Believe it or not you have a transparent plan, not yet hemp strength...ha, when I was 18, in the year 1989, I had been working part-time($6.35hr) for a year; then 10 months after H.S. Graduation (during this time I got another job, full time, no !$#$ car either) me and a high school friend set out for Europe. best $#@#@ thing I ever did. I saw such surreal events, people and places. I later found work in London as a dishwasher, later working my up into the kitchen. 15 years later I am a local chef. Your father is just being a father, good intentions I hope, it's just not everyone is a naturally good teacher, a must. Booze killed 3 people in my life, not to mention my grandparents and aunts & uncles who 'used' booze the same way you & I and many others, escapism. Not very many people die from herb (directly). Taking a 4 weeks off is great for your tolerance, & your sense of taste for high quality bud is rewarded as well as saving a few C notes. Keep your head up above the grey haze of mediocrity. Chow, lakrzy.