DS’s dream careers and clash with my stigma/social image

[NotYourTypicalMiddleAgedMumzie]

Being someone who takes things emotionally a lot, DS out of the blue asked if I would wish him good luck / help him out where I can when he goes off to work in the legal cannabis industry abroad (he has developed an interest in cannabis and its iceberg since last year, and is saying he wishes to hop into the cannabis industry overseas where it is legal after school) , even if I did not support it personally. I say never so long as I had a heart as a parent and that if I said yes would be promoting destroying more lives worldwide, not to mention the stigma and social issues that would arise from our family of Asian background, plus this goes against my own personal values. DS is now deeply sore and appears heartbroken with me. I love my kid and all but this gets difficult specifically as this is dealing with morals, social outlook on us, and also legal issues back home here (hence his wanting to do it abroad in a legalised area obviously. Any help?

I'm sorry you are upset, DS. When you are an adult you will realise that other people are allowed to have moral standards and don't have to blindly support you whatever. Console yourself with the fact that I will not wish your sister good luck either if she decides to move to Amsterdam and work in a brothel.

Believe me there are plenty of Asian males who are weed smokers. But he isn't smoking it is he?

@Hatty65 brilliant respons x

But surely he is going to work to support people who are ill and need cannabis as part of the management of their pain? Isn't that what working in this field means?

I'm not sure that this is in the forefront of teenagers' minds when they become fixated on cannabis.

Maybe travel with him and see what it's all about. Where I live it's legal and there is no shame or stigma around cannabis use or the industry. There are some really high end dispensaries, beautiful shops selling really good quality products. The market is huge and constantly growing, new products coming on to the market all the time. Lots of money to be made and if he sets himself up well he'll be in a good position to get in early whenever UK catches up and legalization happens there