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<blockquote data-quote="UpandDown" data-source="post: 706088" data-attributes="member: 19025"><p>Percy,</p><p></p><p>I have been where you are. My son too felt it was his right to smoke weed in our home and also once upon a time was diagnosed with ODD. I also have younger children. What a nightmare its been. Up and down, up and down. I know he still smokes but somehow he finally got the message that it was easier to go and smoke elsewhere and to keep it hidden from us. I have heard some of the exact same things out of his mouth as your son. Its a plant, its from the earth, its basically legal (not here where we live),etc. We tried drug testing at home and were shocked that he too used someone else's urine. Felt like a complete fool after we learned that. But honestly I never thought of it. He will be 18 in the Spring so we are muddling through for now. We finally got to the point where we don't pay for gas, a cell phone, car insurance. When he has cash, he can go buy a card for his phone. He does do that from time to time. Anytime I found any weed or related items, I flushed them. I don't know what finally got through. Perhaps he got tired of the game of cat and mouse. I did call the police a few times (for different reasons) but although he put up a front, it scared him thoroughly. I think he also sees that soon he will be 18 and can leave the house and do whatever he wants. Perhaps that sustains him. I don't know. He does know that we are completely serious about making him leave when he turns 18 if he is using in our home. I think staying the course on how you are handling him is important. Keep smashing the bongs. Keep calmly reiterating that "we do not allow drugs in our home". Keep flushing the weed. Just because his behavior doesn't change, doesn't mean he isn't hearing you. My son would get so upset and take off running , staying out all hours. We called the police and had them out looking for him. It was really really cold out and everyone was worried for his safety. The police called his friends looking for him. That also seemed to scare and embarrass him thoroughly. He wasn't charged just told by the police to find a way to tell us his whereabouts so we wouldn't call police.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpandDown, post: 706088, member: 19025"] Percy, I have been where you are. My son too felt it was his right to smoke weed in our home and also once upon a time was diagnosed with ODD. I also have younger children. What a nightmare its been. Up and down, up and down. I know he still smokes but somehow he finally got the message that it was easier to go and smoke elsewhere and to keep it hidden from us. I have heard some of the exact same things out of his mouth as your son. Its a plant, its from the earth, its basically legal (not here where we live),etc. We tried drug testing at home and were shocked that he too used someone else's urine. Felt like a complete fool after we learned that. But honestly I never thought of it. He will be 18 in the Spring so we are muddling through for now. We finally got to the point where we don't pay for gas, a cell phone, car insurance. When he has cash, he can go buy a card for his phone. He does do that from time to time. Anytime I found any weed or related items, I flushed them. I don't know what finally got through. Perhaps he got tired of the game of cat and mouse. I did call the police a few times (for different reasons) but although he put up a front, it scared him thoroughly. I think he also sees that soon he will be 18 and can leave the house and do whatever he wants. Perhaps that sustains him. I don't know. He does know that we are completely serious about making him leave when he turns 18 if he is using in our home. I think staying the course on how you are handling him is important. Keep smashing the bongs. Keep calmly reiterating that "we do not allow drugs in our home". Keep flushing the weed. Just because his behavior doesn't change, doesn't mean he isn't hearing you. My son would get so upset and take off running , staying out all hours. We called the police and had them out looking for him. It was really really cold out and everyone was worried for his safety. The police called his friends looking for him. That also seemed to scare and embarrass him thoroughly. He wasn't charged just told by the police to find a way to tell us his whereabouts so we wouldn't call police. [/QUOTE]
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