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killian

You walk into your backyard and see your 15 year old son smoking a blunt, what do you do? Wouldn't it be a little hypocritical to be angry with him?

 

feedyourhead

i would tell him to cut it out until he was 18, to be honest with you. i started smoking before that age, but when i have kids, i won't want them smoking until they're at least 18. hell, i would treat my younger brother the same way if i found him getting high. that's just an age that feel is appropriate to start using marijuana, if they see fit to do so.

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drOnly

well i was smoking at 15.. i would be a little dissapointed from a parents point of view, but then id probally just snatch the blunt.. smoke most of it in front of him and hand it back and tell him he can finish the roach and not to smoke until hes 17-18..haha.

Darkdrift

I think 15 is too young of an age to start, even if it means just waiting untill 16, 16 would be my bare minimum age to condone smoking.

Honestly, I would be truthful, I would admit that I smoke, and i would want to become close on the subject. Therefore it's easier to monitor. If you become close on the subject you can tell him, "Look I don't mind you smoking, as long as you keep up your grades (and don't set the bar too low) and you can be honest about when your smoking."

I would rather them do it at the house, safely. Even if that meant having thier friends over, because I do not condone the whole "bust innocent marijuana smokers and potentially put life ruining charges on their records" thing. And if I feel like he's doing it to much, or if he does something wrong and gets in trouble I would take away the privilage. And if I found out they were selling or anything like that i would just start cracking down.

Use it as a privilage, and something you and he can relate to, although make sure he has a good understanding of the deal and the maturity and the maturity to not go around and tell all his friends. I might even smoke with him every once and a while, depends. I've smoked with my aunt several times, I actually light up with all my cousins and their mom (same aunt) at family events, my family is pretty liberal. 8)

Darkdrift

Hopefully that was not a rant, im pretty high right now. Crushed three bowls of dank after work with a friend!

 

steakii

i would steal his stash and smoke it later. 15 is too young to be smoking weed, i would disapprove and punish my child, i would say something along the lines of "i dont want you doing illegal activities." or "once you financially independent of me you can smoke this, but until then, you wont." I wouldnt go hardcore nazi on him or anything, but i would deal out some punishment. If he was older, say 21 or so, i would ask him to share some with his old man.

Plainsman1963

I'd tell him to give it to me...Take a hit and then bring out my latest harvest and show him the difference between what he's smoking and the good stuff.

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RookieSmoker

HAHA. You sound just like my dad LOL.
Ya know, honestly 15 is too young to smoke in my opinion, BUT if it doesn't seem to be effecting his school work or social life or anything, I don't think you should get too mad. Apparently, my dad started smoking Cigs and Hash when he was 14, his dad started around the same age and so on for other family members, but for the most part they lived the lives that they would have even if they never smoked before. You can always tell your kid to wait til he's 16 or 18 or financially independent, but chances are he'll do it anyway but this time behind your back. When I told my dad that I smoked, he appreciated the honesty and smoked me out for it. Best thing to do imo is to sit him down and tell him, no tobacco and no hard drugs, a little weed is ok but don't get hooked on the feeling (yes, I know MJ isn't addictive, but the high feeling can be). I think just setting the limits is the way to go and make sure he tells you if anything changes, that way you know what he's doing and as long as he's honest with you, you don't have too much to worry about.

Trocisp

It would depend on his maturity level. I would make it very clear that he is not to do it with friends in the house, and that if he gets caught, it's his ass on the line and I wont be going to his school to say "no it's okay he's allowed to smoke pot." He would have to have the maturity and intelligence to know that Marijuana isn't an escape from reality, and if he uses it as such it would be no different than being an alcoholic.

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Buzzby

I'd say, "My God! Where and when did I acquire a 15-year-old son?!?!"

There is no hypocrisy in not wanting your children to do the things you do until they are of an appropriate age. To my mind, children shouldn't use recreational drugs, 18 being the lower limit. I wouldn't want my 12-year-old daughter having sex or my 6-year-old riding a motorcycle.

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