Did you guys see this story out of Montreal?—
Dad sells son’s 90-dollar video game online for more than $9,000After catching his 15-year-old smoking pot, a father sold the hard-to-get “Guitar Hero III” video game he bought his son for 90 dollars for Christmas at an online auction, fetching 9,000 dollars.
The sale took place after the father spent two weeks searching for the video game for the Nintendo Wii gameboard.
“So I was so relieved in that I had finally got the Holy Grail of Christmas presents pretty much just in the nick of time. I couldn’t wait to spread the jubilance to my son,” the father wrote on the eBay website.
“Then, yesterday, I came home from work early and what do I find? My innocent little boy smoking pot in the back yard with two of his delinquent friends.”
The man, a school teacher, who kept his identity private, said he sold the coveted video game to punish his son and discourage him from smoking dope.
On the plus side, if his daughter pierces her tongue, the guy could pay off his mortgage!
But in all seriousness, do you think this will work? Shouldn’t he have suspected something if his “innocent little boy” had “delinquent friends?” It’s a huge challenge, isn’t it?
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We are experiencing the same shocking revelation when our innocent 15 year old son tested positive for THC in his urine. It’s shocking, scary, embarrassing. But it’s true and we have to face what is a reality. We have to be very careful with the prescription drugs, and the alchol cocktails these kids are drinking.
My son is now 19 - smoking pot & drinking. I asked him when he started smoking, and he said since 10th grade (16 years old). My husband and I didn’t notice a thing. It’s not like my husband and I can’t tell when someone is stoned or not, it’s just that nothing seemed out of place, or different. That’s the scary part. It’s a shame - but I think that parents need to test there kids in 9th grade - when they hit high school - BEFORE they try drugs. This will let them know we’re staying on top of the situation.
- I disagree with the urine-testing approach. I especially disagree with SCV Mom when she says that we need to test kids in 9th grade, “before they try drugs”.
- I tried marijuana when I was 15, turning 16–summer before 10th grade. I liked it, so here I am a 19-year-old sophomore at Boston University and I still smoke pot. I drink, too. They’re really no object to me–I don’t go overboard, and I don’t use them to drown my sorrows. I don’t have many sorrows to drown, come to think of it.
- The reason is because my parents, though they have a “zero-tolerance” approach to marijuana, have taught me that drinking alcohol is alright in moderation. My mother is from England. In Europe, people have a glass or two of wine with almost every meal. They’re drinking very often, but in very small amounts.
- So I apply that same mentality to smoking marijuana. I smoke joints often–ranging from once or twice a week to once or twice a day. I’m not an alocholic, nor am I a drug addict. I get my work done, get all my papers written in due time, and do reasonably well on all my tests. I go to Boston University. I’m a sophomore majoring in Biological Anthropology and minoring in French. Not something that someone who smokes pot could achieve, right?
- Wrong. I have many many friends, about a third of whom smoke pot, and the rest either just drink or don’t at all. It’s really not about the drug itself, or even the frequency. It’s about mindset, and who your kids are surrounding themselves with.
- So my question to you all is: who are your children’s friends? Don’t jump to the conclusion that they’re fundamentally deliquents because they smoke pot. If they’re good kids, you can influence them the same way you can influence your own. Go outside when your kids are out smoking, and ask, “how much have you smoked today?” If the answer is “Just a joint” or “just a couple bowls among three people”, or any other low figure like that, then they’re fine. Invite them inside and make sure they don’t do anything stupid.
- That last part is key. Make sure your kids don’t do anyhting stupid while they’re high. The first way is just to make sure they don’t smoke too much! It’s the same thing as making sure they don’t have more than 2 or 3 drinks at a time, until they know the rules. If they can still hold a complex conversation, they’re fine.
- It’s called MODERATION. If they attain this, then they’re fine. But nurture their habits postively. Make sure they’re safe, that they’re not being too rambunctious, that they’re getting their work done. As my brother tells me all the time, “get your shit together, then mom and dad won’t care about the pot.” Which is true. Will it really be a big deal if they continue to be motivated and do well in school? No, it will not. Make sure that they are able to do their work, and if not, don’t permanently forbid them from smoking pot. Tell them they can’t smoke for two weeks. Then after two weeks are up, make sure they know not to smoke if they have work that evening or school the next day. Another good rule is Fridays Only!
- However you decide to do this, just remember: it’s not a big deal unless you make it a war. War is bad. A nurturing situation is good.
To the second poster… It is never a good idea to drive down heavy laws unless that has been something of a parenting style that you have always adhered to. If you are usually easy to talk to.. ‘laid-back’ parents… then coming down too forcefully on this issue could break that trust. No one knows your family better than you but also try to see how your punishment might come across in the eyes of your child instead of possibly only seeing your well intentioned judgement.