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I spent the morning pouring over the internet the pros/cons of marijuana/alcohol. Both are bad although it looks like marijuana is less likely to cause anything fatal.
Spreading Salt wrote:All involved or potentially involved kiddos are getting a call to their parents from myself for coffee and discussion while the kids aren't around. I feel I need to let them know what I found and that their children might have been involved/exposed to drugs at my place.
readyornot wrote:Prayers and heartfelt wishes to Spreading Salt and all parents. I know there are plenty of physical/chemical/legal/vocational reasons to argue against pot use. What struck me in reading this thread, is how it always affects relationships. Think about the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Do you really think it held some special biological/chemical agent that imparted forbidden knowledge. I kinda doubt it. I think it could have been a Krispy Kreme donut and the result would have been the same. It was just the medium for breaking trust, breaking relationships and breaking hearts. Your sons have just demonstrated their kinship to Adam and Eve, as we all have in many ways. Spiritually, this can be a huge learning experience, in terms of understanding and experiencing first hand how we do the opposite of Love, and sin. I know these perspectives may not appeal easily to teenagers, but I would still lay them out there. And, when tribulation or who knows what other hard times really start to hit, families are really going to be put to the test in terms of commitment, loyalty, going against the stream etc. And no drug, legal or illegal, is going to be able to carry anyone through it, though many will try that route. Life is so easy right now for most American kids. When it gets real hard, they will have to survive by making hard, sober decisions. Your kids' greatest asset is that they have two Christian parents who love them. And breaking the trust with you parents is damaging to their greatest asset. They don't realize it yet, but that's true. I'm a child and family therapist of 26 years and currently work very closely with kids in foster care. I've known so many kids who would gladly trade their drugs for even one semi-decent parent. That's what they really want, but often don't realize it until it's too late. Just try to keep it from going to addiction, because I have also seen kids who want to stop, realize they're ruining important relationships, but just can't or don't seem to have the right motivation. There are so many variables, but drugs always make everything worse, eventually. If you can't live without it and you should be able to, you've got a problem. If you use and can stop anytime you want, then why would you willingly sacrifice so much for something you don't have to use? I'm diabetic and I WANT my sugar (see reference to Krispy Kreme above). Although I don't care if I die and go to Heaven, I've got too many people depending on me here. We all have our struggles. It's about love, commitment. Anyway, I'll pray for your family, and all families on this board trying to raise kids. I still have young ones, too.
Spreading Salt wrote:So my 17 year old has decided that he knows more than us and he is moving out. He is choosing a life of bad behaviors instead of his family. Grrrr and heartbreak
Dearest Yeshua,
I just am speechless. Please help and protect. I want to trust this path and Your plan but I am struggling. Amen.
Spreading Salt wrote:So my 17 year old has decided that he knows more than us and he is moving out. He is choosing a life of bad behaviors instead of his family. Grrrr and heartbreak
Dearest Yeshua,
I just am speechless. Please help and protect. I want to trust this path and Your plan but I am struggling. Amen.
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