Need Opinions!!!!

[Acouwaila]

Ok heres the deal...

most of my life my mother has been on the side witht he media when it comes to marijuana ...she doesnt want me doing it at all....

however we had a talk about it about a week ago and she said she did it for 4 years and she agreed that it was less harmful than alcohol...

now the thing is...my parents get drunk every friday and saturday night just about and it seems everytime they do, they get in a fight.....or one ends up hurting the other (not physically)

just this morning my mom told me that my dad should really stop drinking...now the question is..

should i propose the idea of him starting to smoke marijuana instead? Its better for his health and it most likely won't start the emotional fights as well...

i mean she already pretty much knows i smoke...and she already told me she cant stop me from doing it....but it still seems risky...what do you guys think?

p.s. she told me my father once considered starting when he had his liver problems...

Acouwaila Reviewed by Acouwaila on 10-14-2006. Need Opinions!!!! Ok heres the deal... most of my life my mother has been on the side witht he media when it comes to marijuana ...she doesnt want me doing it at all.... however we had a talk about it about a week ago and she said she did it for 4 years and she agreed that it was less harmful than alcohol... now the thing is...my parents get drunk every friday and saturday night just about and it seems everytime they do, they get in a fight.....or one ends up hurting the other (not physically) just Rating: 5

[Acouwaila]

bump. help.

[BobBong]

If your father has liver problems alcohol is the last thing he should be putting back every weekend.

It wouldn't hurt to suggest.. it seems you have a very open relationship with your parents.. take advantage of it.
Many of us will never be able to approach our parents as openly as you've been able to. If he says no, so what? his decision.. technically you can't make him stop drinking either.. but you can certainly try

Best of luck,
Just be honest and open with your parents... It's something that few of us are able to do.

Bob.

[Acouwaila]

thanks Bob, ill keep that in mind

[Grava Flave]

do it dude, make it sound lyk a joke at first then go serious.

i tried wit my mom but she just told me to shut up

u cant get in trouble for suggesting it... well i mean i dont kno ur parents but it seems unreal that u would

[Acouwaila]

yeah I think im gonna wait until they get drunk again and take advantage of it lol...but i dont know yet...

[deftdrummer]

since your parents are obviously older, suggest the possibility of vaporizing. It seems to me most "adults" even the ones that have smoked in the past like new alternatives to taking a huge bong rip. vaporizing is just the trick! I just purchased my vapolution vaporizer from www.vapolution.com and it is fantastic! Maybe you have heard negative and positives about vaporizers, but the truth of the matter is that it is so healthy for you I almost thought it wasn't doing anything when I first tried it yesterday. This vaporizer is $125 shipped and has a heat setting control and is glass on glass rather than ceramic or metal heating elements.

Without having to buy anything I would just suggest waiting until he has had a few drinks in him (but not drunk) and just ask if he wants to "take a load off" or something like that. I dont know how your parents react to certain things but just propose it like you would any other friend or new acquaintence. Good luck! even more than drugs though, perhaps trying a family member / input based approach and try to help them as their son maybe. Switching from one habit to another is not necessarily going to produce outstanding results. Try having them work it out like humans ought to - with communication!

[4gan2ja0]

i'd say go for it man, it cant hurt to try, and im sure if you present it in a way that makes him see that alcohol is the devil and cannabis is the answer to all life's problems.:thumbsup:

[birdgirl73]

Maybe this'll sound too practical, but if your dad already likes alcohol to excess, it seems to me the last thing he needs is encouragement toward another substance, whether it's less harmful or not. Just my gut feeling . . . . sounds like complete sobriety might be the better alternative for him.

[Storm Crow]

My mom was a bipolar alcoholic. She drank until her body gave out and suicided at age 59- the same age I am now. I too am an alcoholic, but cannabis blocks the desire for alcohol. I don't drink now. My health is FAR better than my Mom's although I vaporize (and sometimes smoke) cannabis every day. I tried to get her to use cannabis, but she said it was too mild for her (good late 60s Columbian!). I wish I has pushed her toward cannabis more than I did. Crazy bitch that she was, I still love and miss her! I wish you better luck than I had!