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Drugs

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NZBride · 07/01/2023 22:36

Hello, so my almost 16 year old son has been dabbling in weed and possibly other stuff. I am not at all happy, his dad is like he’s a teenage boy - he’s going to experiment; but what am I best to do about it? I obviously love him and want the best possible life for him but he thinks I’m nagging but I just couldn’t bare it if anything happened to him!! Does anyone have any advice from being in a similar situation? Have you had a teen who did and gave up and is fine? The other worrying thing for me is weed is seen as the gateway drug, but it’s also 3 times stronger now than it was when I was younger! Thanks for reading.

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NosyJosie · 17/01/2023 20:35

Same here and don’t know what to do. He’s an athlete and hates school so would rather spend time doing his sports and having downtime involving weed with his shitty friends. Yes, I know athlete and drugs in the same sentence seems weird but that’s what I’m dealing with. His father and I are not together and it’s causing massive issues as he blames me for our son going off the rails but the two of them have such a fragile relationship that him “taking over” is unthinkable. I’m at a loss what to do. The less he does at school, the worse it gets all round. It’s like a vicious circle.

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