tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post8186163227468155128..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: First it was cocktails and now it's marijuana?Julie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-78982010966288766222009-01-08T10:38:00.000-06:002009-01-08T10:38:00.000-06:00i live in amsterdam and i also love to smoke pot. ...i live in amsterdam and i also love to smoke pot. here's what i read years ago and it still makes sense to me<BR/>" god made grass<BR/>man made booze<BR/>whom do you trust?"<BR/><BR/>i have been smoking pot for years around my kids [ages 12 and 8] as do all the people who come to our home. it is so normal for my kids, it's like seeing someone drink a beer or have a cup of coffee. it's a non-issue. <BR/><BR/>but most of all, it's a plant and it's a pure as it can get and it never does harm. it promotes peacefulness and wisdom and frankly, i cannot wait to smoke weed with my kids when they are older----i hope it becomes a family ritual when they are grown-up....we get together for christmas or a birthday and we all smoke weed together. <BR/><BR/>i am continually astounded how amserican people are so afraid of this plant--<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>i have amazing kids. smart, funny, well-behaved and clever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-36326166484451580072007-08-17T06:53:00.000-05:002007-08-17T06:53:00.000-05:00Aeden - I am not making this judgment without some...Aeden - <BR/><BR/>I am not making this judgment without some serious knowledge on the issue - my now EX-husband could have written exactly what you typed there, except I was not drinking wine.<BR/><BR/>Having lived through it myself, being the person NOT smoking the pot, and being the person NOT enjoying all the supposed benefits of it, I'll sum it up pretty simply for you.<BR/><BR/>I do not have children. I have two cats. If I were smoking pot in this house with these cats, the RSPCA should take them away from me and I should be put in jail..<BR/><BR/>So yes, I absolutely think you should get responsible, 24/7, or get someone who is responsible and NOT smoking pot on a daily basis to take care of your kids. Whatever you may say about it, smoking marijuana is NOT a responsible thing to do.<BR/><BR/>What's going to happen when they get a bit older? You're going to be smoking it in front of them, because they won't be going to bed as early? You're going to try and hide your drug use from them? That sure sounds like a great plan. You're going to quit? Yeah, my ex-husband was *always* saying that. Never happened, though. But you know, when I woke up in the morning and heard the water bong, the lightbulb went on and I started making plans to get the hell out of there. He is still smoking it today - and he just lost his job because of it.<BR/><BR/>You had the kids. Nobody held a gun to your head and forced you to reproduce, right? When you become a parent, that means you have to be a grown up now. You now have a responsibility to them to set a good example, and drug use is NOT a good way of doing that.<BR/><BR/>Call me judgmental if you like, but hello I lived through this exact situation, so at least I have some idea what I am judging.<BR/><BR/>We all have our vices, but my ex-husband had this one, and it made him into a different person. It is doing exactly the same thing to you, but you do not know it, nor will you ever - because it's not a "bad drug" and you feel it is acceptable and you do not and cannot see the damage it is doing.<BR/><BR/>As far as alcohol is concerned, the occasional glass of wine is fine. I mean occasional. To me, if you're drinking it daily, that is time to take a good hard look at why.<BR/><BR/>What goes on in my head is enough fun for me, I don't need to take drugs or drink to "relax" or "chill out" - I have found many good ways of doing that which don't require any kinds of drugs. <BR/><BR/>Alcohol makes me feel sleepy too - that's why I don't bother with it. Can't you settle for a hot chocolate and some cheesecake, if you need to "enjoy" something? Why the need for drugs? If your life is really as fulfilling as you claim? Why do you need them? Is it because you're used to it, because you are actually addicted without knowing it? Try not doing it for a week, see what happens. I'm willing to bet you are addicted if you're doing it daily.Snoskredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670406702782244306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-10655365485233079422007-08-17T00:38:00.000-05:002007-08-17T00:38:00.000-05:00I am a pot-smoking mom. I smoke marijuana on near...I am a pot-smoking mom. I smoke marijuana on nearly a daily basis, usually in the evening while my husband and I relax and chat about our day. He usually enjoys one or two glasses of wine, while I enjoy one or two hits of pot. I don't normally smoke with my kids (6 months and 3 years), but I definitely don't consider it any more risky than similarly light alcohol use. I strongly agreed with the author of the article, and though of course I totally enjoy playing with my kids sober, occasionally marijuana really does make, say, spending an hour focused on my son's brio set a lot less boring. I am absolutely shocked at the vitriol spewing forth at this mom for her marijuana use. The women writing about this topic seem motivated solely by judgement, hate and fear. Does literally no one comprehend the natural human desire for the calming effects of chemicals? Ladies, we are not talking about heroin here; the illegality of it does not make it immoral or dangerous. I genuinely cannot comprehend why marijuana is considered by everyone here to be so much more reprehensible than all the other aspects of parenting that are so often performed in a way that is less than absolutely perfect. Whether it's cellphone use while driving, or light alcohol ingestion at a Sunday barbeque or after dinner, not one of us does everything by the book. I am *especially* confused by the assertion that everyone would feel more comfortable if the article were exactly the same but involving cocktails; what makes alcohol so much more acceptable than marijuana? What about all the moms that take valium, or antidepressents, or anxiety meds, or the million other chemical mind-altering substances that are so well integrated into american culture. Is it because they are manufactured by gigantic corporations, so they must be ok? I *really* don't get it. Alcohol makes me, personally, feel ill and sleepy, and I don't like the taste. My family is carribean, and pot is strongly accepted within our culture, while alcohol is practically never part of social occasions, unless it is supplied for guests. Marijuana feels like a safe and relatively healthy vice, if I'm going to have one. I would like to add that I have a master's degree, a very successful career, a wonderful and happy marriage, loving friends, and a rich and fulfilling personal life. I don't smoke cigarettes or use any other substances, at all, ever. When I'm not working (I'm staying home with the baby this year), I spend my days with the baby at libraries and museums, at parks and pools, or just at home with our toys. I cook all of our meals at home, mostly from my own organic vegetable garden; my son's absolute favorite food is the snap beans from our backyard. My kids don't watch tv, but our house is filled with books (I am a book person, and I particularly adore children's literature). In fact, my son can already read about 50 words at only 3 and a half, and learns new ones every day. All of our toys are made of wood, and I'd never EVER buy anything that beeps or lights up; our entire home and lifestyle is totally kid-centered and aranged to stimulate their imaginations and nurture their creativity. Yet, because I prefer pot to wine, all of you think my children should be removed from my care? Is my evening marijuana use *really* damaging to my kids, my family, or my lifestyle? Is my husband's wine use equally damaging? What I have been reading here seems like extraordinarily narrow thinking to me, and I am so disappointed. There seems to be a complete lack of the type of objective critical analysis necessary to any successful debate. It was obviously naive of me, but I expected so much better of us loving mamas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-14596398741520958982007-08-16T16:38:00.000-05:002007-08-16T16:38:00.000-05:00Anonymous at 2:13 p.m.You asked, "An important que...Anonymous at 2:13 p.m.<BR/><BR/>You asked, "An important question here is are you high the instant you take a puff and if not, how much do you have to smoke to be high?"<BR/><BR/>That's a good question and there is no one answer even for a single person.<BR/><BR/>Not every bag is the same, right? because it all depends on the crop, the procedures to "compound," and any other ingredients or potency, plus your susceptibility in that moment.<BR/><BR/>And that's one of the points to ponder. Although I admit to feeling a tad like I'm splitting hairs...however it is one of the arguments I've used as to WHY marijuana ought to be legal nationwide for medical use: regulated as a controlled substance.<BR/><BR/>Ironically. :)Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-40782627995282449382007-08-16T16:35:00.000-05:002007-08-16T16:35:00.000-05:00Mrs. Chicken a big high five. I can't believe---es...Mrs. Chicken a big high five. I can't believe---especially this week---that didn't occur to me. <BR/><BR/>But the truth is, I don't know her race. The name is a pseudonym and I assume the image on the article is stock. <BR/><BR/>But I do feel safe hazarding a guess at middle-class as the author's socioeconomic status.<BR/><BR/>I *do* wonder how that plays!<BR/><BR/>Off to think...Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-91361789396787182172007-08-16T14:47:00.000-05:002007-08-16T14:47:00.000-05:00First, this is a great discussion.I tend to think ...First, this is a great discussion.<BR/><BR/>I tend to think that the line was crossed with the driving more than the occasional one-hit wonder.<BR/><BR/>But I can also say this is something I'm not likely to try myself. And it sure would not be okay if I found out my babysitter, grandparent, or other caregiver were doing it on their shift.<BR/><BR/>My husband has recommended to me that I put both kids in their cribs, make a hot cocoa, and watch sex in the city until the urge to scream passes. We all have our vices. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-44485007877367547112007-08-16T14:13:00.000-05:002007-08-16T14:13:00.000-05:00An important question here is are you high the ins...An important question here is are you high the instant you take a puff and if not, how much do you have to smoke to be high? My husband smokes pot and I have no problem leaving the kids with him right after he does so. He is not nigh when he smokes, just calmer and relaxed. I don't like that he smokes and I want him to quit but when he smokes, he's not high or unable to take care of our kids. <BR/><BR/>My concerns are the smoke getting to the kids and the fact that it's illegal so when the kids are old enough to know he's smoking something that is not cigarettes, how do you explain that they can't talk about it because it's illegal but daddy's not a bad man? (okay now I know most of you are convinced both of us are bad parents but that's your opinion.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-75384937130054482592007-08-16T08:54:00.000-05:002007-08-16T08:54:00.000-05:00I can't help it - I think social services should c...I can't help it - I think social services should come give her a scare.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of race, is this OK for her to do because she's white and lives in the 'burbs? Would we feel as laid back about this if she was Latina or African-American and living in South Central LA?<BR/><BR/>Methinks no.<BR/><BR/>I am appalled at this and I also blame Strollerderby for tacitly approving of her behavior by allowing this to be published.<BR/><BR/>God knows I've had my days, but I cannot even imagine using a drug to alter my mind and then DRIVING TO THE MALL with my small child in the backseat.<BR/><BR/>I agree with one of the other commenters who said pot is as bad as other drugs.<BR/><BR/>I'm not some squeaky clean mom - I've had my share of tokes. But this is outrageous, criminal and dangerous.<BR/><BR/>She should be ashamed of herself.<BR/><BR/>{climbs off judgmental soapbox}Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-81878649438418986622007-08-15T16:51:00.000-05:002007-08-15T16:51:00.000-05:00Personally, I do not drink much around my kids. I...Personally, I do not drink much around my kids. I may have a glass of wine, but I sure won't drive afterwards. In fact, we make a point of saying out loud "Honey, if I have a glass of wine, will you drive?" There is something to be said for teaching your kids responsibility, and driving them while stoned is not one of them.<BR/><BR/>Since I have never smoked pot, I will refrain from commenting on the rest of the story, despite my rather strong feelings on the matter.<BR/><BR/>But the driving? Shame on her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-26960213573440943522007-08-15T16:13:00.000-05:002007-08-15T16:13:00.000-05:00Does one beer impair your judgement? Should paren...Does one beer impair your judgement? Should parents be teetotalers while around their children? I know it's a hard concept to grasp, that a person can have one hit on a joint and NOT be stoned and impaired. But in much the same way that one beer can "take the edge off" and relax you (but NOT "impair" you), so can one toke do the same thing for other people. Just because you don't want to acknowledge that fact, doesn't make it any less true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-26138151781448559032007-08-15T15:40:00.000-05:002007-08-15T15:40:00.000-05:00At risk of not sounding like a "hipster mom" here,...At risk of not sounding like a "hipster mom" here, I have to say PUH-LEASE!<BR/><BR/>Go get high, get drunk, attend a swing fest, whatever you want to do for fun when your child is safe. BUT, do not tell me that you think it's okay to put your child in that kind of danger. <BR/><BR/>Some mothers take prescribed medications because the anxiety or the depression they are feeling is impairing their judgement. THAT is good mothering. Taking drugs TO impair your judgement is not.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm fired up because I am raising a child whose mother used drugs. Maybe it's because I've seen the effects it has had on his life. <BR/><BR/>Call me a prude, call me un-evolved. Call me concerned for our children.Amie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-5812600375958042092007-08-15T09:10:00.000-05:002007-08-15T09:10:00.000-05:00You left out the part where she said she doesn't d...You left out the part where she said she doesn't do this all the time. She doesn't (according to the article) smoke pot every day, just to deal with her kid. To some people, having a quick toke after work is the same as you having that beer, or martini. It *can* be compared to your anti-depressant. You're changing your brain chemistry to cope with your surroundings. We all look for a drug or a fix, to cope with the world around us. Some use Paxil, some use beer, some use cigarettes, some use weed. Weed just has the worst stigma. I would never condone getting stoned, or smoking daily, or smoking and driving, and dealing with kids. But I won't condone this woman for a random toke that she knows will not incapacitate her, but give her the ability to relax and relate to her kid when he's been trying on her nerves. People need to step off their high horses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-30071214973371349102007-08-15T06:48:00.000-05:002007-08-15T06:48:00.000-05:00Wow, awesome discussion. We've really opened up an...Wow, awesome discussion. We've really opened up an artery here, I think, about parents, drowning in life, and coping tools.<BR/><BR/>First, thank you guys for being so willing to voice experiences and opinions, for adding to the discussion, and for seguing to a crucial new topic.<BR/><BR/>Second, some good points a number of people have made that I want to tackle in general from my POV.<BR/><BR/>I think the idea that we all often feel like we are not keeping our heads above water in this complicated modern life is intriguing to explore. Obviously you know I feel this, after my post about "not having it all, all at once."<BR/><BR/>I see an unintentional posting pattern here for me. :)<BR/><BR/>Our parents before us felt this and so did there parents before them, obviously in different ways and to different degrees, but stress in life is not a modern invention of the 21st century.<BR/><BR/>So we learned from them how to cope. Or we had to figure it out on our own. Or we learned from mom and dad, but it wasn't a thing that worked so had to learn something new.<BR/><BR/>For me, you can take out the word "pot" and substitute in any other habit that masks the symptoms of a problem without actually working to solve it...and I'd have the same opinion.<BR/><BR/>For me, the issue is the why. The quick fix. The no real solution.<BR/><BR/>I don't think all things are equal, though. Some substances or habits are more harmful than others, and things done in more serious degree are also more harmful.<BR/><BR/>Occasionally buying one's self a new blouse in a bit of "retail therapy" is probably not a big deal.<BR/><BR/>Dropping money regularly and spending into heavy debt as retail therapy is.<BR/><BR/>KWIM?<BR/><BR/>When I begin depending on coping mechanisms---crutches---I turn up the mindfulness.<BR/><BR/>I won't go on and on about that---I just detailed it in my "Why did I think I could have it all" post from just a couple of days ago.<BR/><BR/>But I think that concept is crucial.<BR/><BR/>As I just said to a really cool person, "Changing the culture is a little overwhelming as a goal. It's like asking the ocean not to wave. KWIM? IMHO, all we can do is ask ourselves to find a way to be different---better---and manage within what we have here better. In the end, I think this will have the side-effect of changing the culture, but just one individual at a time...KWIM?"<BR/><BR/>Here's my Humble Opinion: We all have our habits...vices...coping mechanisms to deal. But in the end, they should be temporary, a now and then thing, a brief breather to allow perspective so we can see our way to what we need to make things better, so we don't need to depend on crutches.<BR/><BR/>:)Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-50366181288607974592007-08-15T06:06:00.000-05:002007-08-15T06:06:00.000-05:00Gee, I didn't expect to jump back in here, but bon...Gee, I didn't expect to jump back in here, but bonzai!<BR/><BR/>I'm with ya, Gwen. There's something else going on here that we're all reacting to. Let's start with the premise of MY KIDS ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY.<BR/><BR/>How have we all become so reactive? Are any of you able to externalize what's going on with your kids, or have we all become so acclimatized to leaping at the first warning bell that life is a constant battle? The 21st century psyche is rigged as the keenest fight-or-flight system ever created. Anyone who tries to sit on the mat for 5 minutes a day knows what I mean: the bills! the laundry! the lead paint in the friggin' Polly Pockets! my new teenaged babysitter smokes, I'm sure of it! I left my diaphragm under the pillow of my mother's guest bed! the environment!<BR/><BR/>I look at some of my acquaintance's kids and think they could do with a weekend of some laid-back parenting. If you listen closely here you hear everyone saying the same thing though: We love our kids, fiercely. We don't want them hurt. We don't want them sad, or unhappy, or harmed. I'm just wondering if we're also aware of what all this alarm, caution, and fear is doing to our bodies and to our children. <BR/><BR/>And if you think that you don't have addictions, think again. Maybe it's not alcohol or pot. How's your TARGET HABIT today? Or is it STARBUCKS? Or maybe it's picking at your husband, maybe it's cleaning your house, maybe it's dishing with your friends. Maybe it's trying to subtly control or influence every thing in your environment so that at last you can be HAPPY AND CONTENT and NEVER HAVE TO SUFFER AGAIN.<BR/><BR/>I'm just sayin'.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714733610486469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-40851565265746512012007-08-14T23:30:00.001-05:002007-08-14T23:30:00.001-05:00my entire social circle is of stoner parents. all ...my entire social circle is of stoner parents. all white collar. all normal. non-drinkers. non-cheaters. if your kids are driving you crazy, you DO need something. a break. a respite from the madness. marijuana is a nerve-calmer, and i would think every dissenter here would definitely get on my nerves. only a douchebag would judge another from the comfort of his/her own soapbox. oh, and those people probably have uptight, annoying kids.<BR/><BR/>everybody's smoking pot. everyone else is a republican.<BR/> <BR/>my god. i need coffee to take the edge off a morning. call CPS!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-38381008538938250032007-08-14T23:30:00.000-05:002007-08-14T23:30:00.000-05:00Wow. Interesting discussion. And I have to agree...Wow. Interesting discussion. And I have to agree that if you have to alter your state in order to enjoy coloring with your children, there is something much greater that needs altering.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-70751102255037050922007-08-14T23:04:00.000-05:002007-08-14T23:04:00.000-05:00I wish I could say truthfully that I think this is...I wish I could say truthfully that I think this is fiction but, sadly, I think it is probably true.<BR/><BR/>My kids have never exasperated me to the point that I felt I needed to drink or smoke weed to deal with them.<BR/><BR/>I'd feel like a failure if that were the case.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like a lot of rationalization for drug abuse to me.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655262571287385309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-59017264063893963712007-08-14T22:34:00.000-05:002007-08-14T22:34:00.000-05:00Woo hoo! What a ride that piece and the comments ...Woo hoo! What a ride that piece and the comments have been. <BR/>Quick q for you all. How many of you wake up to have that mind-altering substance we call, in the East, coffee? Okay, apples and oranges? <BR/><BR/>I'm not a mom yet, and I only tried smoking once (inhaled and puked like a rabid animal...mixing w/alcohol is a no-no I discovered!). <BR/><BR/>Zen practitioner for about 7 years now (that long!?) and wonder about this notion of "finding your zen." It really does take cultivating and a daily practice. It's a path. Things will always "rile" you whether you have 0 children or how many do the Duggars have now...17? It's up to an individual, not society, to cultivate a practice that suits their needs and schedule. Be it yoga, zazen or some other form of mind-body practice, I think that keeping sane in 2007 and beyond demands that we have our "me" time that connects us to a reservoir of calm inside ourselves.<BR/><BR/>For every story like this one, there are a dozen out there of moms and dads finding the time to cultivate that practice. To step back, take a breath and return, as Julie is advocating here, to the moment. I see it as our duty (to our families, our communities and our selves) to do so.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-78479094563658837612007-08-14T22:03:00.000-05:002007-08-14T22:03:00.000-05:00Putting aside the question of illegality for a min...Putting aside the question of illegality for a minute (not that I want to, but I need to limit myself or my head will blow off) what about dosage issues? <BR/><BR/>When you drink a glass of wine, the alcohol content is controlled. Ditto for prescription drugs. Yes, each of these can be abused, but in a non-abuse system a glass of wine is a glass of wine; a 50 mg dose of Prozac is just that.<BR/><BR/>No such control exists for pot. So one bag of weed is Mexican oregano and doesn't do much; the next is Maui Wowie and one hit leaves you stoned to the gills for hours. <BR/><BR/>How the hell can anyone parent effectively given that degree of randomness?<BR/><BR/>Plus it's illegal.Poppy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01532483657395207695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-66658483130298292362007-08-14T21:39:00.000-05:002007-08-14T21:39:00.000-05:00I just want to reiterate my above comment and I ho...I just want to reiterate my above comment and I hope those of you who missed it see this:<BR/><BR/>I think what I want to make clear here as a major point is not that I am taking issue with marijuana or alcohol.<BR/><BR/>I am taking issue with dependence on controlled substances.<BR/><BR/>I am taking issue with abusing them.<BR/><BR/>And I am taking issue with depending upon these things exclusively to find your zen in parenting.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-36363754484447870912007-08-14T21:31:00.000-05:002007-08-14T21:31:00.000-05:00I'm afraid that I'm going to have join the ranks o...I'm afraid that I'm going to have join the ranks of the raging liberal freaks. I don't know what the difference is between having a glass of wine to take the edge off and having a toke if you know what you're doing (and, though I haven't read the article, from your description she sounds like she has enough experience to know how much is too much). Most substances can be addictive, at least psychologically. Many substances can be used responsibly. To be honest, it was driving that got me. But that might be related to the fact that I've never driven stoned...<BR/><BR/>There is much noise being made in Canada right now over decriminalization of marijuana. Much evidence points to racism as the reason pot is being demonized where alcohol and other substances are not.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-35318749435154924892007-08-14T17:52:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:52:00.000-05:00Great post! I've said my piece as well on my blog...Great post! I've said my piece as well on my blog, http://bonggamom.blogspot.combonggamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025772923020014597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-1032594498686691972007-08-14T17:44:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:44:00.000-05:00um, ok. marijuana is illegal in large part the pro...um, ok. <BR/><BR/>marijuana is illegal in large part the propagation of other addictive industries like alcohol and tobacco. and marijuana has more medicinal qualities than either of the above. so i think that's less about protecting people than making money on criminalization, but i may be a raging liberal freak.<BR/><BR/>i don't know if she was kidding or not, and i am with Kailoroz and found it mildly funny. <BR/><BR/>i don't respect anyone who puts their child in danger in any situation (driving over the speed limit for example) but going hell and brimstone over pot isn't really the answer. the need for self medication is the symptom to an overworked, overstressed, overburdened society.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-12648520362901770152007-08-14T16:52:00.000-05:002007-08-14T16:52:00.000-05:00Pretty sad when you have to get high to deal with ...Pretty sad when you have to get high to deal with being a parent. Go hide in the bathroom with a bag of chocolate. Works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-44253328849796296022007-08-14T14:58:00.000-05:002007-08-14T14:58:00.000-05:00There's nothing I can say that hasn't been posted ...There's nothing I can say that hasn't been posted already...<BR/><BR/>But, I agree this is wrong on so many levels. I'm all for legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, but not for recreational use. It does stuff to your head, recent studies have shown this.<BR/><BR/>And to get high, put your kid in the car and go driving? Criminal. Absolutely criminal.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.com