he knows that he can talk to you about anything- and not get in trouble for telling the truth. Kids will be honest if they know its safe to be. But also let him know that stealing is not the way to go.
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Let us know how it turned out!
Make sure he knows that he can talk to you about anything- and not get in trouble for telling the truth. Kids will be honest if they know its safe to be. But also let him know that stealing is not the way to go.
first of all, howd you know about the fridge in the garage thread lol.
me being 16 and having been in a similar situation myself, i think im somewhat qualified to help you out.
i was caught when i was 14 years old (well not really caught, narked) and it crushed my mom. she felt like a failure for raising a stoner (i woudlnt even consider myself a "stoner"). i told her i would stop but of course i didnt. why would you stop something that you enjoy just as much as reading or exercising? sure its illegal but almost everyone on this forum knows the reasons are bullshit and for someone to make a natural plant that grows in this environment illegal is also bullshit.
we dont know you, and dont know your son, but if hes like most kids, i dont think hes going to stop, especially if hes educated on the subject. theres two scenario's that could happen:
1. hes really just experimenting, blazed, liked it and is done with it now.
2. he likes it and isnt going to stop.
whichever option, its important that you explain to him and he understands that you use marijuana for medicinal purposes and even though you cant really tell him to stop, you let him know that being the adult you think 15 is much too young to be smoking. (which i believe it is).
sorry for the rambling, i hoped that helped somehow. but bottom line, talk to him. make sure you guys are on the same page. dont threaten him wih grounding or w/e because that will cause him to rebel.
this is a tough situation for everyone but communication is best at this point, let us know what happened by the way.
i bet you 90% of those who say such and such age is too young to be smoking, started smoking at that age themselves... if not younger.
Prolly true.Quote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
But the simple proof is that the majority of teenagers are idiots.
And they end up perfectly demonstrating marijuana stereotypes.
I'm in the same situation but reverse. Sometimes I steal buds from my dad when he leaves it out, but he smokes it every day so he always has alot and he has much more money than me. He knows I take it and doesn't really talk to me about it, he also knows I blaze alot and it doesn't bother him, so idk. As for my son i'd say about 15 is right. I'd teach my son responsible pot use at that age so if he does do it he doesn't turn into one of those kids who fail school and get in trouble with the law on a daily basis.
Added: And I wouldn't let him drink until he moves out. I don't want that shit in my house. Same with chemical drugs and such. Big no no.
use my dads words... "hey son, my dealer is out, i need a dub, can you hook me up?" or the way he told my sister... hey marry christmas(hands bong with a freash bowl packed up) take a hit and pass that shit.
but ground him for lieing and stealing
I'm seventeen and my advice would be simply just to confront him about it and say that you know he's been in your stash, and let him know that you're okay with him smoking as long as he keeps his stuff straight, grades and what not, and doesn't pinch your bag. I'd say sometime when the wife is out and maybe when he's 17 or 18 you should smoke with him, a lot of my friends dad's smoke and smoke with them and lets just say kids find nothing cooler than smoking with their dads. Make sure to lay down some guide lines for him, and make sure he's not stupid about it. Think about it this way... If you give him a safe place to smoke at home, he has less of a chance getting in trouble with the law.
Wow. really good, helpful stuff.
It went really well. I want to thank everyone for their considerate answers. When I have time, I will give the long version of what happened. I'm feeling pretty good about it and I think he is too. We're not sparking anything up yet, maybe down the road. Again thanks, and I'll be back.
Damn, I thought this was about a TV show at first and I'm still not
sure if it is or isnt.