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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 618287" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It isn't working to handle it yourself. Hon, you want to have some control, even through the justice system, or he may well move onto other things, if he hasn't already. You only have three years before he is legally beyond your reach. There is "legal" pot, such as spice which is extremely dangerous...if he starts dabbling in that...it is best to get tough NOW. If he thinks pot is "healthy" then think of what he will say about spice, which is legal.</p><p></p><p>You need to be the adult before you can't anymore. Pot is not harmless to everyone and n Occupational Therapist (OT) to ANYONE who smokes it every day. And your house is your house. Cigarettes are legal, but they are forbidden in my house. My house, my rules. Your house, your rules.</p><p></p><p>You may want to search his room when he's not there to see if you find anything. Ditto his Facebook and cell phone. In my opinion, they lose their privacy rights when they break the law or refuse to follow our house rules.</p><p></p><p>Many of us are very kindhearted and want our kids to like us. That works fine for many of our kids, but every kid responds differently to the way we parent them. I was very softhearted until my daughter started using drugs. She was shocked when I called the police. Part of the police call was to find out who sold it to her...it was an adult who was on parole already. Either way, I was not going to make it easy for her to self-destruct. We called the police a few years later too when we found a bag of white stuff in her room...she had evolved onto other things. Her behavior deteriorated too. You don't even want to know about her driving record and serious accidents. One thing you CAN do...tell him if he uses pot, he doesn't drive. That was one thing that made my daughter at least try to stop for a while and once we found out she hadn't (and we found out due to a car crash) that was the end of her being able to drive our vehicles. Yes, she was angry. So what? She is 29 now and clean and we are best friends, although she hated me then.</p><p></p><p>Do you like your son's friends? Has he switched friends recently? Do you know for sure when he started pot? Are you sure it's only pot?</p><p></p><p>Most of all, you have a mentally ill daughter. She doesn't need to see her brother using pot boldly at home. With bipolar, you are prone to abusing drugs and they make the bipolar worse. Your daughter needs to see you take a strong stand.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you have to go through this. It is never fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 618287, member: 1550"] It isn't working to handle it yourself. Hon, you want to have some control, even through the justice system, or he may well move onto other things, if he hasn't already. You only have three years before he is legally beyond your reach. There is "legal" pot, such as spice which is extremely dangerous...if he starts dabbling in that...it is best to get tough NOW. If he thinks pot is "healthy" then think of what he will say about spice, which is legal. You need to be the adult before you can't anymore. Pot is not harmless to everyone and n Occupational Therapist (OT) to ANYONE who smokes it every day. And your house is your house. Cigarettes are legal, but they are forbidden in my house. My house, my rules. Your house, your rules. You may want to search his room when he's not there to see if you find anything. Ditto his Facebook and cell phone. In my opinion, they lose their privacy rights when they break the law or refuse to follow our house rules. Many of us are very kindhearted and want our kids to like us. That works fine for many of our kids, but every kid responds differently to the way we parent them. I was very softhearted until my daughter started using drugs. She was shocked when I called the police. Part of the police call was to find out who sold it to her...it was an adult who was on parole already. Either way, I was not going to make it easy for her to self-destruct. We called the police a few years later too when we found a bag of white stuff in her room...she had evolved onto other things. Her behavior deteriorated too. You don't even want to know about her driving record and serious accidents. One thing you CAN do...tell him if he uses pot, he doesn't drive. That was one thing that made my daughter at least try to stop for a while and once we found out she hadn't (and we found out due to a car crash) that was the end of her being able to drive our vehicles. Yes, she was angry. So what? She is 29 now and clean and we are best friends, although she hated me then. Do you like your son's friends? Has he switched friends recently? Do you know for sure when he started pot? Are you sure it's only pot? Most of all, you have a mentally ill daughter. She doesn't need to see her brother using pot boldly at home. With bipolar, you are prone to abusing drugs and they make the bipolar worse. Your daughter needs to see you take a strong stand. I'm sorry you have to go through this. It is never fun. [/QUOTE]
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