berrybunches
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I got the urge to write my view on drugs based on my life story. I was curious if anyone else had similiar experiences.
As a kid as young as 11 years old my dad always taught me and my sister that marijuana laws were dumb and that done in moderation it was better for you than alcohol - he used a lot of Paulian arguments about personal responsibility and parental responsibility.
My father does not drink and he does not do drugs.
Turns out I ended up being a drug user from the time I was 14-17 years old. I smoked marijuana and used LCD and pills. Nothing to heavy. My parents did not like it but were afraid if they were to harsh I would have ran away so they just showed me constant love and affection.
At 17 I stopped using them. Reason #1 I felt bad for letting down such awesome parents #2 I realized how stupid most of my friends were #3 I grew up becuase I was allowed to get it out of my system #4 I had HONEST parents who did not blame others for me being stupid. #1&4 are key.
My sister never ended up getting into drugs even though she was parented the same way I was.
I found out my father also use to use drugs, he did from the ages 16-early 20's. His brother and sister never used them. He grew out of it and also had a loving, honest home. My mother was a church girl that never did anything bad. They met in their late 20's and our still together.
Me and my father both turned out to be good people. We are very similar.
My point is that no matter what you do certain people are just more likely to try certain things. I think if I was told that drugs the root of all evil and had parents that disowned me I may have been more likely to NOT straighten up my act and would have relied on people who accepted me for who I was, in turn, they would have been worse influences.
I no longer use any drugs becuase I like to feel complete. Its not becuase they are illegal or becuase they have bad effects on my body, or becuase of DARE or becuase of other anti-drug campaigns...all things which I still luagh at for their ineffectiveness.
Note also that I grew up in a 2 parent house hold and had an awesome extended family. My dad and I are literally best friends, I am 24 now. I think family and love, whether its 2 parents or grandparents or uncles or whatever, is key. Surround your kids with adults who really love them. I was and am lucky to have this.
As a kid as young as 11 years old my dad always taught me and my sister that marijuana laws were dumb and that done in moderation it was better for you than alcohol - he used a lot of Paulian arguments about personal responsibility and parental responsibility.
My father does not drink and he does not do drugs.
Turns out I ended up being a drug user from the time I was 14-17 years old. I smoked marijuana and used LCD and pills. Nothing to heavy. My parents did not like it but were afraid if they were to harsh I would have ran away so they just showed me constant love and affection.
At 17 I stopped using them. Reason #1 I felt bad for letting down such awesome parents #2 I realized how stupid most of my friends were #3 I grew up becuase I was allowed to get it out of my system #4 I had HONEST parents who did not blame others for me being stupid. #1&4 are key.
My sister never ended up getting into drugs even though she was parented the same way I was.
I found out my father also use to use drugs, he did from the ages 16-early 20's. His brother and sister never used them. He grew out of it and also had a loving, honest home. My mother was a church girl that never did anything bad. They met in their late 20's and our still together.
Me and my father both turned out to be good people. We are very similar.
My point is that no matter what you do certain people are just more likely to try certain things. I think if I was told that drugs the root of all evil and had parents that disowned me I may have been more likely to NOT straighten up my act and would have relied on people who accepted me for who I was, in turn, they would have been worse influences.
I no longer use any drugs becuase I like to feel complete. Its not becuase they are illegal or becuase they have bad effects on my body, or becuase of DARE or becuase of other anti-drug campaigns...all things which I still luagh at for their ineffectiveness.
Note also that I grew up in a 2 parent house hold and had an awesome extended family. My dad and I are literally best friends, I am 24 now. I think family and love, whether its 2 parents or grandparents or uncles or whatever, is key. Surround your kids with adults who really love them. I was and am lucky to have this.
