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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 752353" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Two things I'd like to comment on:</p><p></p><p>I think we/parents push college initially or do not want anything to stop them from what we think they should be doing as a normal young adult. If THAT changes, then we have to face the fact that something is WRONG. We do not want to face that. We keep hoping each little thing is just a bump in the road and it will straighten itself out. That is what we did. Many kids DO straighten out after a few mishaps. Our son did NOT however. We did all that too JayPee (police, paid fines, ran around in circles trying to get back to "start"). Did no good. None of it. It was for us.</p><p></p><p>Marijuana - I smoked my brains out while in high school but I did what I needed to do. Me and my friends all had little jobs. We went to school. We did what was expected of us. Now I actually hate it. It was a gateway drug for our son. I never believed that "gateway" stuff until it happened to our son. It never happened to me so..... </p><p></p><p>He still thinks it's wonderful and he's now 24. He cannot smoke anymore now due to welding school and then being an actual welder. I'm glad but it worries me too. </p><p></p><p>He said it helps him. I said kick the crutch!!</p><p></p><p>He drinks lite beer and I don't even like that but as long as he does what he needs to do I have accepted it. I have had to let go and let him make his own decisions. He is making much better decisions now overall and that is good. I cannot have it all now can I?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 752353, member: 15032"] Two things I'd like to comment on: I think we/parents push college initially or do not want anything to stop them from what we think they should be doing as a normal young adult. If THAT changes, then we have to face the fact that something is WRONG. We do not want to face that. We keep hoping each little thing is just a bump in the road and it will straighten itself out. That is what we did. Many kids DO straighten out after a few mishaps. Our son did NOT however. We did all that too JayPee (police, paid fines, ran around in circles trying to get back to "start"). Did no good. None of it. It was for us. Marijuana - I smoked my brains out while in high school but I did what I needed to do. Me and my friends all had little jobs. We went to school. We did what was expected of us. Now I actually hate it. It was a gateway drug for our son. I never believed that "gateway" stuff until it happened to our son. It never happened to me so..... He still thinks it's wonderful and he's now 24. He cannot smoke anymore now due to welding school and then being an actual welder. I'm glad but it worries me too. He said it helps him. I said kick the crutch!! He drinks lite beer and I don't even like that but as long as he does what he needs to do I have accepted it. I have had to let go and let him make his own decisions. He is making much better decisions now overall and that is good. I cannot have it all now can I? [/QUOTE]
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