Middle-aged professional women doing drugs on the weekend

Not ‘legal’ unless you have a prescription. They’re actually a very tightly controlled drug, and illegal to trade. I certainly hope you’re not insinuating you’d ‘fake’ having ADHD to get these drugs?

How do you think the people who develop full blown addictions started? It will impact your life then and everyone around you. If you've grown up you're more likely to think of that possibility and not risk it. People think it won't happen to them and then it does. Having no money, full blown paranoia sitting doing it by yourself on a weekday in the house blind twitching and dealers at your door threatening you it's no longer fun.

Whereas I’ve seen it more often than not be unproblematically enjoyed while socialising in much the same way as alcohol. As I said, I don’t do it myself because of the criminality and the environmental clusterfuck it causes, but, that aside, I don’t see any correlation between growing up and not doing drugs, provided they’re not impacting the rest of your life.

Very common in my experience

Because you should have grown up and have more sense. If I could go back and slap myself I would. Especially if you have children they should be your sole focus. I think cannabis is harmless but not coke. Seen it destroy lives first hand it's not pretty.

"Don't look now but Aunt Beatrice is honking on her crack pipe in the corner"

Developing a coke addiction is going to be a lot more stressful in the long term. For yourself and everyone around you. It destroys lives.

Oh I understand the points made I just don't give a shit about feeling sorry for teenage drug dealers. Never met one that wasn't a complete asshole they know exactly what they're doing that's why the age of criminal responsibility is 10.

And I'm allowed to say that because I became a mum at 15 and moved out at 16. Stop infantilising them.

Edited to say I don't do drugs myself but a middle aged professional woman can do them on the weekend just like everyone else if she's so inclined.

I'm one of these people, and so are my friends (male and female), with the rather important caveat that none of us have kids.

Also, not every weekend, maybe once a month, less in winter. Most of the time we have very middle aged lives, going for a walk with the dogs in a park, having a sunday roast, going to an art exhibition, going to a classical music concert etc etc...

You clearly have zero desire to understand the points which are being made so it’s pointless engaging with you.

And I agree with whoever made the point about old ravers up the thread. That certain reflects my experience of my peers (early 50s) who do drugs regularly.

"kids" meaning teenagers who'd beat you up for looking at them. Yeah we had a few "kids" like that when I was at secondary school. Still have a fair bunch of them round here
Such lovely innocent victims.

I became a mum at 15 "kids" that age know what they're doing 🤷🏻‍♀️

But, while I take @FeministUnderTheCatriarchy’s point about the exploitative/criminal devastation wrought by the journey of a drug from initial production to your nose, or wherever, and think she’s entirely correct (it’s why I don’t do them, though I have utterly enjoyed cocaine occasionally in the past), I don’t get why drug-taking is any more ‘cringe’ after the age of 30.

You aren't a buzzkill, just smart and correct in what you say. I did all that in my late teens and 20s I find it a bit cringe people past 30s still doing anything like that. Each to their own I suppose though.

I think it’s a sad indication of the times we live in, even those who are ‘comfortable’ on the face of it are either looking for escapism OR are desperate to fit in.

Cocaine at children’s parties etc is just reprehensible. I’m sure even a trace could seriously harm a child? What about pets?

The exception is mushrooms - it's legal to buy the grow kit and the spores (for "research purposes"), but illegal to grow them (yes make it make sense 🤐).

I have not grown them at home because I can get them legally where I live, but it's apparently very easy.

I've had the same friends since early 20s, none of us take drugs. But in other social events its so common and openly discussed. It's shocked me. They're all a certain type of people imo, can spot them a mile off now.

Re my post above, I see the number 18 has omitted itself. Friends grandson is 18 years old. Not 'a year' old 🙄

Cross posted; you said it better.

I don’t think you can be a good person and take drugs. It’s pretty much the least ethical thing you can buy. And yes, I do judge middle class professionals more harshly when their kids are more likely to be protected from being groomed into county lines gangs and less likely to be stabbed over turf wars, and they think it’s all a bit of fun and congratulate themselves on being unlike the other boring people their age. Good luck to them if one of their children ends up an addict.

Not me or my friend's norm and I avoid those that support county lines, which is what this behaviour does, albeit further down the supply line, always!

I couldn’t give the tiniest of shits how old people are who do drugs. However the parents who have drugs delivered to their homes by kids on bikes when their own kids are tucked up safely in bed particularly get on my tits. Hope that clears things up for you.

Completely unacceptable for a teacher to be taking drugs. Had a teacher friend whose housemate was a bit of a coke head and she was so stressed about it and had to move as soon as she could. She literally brought books home to mark. You want your kids books in a home where there’s traces of coke? Teacher doesn’t deserve a job being a role model to young people.

Nothing wrong with a post-prandial joint. Better than a glass of port!

@ItShouldntHappenToMeYet It wasn't outrage more confusion. I have had my festival and clubbing days and I'd say E isn't really the ideal end of dinner party drug!