Quote Originally Posted by Polaris
Wow! Thanks for all the replies.

Several of you suggested sharing a spliff/bong with him.... personally I would feel uncomfortable doing that. I fear he would see it as giving him the green light to smoke whenever he liked.

As I've said before, I've tried the tough approach, to no avail. So maybe now is the time for compromise and bargining. Maybe turn a blind eye at the weekends as long as his schoolwork is done during the week.

What I really would like him to do is, lay off the cannabis altogether, untill he's able to take a more responsible attitude towards it and use it purely recreationally. Maybe that's just a pipe dream.
You, sir, are a master of the pun.

Anyways, the compromise sounds like a good idea. As long as he does his schoolwork, that is. I'm glad to hear everything's going better (I think). I'd like to see your son laying off until he starts doing better in school as well, but hey, you have to take the good and the bad, right?

And yeah, I just got through listening to the opening theme song of facts of life.
graph Reviewed by graph on . Hi, I'm new to these boards. And also a concerned parent of a 15yr old son. Don't all gang up on me! I'm here to try to learn about Cannabis and understand why he feels the need to use it. I've known about his use since the summer of 2005, and have gone through all the usual parenty type of reactions: Shock, horror, despair...the end is nigh... that sort of thing. I've spoken to a lot of organisations and his school about it, but it seems that as long as he's not refusing to go to school, stealing cars, using heroin Rating: 5