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Cut-up staw--used for anything besides Cocaine?
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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 79508" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>MW, I'd like to believe that most kids aren't messing with drugs, and maybe they aren't elsewhere. However, here, I'm afraid they are, and I'm not sure if it's because we live in a "resort" type area in CA or something else. </p><p></p><p>We've used communication with the parents of the ten or so kids our son's age in our neighborhood to gauge many issues over the years such as curfews, etc. in an attempt to help us set reasonable limits for our son. These families include a city councel-man, a city manager, several teachers, an attorney, and many others seemingly upstanding citizens. Yet, without exception, every one of these family have had issues with their children surrounding drugs and/or alcohol, some much more serious than what we've had to deal with with our son, so far. Yet, most of of these kids have begun college and/or gotten jobs, and/or are seeking jobs, despite this. </p><p></p><p>While I'm not defending or condoning this, it appears that many young people we know ARE able to use drugs recreationally and lead productive lives, and THIS is what my son observes. I'm afraid that this is what his reality is, and it is very frightening to me as there seems to be very little of the stigma attached to this sort of behavior that there was when I was a teenager...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 79508, member: 1835"] MW, I'd like to believe that most kids aren't messing with drugs, and maybe they aren't elsewhere. However, here, I'm afraid they are, and I'm not sure if it's because we live in a "resort" type area in CA or something else. We've used communication with the parents of the ten or so kids our son's age in our neighborhood to gauge many issues over the years such as curfews, etc. in an attempt to help us set reasonable limits for our son. These families include a city councel-man, a city manager, several teachers, an attorney, and many others seemingly upstanding citizens. Yet, without exception, every one of these family have had issues with their children surrounding drugs and/or alcohol, some much more serious than what we've had to deal with with our son, so far. Yet, most of of these kids have begun college and/or gotten jobs, and/or are seeking jobs, despite this. While I'm not defending or condoning this, it appears that many young people we know ARE able to use drugs recreationally and lead productive lives, and THIS is what my son observes. I'm afraid that this is what his reality is, and it is very frightening to me as there seems to be very little of the stigma attached to this sort of behavior that there was when I was a teenager... [/QUOTE]
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