Quote From: arbeeteezI am the mother of three children, 17,15 & 12. While the youngest lives with me, the older two live with thier father. he allows them to smoke pot in the house (whether he is home or not). I'm afraid my youngest will want to join them and thier friends. Calling child protective services seems to be my only option, but I'm not sure that will help our relationship. When I told my ex I planned on drug testing my youngest when she came home, he told her to drink lots of water to flush her system out. Any suggestions
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU SHOULD CALL SOCIAL SERVICES. I PERSONALLY THINK IF YOU DO YOUR CHILDREN WILL REBEL EVEN MORE. I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY BUT SIT DOWN AND HAVE A 'POT' TALK. HAVE YOU EVER SMOKED? DID YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO DID? WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN HAPPEN TO LONG TERM POTHEADS? TELL THEM!!!!!!!!! I SMOKED POT IN HIGH SCHOOL AND LUCKILY I WAS SMART ENOUGH NOT TO LET IT HENDER MY LIFE, UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE I KNEW. BE MOM AND SAY NOT IN MY HOUSE, NO RED EYES AROUND ME AND IF YOU SEE RED EYES OR SMELL POT SMOKE ON THEM, CONFRONT THEM AND TELL THEM YOU DON'T APPRECIATE THEM DOING THAT AROUND YOU. JUST MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THEM ON TRACK. SCHOOL,SPORTS(THAT DRUG TEST) , WORK, COLLEGE. THE MORE INVOLVED YOU ARE THE LESS TIME THEY HAVE TO SMOKE POT.AND TALK TO 'DAD' AND ASK IF HE WANTS HIS CHILDREN TO WALK IN HIS SHOES THROUGH LIFE, OR IF HE WANTS THEM TO HAVE BETTER. I KNOW I WANT MY CHILDREN TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE THAN I LED. MOST PARENTS DO. GOOD-LUCK!
