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AIBU?

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To enjoy a wee joint every night to unwind?

155 replies

ganga · 15/10/2010 14:13

Alcohol makes me feel like crap, but having a small joint helps me relax and sleep. I don't smoke cigs, do coke, e's, crack etc and generally lead a healthy lifestyle. Work p/t, have 2 DC.

Think I would have grown out of it, gave it up easily when TTC, pregnant and when breastfeeding x 2, but still enjoy the feeling it brings! AIBU?

OP posts:
Creamlegbar · 15/10/2010 16:58

Milk is the gateway drug.

GoreRenewed · 15/10/2010 17:01

And for goodness sake don't try to snort jaffa cakes! Lethal! Stick to sherbet for that.

TorcherQueenie · 15/10/2010 17:01

If my DD starts smoking weed at 12 (on this estate doesn't matter if I smoke or not, her best friends mum deals) as long as she knows the risks and its only on Friday/Saturdays and she pays for it then fine. I won't stop her she'll find a way to do it with or without me knowing.

Lotster · 15/10/2010 17:03

Nice.

Vallhalloween · 15/10/2010 17:03

"If my DD starts smoking weed at 12 (on this estate doesn't matter if I smoke or not, her best friends mum deals) as long as she knows the risks and its only on Friday/Saturdays and she pays for it then fine. I won't stop her she'll find a way to do it with or without me knowing."

Hmm
HalfTermHero · 15/10/2010 17:04

WillYou - Deny it all you want but yours is a slippery slope. If you make it to next May without suffering a spacedocking situation then I for one will rethink my attitude to recreational toileting.

booooooooooyhoo · 15/10/2010 17:05

torcher you DD is so lucky to have you looking after her interests Hmm and such a good circle of friends aswell.

please don't waste jaffa cakes by snorting or lighting. send them to me Grin

bodycolder · 15/10/2010 17:06

My mum works in a psychiatric hospital where the last 10 years have seen a huge increase in the admissions for cannabis induced psychosis. It is the no 1 cause of early onset acute psychosis in previously healthy young people.She says it has been hugely on the increase and as she is about to retire she has many years experience.New forms of it are far more mind altering than even 15 years ago.It is not as innocent as it once was

HalfTermHero · 15/10/2010 17:06

Thingumy - Grin

Thingumy · 15/10/2010 17:16

How would a 12 year old pay for her own dope?

TorcherQueenie · 15/10/2010 17:21

Hypothetically Pocket money and obviously I'm not serious. I'd just prefer my parenting skills not to be insulted due to the fact I prefer weed to wine.

All you drinkers are you not worried about your children drinking? Following in your footsteps with a bottle of cheap cider down the local park?

Can't choose my kids friends for her.

1234ThumbScrew · 15/10/2010 17:23

I still have the odd joint, I think you do have to be careful not to get into the habit of having some every day all the time but from time to time it's rather nice. Whilst I wouldn't want my dc's to know while they are young I will answer them honestly when they ask if we've ever taken any drugs. I did read somewhere that if you want your children not to take drugs the best thing to do is tell them you have and they'll automatically think it must be seriously uncool Smile.

I would rather be in the company of someone who's had a spliff than someone drunk. Drunks can get aggressive and pot smokers don't, it's very mellow a bit like normal life but on a really good day - jokes are very funny, food tastes fantastic, your thoughts are brilliant etc. However, I've found that if you do it too regularly you do get paranoid and lethargic, which is why I keep it to birthdays etc.

Alcohol & tobacco are more dangerous (no I don't add tobacco).

"The bottom line: alcohol and tobacco are two of the most dangerous substances that you can expose yourself to on a regular basis. In terms of overall potential to cause harm, if used regularly, alcohol and tobacco belong in the same category as other recreational drugs like cocaine and heroin

takenfromhere

Thingumy · 15/10/2010 17:27

Nah you can't choose your childrens friends but I guess it's handy if one of the kids has a dealer parent,do you get discount ?

TorcherQueenie · 15/10/2010 17:30

No but shes a good friend and a lovely woman. I understand the irony there by the way.

LilMsUnfortunateAxeIncident · 15/10/2010 17:32

Ganga, While I was in expat hell, i confess to being hooked on that stuff, to unwind after a day's incarceration, to help me sleep the hell of that place away. I really struggled to survive without it. Others I know out there still took sleeping tablets, it's whatever you can get your hands on to sleep away as much of life as possible.

Oh yes, I know the hell of 10 solid weeks stuck indoors with 6m old baby... H couldn't literally be bothered to take us out. In the end I gave up asking.

I noted that over the years, i got more and more aggressive, especially if I tried to give it a rest and didn't smoke it. That stuff is dangerous, it numbs your brain and H who can't seem to give it up, is giving up on meaningful life instead, and therefore we will split as soon as I can pack him back off to his hell hole of a country. He can them smoke himself into oblivion again.

OK so you did it at UNI, now you are a responsible adult, time to put away the childish things and stop taking drugs.

If you can top the experiences that drove me to smoke it day in day out then let us help solve those issues. I'm willing to bet you don't you just do it cos you can.

That's not enough of a reason to keep doing it, it's damaging your brain and you are already addicted.

Pack it in, and pack the fags in too.

I, btw am back home since May 2009, am at least 18 months clear of both hash and fags, have never felt better and I sleep better than I have done for years. I may still struggle with PTSD, with Agoraphobia, but I can still face life without Hash. So can you.

please don't kid yourself, you have a problem with this stuff and you need to address it.

Smoking it every night is addiction, smoking it cos you need it to unwind is addiction, smoking it cos you need it to sleep is addiction.

Face up to it and I promise you that life will be even better when you are free of this.

EdgarAllInPink · 15/10/2010 17:33

Oh no, i just did a wee now..

I'm obviously on the descent into My Bogs Hell.

Do you think Hodder would be interested if i wrote it up?

i saw an article like this one but about more general cancers, funnily enough, because i had wildly speculated unscientificaly (in a tinterweb argument)that smoking ganj must cause cancer, and someone counter-linked to some atual evidence.

WillYouDoTheDamnFanjo · 15/10/2010 17:35

HalfTerm, a semi-thank you for reintroducing me to the term "spacedocking" Grin

booooooooooyhoo · 15/10/2010 17:35

i would be very pleased if my dcs followed inmy footsteps. never drank cider in the park and only drink alcohol once every few months, never get drunk.

Lotster · 15/10/2010 17:38

Wow, when are you free? Wink

PosieComeHereMyPreciousParker · 15/10/2010 17:43

There's some fabulous stuff on t'internet about it and it's nil affect in pg and bf too!!

If you're not out of control I see nothing wrong with it, better odds if it's not skunk and you're not under 23!!

usualsuspect · 15/10/2010 17:44

booooooooooyhoo ...good luck with that

booooooooooyhoo · 15/10/2010 18:00

good luck with what? i didn't say i expect them to follow in my footsteps, i am not that naive. i said i would be pleased if they did, which is the question that was asked.

spikeycow · 15/10/2010 18:49

A lot of my friends smoke it. Some can hold down jobs etc, some have no life TBH. The stuff we used to smoke in our teens is hardly available any more. It's all skunk now, cheese, rhino, super silver and a million other varieties. It's very powerful stuff, completely different to the old "bush" weed. For people predisposed to mental health issues it can lead to problems. I've seen it happen. So skunk I'm not keen on

usualsuspect · 15/10/2010 20:31

I agree about skunk ,nasty stuff..not at all like what I used to smoke 20 odd years ago ..its so hard to find the old sort of weed now a days says dp

ifancyashandy · 15/10/2010 20:38

I used to love getting stoned but can't handle the strength of skunk these days.

What I would give for a nice bit of sticky black! My rizla sticking skills are unparalled Grin