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Movielover71 · 2023-02-19T00:10:24+00:00

Ds(16) dad has passed away recently and it has been a very hard time for us. I have noticed the smell of weed in the house and we have talked about it, he has told me he is very stressed and I feel bad to sanction him at such a difficult time in our lives. AIBU to let him be and just let him smoke?

Thedogscollar · 19/02/2023 23:34

Dibbydoos · 19/02/2023 09:22

Gosh, he's lost his dad and smokes a bit of weed and the anti drug brigade is out. Take a chill pill. I used to think the same but a psychiatrist told me it's medicine, so that helped me adust my thinking - I am anti drugs btw. But what's the option, alcohol? I'd rather go with weed.
If you dont want the smell, it can be bought in a vape. Get his counselling, it will help too.

Just like alcohol, weed can be addictive so talk about how much.

If you want to see the diff between havibg a drink abd weed, look up football match behaviour - those in Holland are much calmer cos weed is lehal there, just saying....!

What a ridiculously stupid and inaccurate post in a sea of sensible but heartbreaking posts.
Nothing good ever comes from illegal drugs.

Eyerollcentral · 19/02/2023 23:38

Dibbydoos · 19/02/2023 09:22

Gosh, he's lost his dad and smokes a bit of weed and the anti drug brigade is out. Take a chill pill. I used to think the same but a psychiatrist told me it's medicine, so that helped me adust my thinking - I am anti drugs btw. But what's the option, alcohol? I'd rather go with weed.
If you dont want the smell, it can be bought in a vape. Get his counselling, it will help too.

Just like alcohol, weed can be addictive so talk about how much.

If you want to see the diff between havibg a drink abd weed, look up football match behaviour - those in Holland are much calmer cos weed is lehal there, just saying....!

Troll or certifiable. Thing is if the conversation happened that you report with your psychiatrist I’m assuming you weren’t a 16 year old bereaved boy when it did. If a psychiatrist gave a 16 year old boy the advice you were allegedly given they’d be struck off, rightly. Also anti drugs but smoke weed? Put the joint down dear.

RockingMyFiftiesNot · 19/02/2023 23:43

My friend's DD has had multiple psychotic episodes, has been hospitalised numerous times and the family has experienced things with her I don't want to mention here. They have been told that that her drug use in her mid teens is almost certainly to blame. No judgement or anti drug brigade here but I would feel bad not sharing my friend's experience when people are saying it's just harmless

Twofurrycats · 19/02/2023 23:50

No this is a bad idea.
I don't smoke weed and rarely have in the past. I'm not anti weed and have a lot of friends who do smoke it.
But I do not think it is good for teens. And I do not think it is good for dealing with bereavement and stress.
Over the past 35 years the people I know who've ended up with the biggest problems from weed are the ones who self medicated.

Codlingmoths · 19/02/2023 23:53

I am so relieved reading this. I feel like there are so many groups of parents who would just say absolutely, let the poor boy smoke, it will help him, and I totally disagree with that thinking.

mynamesnotMa · 20/02/2023 00:00

He is 16.
It's illegal.
Hes lost his dad you allow him to become addicted to drugs.
Are you fucking insane?
Be his mum.

mynamesnotMa · 20/02/2023 00:18

Ah now Dibby do a psychiatrist told you a carcinogenic drug, where countless studies show the harm it causes to developing brains, is actually medicine? Comparing it as the lesser of the two evils compared to alcohol.
I think your post is a fine example of the utter bollix stoners talk. 🤔