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Cheerio

well let me just say ive been here for a while now, and have given advice to quite some people about how to deal with parents when the time comes that they find out there son smokes dope. [trust me on this; no matter HOW many times you tell yourself they wont find out, they will. trust me on this. and stop lying to yourself if you say otherwise - its just a matter of time.]


came home today, started to chat to dad. we were sitting in the living room, he looks at me and says, ''how long have you been smoking marijuana.''


now, at first, of course, i almost wet myself. but ive been scared/looking forward to this moment for a long time, and knew exactly what to say. i tld him the truth - on occasion i like to smoke weed. period.


i then came oout and asked him what he saw was wrong with it.


A. its illegal. i think this was the main reason - even though i live in liberal canada, you still can have a criminal record from pot. and yes it sticks with you - if yu have a criminal record you can be denied jobs, access across the border, a boatload of things.
B. it kills brain cells - i couldnt pull any facts off the top of my head to disput this, so i said long term use possibly can.
C. in my familes past there have been problems with alcohol addiction. my mom is also addicted to cigarrettes. so there IS a truth here - i do have an addictive personality, but i personally feel im mature enough to keep my usage under control. put it this way - i havnt smoked for the past 5 days...and im totally cool with that, weeds not everything.


more than anything he was concerned for me - not pissed whatsoever. id never imagined he'd be so mature with me. we sat and we talked for quite some length - and i said something..



i promised my dad i would stop smoking marijuana. yes. i said it.


now, most of you will say 'right on brother. keep toking.' but my dad is the only one in my entire family who i truely respect. when i make a commitment to him to stop smoking weed ill keep it - my dad means the world to me, and i would keep any promise i make to him.


as ive stated in some other posts, family before weed. your dealer sure as hell aint going to comfort you when you lose a relative, or get in ****. he isnt going to be there for you regardless.



i love marijuana - its a great, relaxing thing for me. maybe i will do it sometime - but my habbit will stop. i thought id always continue smoking secretly - but i dont think i will. my dad's respect is to important to jeapordize over a silly plant.



im not punished, or in trouble in any way. its my birthday tommororow and i turn 17 - ive got a job this summer making 400$ a week, all of which is expendable incoome for me because i live at home. all of which i could happily blow on weed - and i think my dad probably realized this. he has NO control whatsoever of what i do, no matter how hard i try. i leave to go work in doowntown toronto daily - he obviously cant stop me, and he just wants whats best for me.



ive never had a conversation thats moved me so much in my life. after just talking about weed we talked about some other family issues i was having - none that were really bad or anything, but i was able to talk with my dad for the first time on that level. ive never felt so close to my dad.


so i guess smoking marijuana all this time was a good thing. it actually brought me closer to the man ive come to respect so much.





As ive stated in the past - all your parents truely want for you is that your ok, and dont **** your future up. marijuana will eventually become legal in canada [it will happen eventually, trust. its all about money. why have people pushing a drug around when the goverment can tax it :P] and i may start smoking again. but family first - i read alot of stories on here about people saying **** everyone else what im doing ok, but what your doing when you say that is NOT ok. your FAMILY should be your first priority always.



so thats my story. im sure ill probably still be very active here - i still do love marijuana. i just made a promise, and im sure as **** going to keep it.



i just wanted to share my experience with you, and let you know that not every bust story is bad. im not even sad about quitting - in fact, im proud enough with myself that im mature enough to stop smoking. i also wanted to share what i think is a valuable lesson - your parents are the greatest and most supportive people you will ever meet in your entire life. my dad didnt have a father when he was younger - so he's new to it all, and i dont know what i would do without him. cherish what time you get with your parents.




- Cheerio

 

WNB

Good for you. It's always nice hearing about someone's life changing for the better.

But please, don't be so preachy. Telling other people what choices they should make has never caused anything but trouble. Also, weed does not kill brain cells.

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Mattacular

I learned from getting busted to be more careful where and when I smoke marijuana because it is illegal. I think it was a good change.

Cheerio

your telling me choosing [if it comes down to it, like my case] family over weed is wrong? i dont mean to preach to anyone - its just my opinion, take it or leave it. nobody can force mentally force someone to do soomething else - in the end, you are the only one who makes those choices.

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hey good luck on your break, its alright if you stop. just dont stop coming to the lounge, visit every once in a while

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GrassyAss

Yeah same thing happened to me. But I worked thru it and now everythings great. So , more than anything I'd be preaching stick with it and stick it to the man!

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Cheerio

heh, but i dont particularly want to disobey my dad man. i mean, the dude took a huge risk talking to me. he's never ttalked to me about tsomething so serious so calmly before, ****ing scary. and as it turns out all my parents have known all week [parents are both split/remarried] - i was staying with my mom, who knew all along, and i had no idea. freaky.

anonymity

No, that's not what he was saying at all. He was telling you not to tell others what choices to make. Nothing resembling what you suggested.

Cheerio

ya what i posted was a little disjointed...but i didnt mean to be preaching to anyone regardless

Weed_man420

Yea man i feel for ya. The other day I got busted for weed by my mom, left my baggy on the desk haha. (btw im only 14 and this is my first time getting busted). My mom freaked out and cried but then me and my dad had a long talk. He didn't even tell me to stop. He said that I can do it all I want after highschool, but to try and keep it minimal now because #1 it would interfere with school #2 My lungs arent completely developed, and #3 It could change my personality before I even totally know what it is. I agree too and told him I would keep it to a minimal and save for rare occansions which I will. Now I promised my mom I'd never smoke again which is a promise I don't plan to keep, and I don't think she expects me to keep it. So I guess me getting busted worked out for the best too, except my mom is all parinoid now, I left a vitamin on my desk and she thought I had a vicadin addiction haha (dont know if im aloud to say vicadin in here but figured it couldnt hurt). But yea cheerio good luck, power to you!