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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 552784" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Welcome to our board Twin. I understand how frightening this can be but let's put it into perspective. He is in his senior year in college and I assume he has done well enough to be on target to graduate on time. So his smoking pot isn't interefering in his life or causing problems that you know of. Many young people smoke pot occassionaly and do just fine in life. It's not what I want my difficult child doing either but if she were just smoking occassionaly and in her senior year of college I would be delighted, in light of what she is doing and the problems smoking and drinking have caused in her life. I'm not sure he needs counseling at this point.</p><p></p><p>How old is your son? Obviously he is an adult and living on his own so you really have no control over what he is doing but with your familiarity with substance abuse I'm sure you are concerned. He knows you and your husband are supportive of him and unless there are other warning signs I don;t think this is a serious problem. </p><p></p><p>Please understand I am not saying smoking pot is OK, it's just that I have come to terms with the fact that so many young people do it and most of them turn out just fine. Of course if there are other troubling signs that is different but it doesn't sound like it. You are not going to make him see the error of his ways, you may just push him away if h feels you are overreacting.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 552784, member: 59"] Welcome to our board Twin. I understand how frightening this can be but let's put it into perspective. He is in his senior year in college and I assume he has done well enough to be on target to graduate on time. So his smoking pot isn't interefering in his life or causing problems that you know of. Many young people smoke pot occassionaly and do just fine in life. It's not what I want my difficult child doing either but if she were just smoking occassionaly and in her senior year of college I would be delighted, in light of what she is doing and the problems smoking and drinking have caused in her life. I'm not sure he needs counseling at this point. How old is your son? Obviously he is an adult and living on his own so you really have no control over what he is doing but with your familiarity with substance abuse I'm sure you are concerned. He knows you and your husband are supportive of him and unless there are other warning signs I don;t think this is a serious problem. Please understand I am not saying smoking pot is OK, it's just that I have come to terms with the fact that so many young people do it and most of them turn out just fine. Of course if there are other troubling signs that is different but it doesn't sound like it. You are not going to make him see the error of his ways, you may just push him away if h feels you are overreacting. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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