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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 512540" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>Hi Shannon,</p><p>Don't you wish you could just close your eyes and make it go away?! Ugh, I feel for you. We have a lot of similarities...my son has always been very private, intelligent, could debate like Socrates, and also said he made academic decision to use pot (once he was caught, that is). For some reason, he acted like it was a "natural" substance, trying to convince us that there was nothing wrong - it was benign. Since 9th grade, he also had his own living area in the basement with a separate entrance, and he was an excellent student and held a responsible job. Unfortunately, I'm talking in the past tense. Also, I did know most of his friends and many of them were polite and were at my house almost all the time and ate dinner here frequently. Unfortunately, what was going on in my basement was not cool. The extreme politeness was just a cover to keep me placated while they were partying, eating my food and using my car with paraphernalia in it. If you have a dropped ceiling, you may want to check under the tiles - that's where we found some stuff later on. The you-know-what hit the fan, and his behavior became difficult and guarded, and I'm quite certain he moved on to stronger stuff. He lost my trust, and once we started checking his phone texts, and perusing his Facebook, well, the person we thought was our son was leading a double life. Never in my life would I have believed he would behave like this. Plus, I was a stay at home mom, and I was utterly played.</p><p>He became an adept liar, his grades tanked, and he quit his job. Our relationship suffered greatly. I cannot figure out how a so-called smart kid with everything going for him would put a thief in his mouth to steal his brains. It's unfathomable. What's worse is he defends it. However, for my son, this started at the end of 9th grade...your son is older, and he is almost fully self-supporting. </p><p>He is an adult in your home, and breakiing the law, and your home rules and car rules is concerning. Don't overreact, but you have the right to have a drug free home and car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 512540, member: 13882"] Hi Shannon, Don't you wish you could just close your eyes and make it go away?! Ugh, I feel for you. We have a lot of similarities...my son has always been very private, intelligent, could debate like Socrates, and also said he made academic decision to use pot (once he was caught, that is). For some reason, he acted like it was a "natural" substance, trying to convince us that there was nothing wrong - it was benign. Since 9th grade, he also had his own living area in the basement with a separate entrance, and he was an excellent student and held a responsible job. Unfortunately, I'm talking in the past tense. Also, I did know most of his friends and many of them were polite and were at my house almost all the time and ate dinner here frequently. Unfortunately, what was going on in my basement was not cool. The extreme politeness was just a cover to keep me placated while they were partying, eating my food and using my car with paraphernalia in it. If you have a dropped ceiling, you may want to check under the tiles - that's where we found some stuff later on. The you-know-what hit the fan, and his behavior became difficult and guarded, and I'm quite certain he moved on to stronger stuff. He lost my trust, and once we started checking his phone texts, and perusing his Facebook, well, the person we thought was our son was leading a double life. Never in my life would I have believed he would behave like this. Plus, I was a stay at home mom, and I was utterly played. He became an adept liar, his grades tanked, and he quit his job. Our relationship suffered greatly. I cannot figure out how a so-called smart kid with everything going for him would put a thief in his mouth to steal his brains. It's unfathomable. What's worse is he defends it. However, for my son, this started at the end of 9th grade...your son is older, and he is almost fully self-supporting. He is an adult in your home, and breakiing the law, and your home rules and car rules is concerning. Don't overreact, but you have the right to have a drug free home and car. [/QUOTE]
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