Skimming off the top (Family members??)

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

I'm the kind of guy that will keep giving people second chances betting on the virtues of humanity, especially where my family is concerned. Don't be concerned for me. I totally accept responsibility. I don't think he would ever try and assault me unless I directly harmed him. I'm the wise, artistic, stoner brother. I guess this makes me easy to take advantage of.

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Don't accept responsibility. If he had never been in your life, he would never smoke your weed. If he wasn't your step-brother, you never would have gave him a second-chance, but maybe you would have. Also, if your parent had decided to marry someone else, you might have gotten a cooler step-brother. Then, there's the fact that your step-brother's head was blown up by his 'real' family to the point where he thinks he can take advantage of people. There is no blame to be put on you. I guess, blame yourself for liking weed, but that's all.

Since you had to call him, he probably doesn't live with you. I don't know where that point will lead, but, think about it. He's no better than your best-friend, step-blood or not. What would you do if it was your sister who did that? Just remember, no matter how big he is, you have the same rights as him. Plus, you are older, so you HAVE to teach him, and my first lesson would be not to "gyp" people on life (cannibus=life).

You really should keep this guy out of your life, until he learns.

My sisters man use to always "pinch" a bowl cuz he hooked it up. Well I started smoking at least one bowl with them if they hooked me up just cuz they help'd or w/e. But i found out he kept doing it. so i confronted my sister and i stopped going thru them for quite some time. now when i go with them i make sure he doesnt leave me sight with my weed.

Before: Lemonboy After: Stonerpoet.

No, he doesn't live with me. Putting him out of my life isn't an option though. I don't live with my family but I try to make it to a Sunday dinner every now and then. The point I've been trying to make, is that this is someone I want to continue to value and look in the eye. Far removed, perhaps, but he is still family.

Okay, if you want to keep him in your life, he must have something good in him.
Make a joke about it, maybe. Next time, you see him take a little extra food, tell him now you know what he looks like when he grabs in your bag for 'brain-food' (pot).

I'll think of others, I'm drunk now, so if you just bare with me, I'll help you out of this no matter how many times I'm wrong. I wasn't in the same situation, but I do have a younger step-brother. He went to jail for Heroine, but he's out now and started a family, prematurely, I think.

If he was my family.....I would just leave it alone....but never buy from him again....if he asks why you stoped buying through him......then tell him.

I think he might want to share the whole experience with family, rather than a street-dealer (who'd probably hook him up phat).

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Originally Posted by likemclever

fouling off?

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f***ing off
You mean, like, in baseball?

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

My fraternal brother once went off on me for not smoking a THIRD bowl with him. Granted, he was drunk at the time, but I quickly dropped him back at his house and left. I have no time for those games.

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Maybe you should take his advice and go off on your step-brother. You have (wait, by fraternal, do you mean like a fraternity?) still remained friends with your fraternal brother and you should expect your step-brother to do the same. If he doesn't then you know who the better man is, because when the shoe was on your foot, you forgave your fraternal brother.

You know, I've been treated better by black people while I was walking around NYC, by myself, all night long. Got weed twice (two dimes) and not gyped, nor did they run away with my money. Complete strangers.

it's weed karma... ;)

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

Does your dealer/supplier skim some off the top of every bag? Do you willingly put up with this? One of my local suppliers has been my step-brother for years but I've vowed not to buy from him anymore. He takes too much off the top. I expect friends and such to skim a nug or two but not so much that it is obvious. This particular step-brother loves to ensure me that the bag is straight when I exchange with him even before I ask. I am a heavy smoker and find this quite insulting. We are close and I would hate to alienate him but I feel he started this. How do you tell someone you care about that what he is doing just isn't cool without ruining a family bond?

I talked this over with another one of my brother's and he confirmed that said brother was skimming more than necessary off the top. He also told me that he had warned said brother of such behavior. I just don't know what to do. I want to say SOMETHING to him, even if I don't plan to buy anymore.

The guy we are talking about is an 18 year old college student. Kinda hard to be expected to dumb-it-down.

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this might of been said already but, dude! he's family, he should be the easiest to tell. i mean, the least that will come out of it is a good 'ol family feud and let's face it, family members are the best to fight with.

That's it Ganj, spark a brawl.

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Originally Posted by likemclever

it's weed karma... ;)

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I prefer to call it, the work of "THE GREEN SPIRITS"!

Dude he's family? I think it is even harder to tell a family member they have fucked someone over, much less fucked YOU over. I plan on letting him know exactly what I think VERY soon. I just wanted some fellow stoner input. Many thanks.

Well, thanks for drawing us in your trap. I knew you had the answer all along!

....beachguy are you getting drunk???????? :)

getting?????????????? getting... to get and to give... giving?????? or is it to forgive and forget?

Why drink vile posion when you have perfectly good lungs to fuck up.

Perfectly good resin? No, I'm fucking up my perfectly shitty lungs with Kamel Reds. The beer reminds me of the days when I was living 500 miles, from where I grew up, with two close friends. I just like to laugh at myself and a little later, I'm scraping, but I'm funny as hell as a drunk.

drinking makes me sleepy....

Anything that causes mental changes, keeps me awake forever. Go to sleep, now, likem. I'll wake you up, if you can hear the tapping of my keys at 11:30 A.M.

Only kidding, stay up with MEeeeeeeeeeeeee!

11:30AM I fucking wish..

6:30AM :(

Go to chat so we can stop fucking up all these threads....K.....K.

k...k

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

I think offering someone a few hits of something kind is a nice way to let them know there are no hard feelings. Really, I have no regrets and will be glad not to harbor any ill-will. I just want it out in the open. My stomach turns over Sunday dinners thinking his munchies are the result of bud I paid for.

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i totally agree