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Should you tell your kids about your own past substance use?
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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 732500" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>I didn't tell my girls about my very minimal use of weed. But I have told them, that yes, lots of people do it, but it is not legal in our state. Some people can be an occasional smoker, and still keep educational goals or jobs a priority. But others are not able to do that, and get very side tracked. And often experiment with stronger drugs and get addicted.</p><p></p><p>I try not to demonize weed...as I know it can have medical benefits.</p><p></p><p>We rarely drank any alcohol in our home or in front of them. We just aren't big drinkers. If friends brought over a bottle of wine for dinner, we would serve it. If we went to a Mexican restaurant, I might order a margarita...once or twice a year.</p><p></p><p>But we have explained many times that they have a family history of addiction... And that social drinking could trigger problem drinking.</p><p></p><p>None of it seemed to help...they both have abused alcohol and other drugs. I wish I knew what would have made a difference. I now attend AlAnon meetings to try to make me healthier... Ksm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 732500, member: 12511"] I didn't tell my girls about my very minimal use of weed. But I have told them, that yes, lots of people do it, but it is not legal in our state. Some people can be an occasional smoker, and still keep educational goals or jobs a priority. But others are not able to do that, and get very side tracked. And often experiment with stronger drugs and get addicted. I try not to demonize weed...as I know it can have medical benefits. We rarely drank any alcohol in our home or in front of them. We just aren't big drinkers. If friends brought over a bottle of wine for dinner, we would serve it. If we went to a Mexican restaurant, I might order a margarita...once or twice a year. But we have explained many times that they have a family history of addiction... And that social drinking could trigger problem drinking. None of it seemed to help...they both have abused alcohol and other drugs. I wish I knew what would have made a difference. I now attend AlAnon meetings to try to make me healthier... Ksm [/QUOTE]
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