Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Why?
Because I can seperate out what I do from what I think.
There are many situations where an adult will tell a child to do one thing whilst the adult routinely does the opposite - the adult is educated and is making an informed choice - he may well know what he his is dangerous - that's why he tells the child not to - but he still does it himself.
Well, make sure you tell them about my brother=in-law. Recently he was caught by wife smoking pot. So she delivered divorce papers. The court will now only allow him to see his kids during monitored visits, although the first draft of the settlement papers was that he would not be allowed to see them at all.
Scorp wrote:
Yes. No. It isn't a secret. I couldn't care less if people think that.
So you don't care what people think about you? Absurb. At some level it is inconvenient.
Okay, so I googled some stuff. Of course this will not be relevant, because I'm sure there is absolutely no way you'll believe these points, or you will be yourself to be the exception.
Common facts thrown around. I'm not going to worry about if it's biased, etc, because I know that just as some people study how drugs are bad, there's studies on how they are good and/or the study was bs in this case. But here's the list:
1) Pot is a gateway drug to other more dangerous drugs
2) The more frequent the individual uses drugs, it becomes easier to become addicted, because the frequency of use usually increases over time, due to increased tolerance and acceptability (it becomes easier to do it again and again).
3) An experiment: a man in white coat, a man next to a dial, a guy with electric wires attached to him, and a subject. The subject was to push the button, delivering an electrical shock to the "victim" whenever an incorrect response was given. There was no shock, but the victim was an actor told to gradually give out louder and louder reactions to pain as the experiment went along. The guy with the dial would increase the "shock" after every incorrect answer. The guy in the white coat would encourage the subject there was nothing wrong and everything was controlled or ok. Findings: 95% of the subjects pressed the button all the way to the end of the test, even though the subject was feigning unconsciousness. Reason for behavior: people will follow the directions of an authority figure, also there's a "repetitive threshold", where it gets easier and easier to press the button because they have press it before.
4) Drug use increases the chances of: health and mental problems, involvement in illegal activities beyond using, increased likelihood of death
5) If parents have favorable attitudes towards drug use or use drugs themselves, often their children will be more likely to abuse drugs.
6) Drug users have lower earnings potential.
7) Roughly 10% of drug users get addicted.
Of course, I'm sure this won't happen in your situation, because unlike all of the above, you're different...although I find it hard to argue that you'll be increasing the chances of problems.
The fact is most parents don't increase the chances of problems within their kids. Your hoping to be the exception. I hope it works out for you.