Bainaman wrote:

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Chilenita wrote: Okay let's stick to pot....would I have a problem with my 19 yr old smoking pot..NO.  No problem with that at all.  Actually if she smokes pot instead of drinking I would be a happy camper!  Think about the drunk out of control girls you have seen out there....man I much rather her smoke!!  It's complicated though like I would hate for her to take up smoking tabacco!! I would hate for her to be into other types of drugs.  Since we are talking pot then I say I would not have an issue with her smoking it at that age. Interesting. What about if your daughter hits puberty...and she comes out with watermelons and a nice phat A$$!!! LOL ...and she starts to wear real trashy clothes??? Her choice or not???

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are we talking about a 19 year old still

BTW don't talk about my unborn daughter like that or I'll punch you in the face really hard

Chilenita wrote:

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Okay let's stick to pot....would I have a problem with my 19 yr old smoking pot..NO.  No problem with that at all.  Actually if she smokes pot instead of drinking I would be a happy camper!  Think about the drunk out of control girls you have seen out there....man I much rather her smoke!!  It's complicated though like I would hate for her to take up smoking tabacco!! I would hate for her to be into other types of drugs.  Since we are talking pot then I say I would not have an issue with her smoking it at that age.

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Interesting.


What about if your daughter hits puberty...and she comes out with watermelons and a nice phat A$$!!! LOL

...and she starts to wear real trashy clothes???

Her choice or not???

Bainaman wrote:

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 @ Chilenita - I'm talking about choice in general....not just religion or drugs. I think experimentation comes natural at certain ages......some dabble with certain things....some with others......some with none......... I'm not saying that I think that those who are smoking pot (or any drug for that matter)...SHOULD introduce it to their kids......I'm saying....if your kids (of legal age) happen to do it....and you catch them.......would you have a problem with it?

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Okay let's stick to pot....would I have a problem with my 19 yr old smoking pot..NO.  No problem with that at all.  Actually if she smokes pot instead of drinking I would be a happy camper!  Think about the drunk out of control girls you have seen out there....man I much rather her smoke!!  It's complicated though like I would hate for her to take up smoking tabacco!! I would hate for her to be into other types of drugs.  Since we are talking pot then I say I would not have an issue with her smoking it at that age.

LAB_ wrote:

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Salsera de Corazon wrote: Bainaman wrote: The left wing comment was made as reference to the liberal thinking many of you share. Maybe I was way off base....and for the...I apologize. However... Many of you have expressed the matter of "choice" and how kids should be able to make their own choices to lead their lives. So why not with this??? You know what as a parent I can tell you my own opinion that all you can do for your children is just to give them the best advice, there will be a lot of choices that the kids would make and we might not be happy with it, all we can do in a future is just to be there for them, no matter what, I don't agree for my kid to smoke pot, all I can do is just teaching that is not good, but once he'll get to the age of deciding for his own he'll make his own choice witl all due respect, I think the problem is teaching them (it´s not good) something they have no way to corroborate by themselves. (weed tastes good... to some people, at least). So, as soon as they "taste" and find it... not "not good".... forget about physical dependence awareness, harder-drug-bridging awareness or any other kind of awareness in what regards to drugs.

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What I meant by teaching my kid was that DRUGS are not good

LAB_ wrote:

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(Remember I have already said I may not be the right person to talk about this, since I´m not a father myself? Well, bearing that in mind... )

Yes, 19 would be ok.

I would make sure to work so hard in helping my children to trust me as to assume that we would be able to find a way for him/her to feel free to do what´s safe, safely.

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I don't have kids either.....so it's all good.....hypothetical for the sake of discussion....


So you're stated you dislike of coke... for you've seen the affects and what it does to people. Would you let your son/daughter do coke at the age 19 if they so choosed???

@ Chilenita - I'm talking about choice in general....not just religion or drugs.

I think experimentation comes natural at certain ages......some dabble with certain things....some with others......some with none.........

I'm not saying that I think that those who are smoking pot (or any drug for that matter)...SHOULD introduce it to their kids......I'm saying....if your kids (of legal age) happen to do it....and you catch them.......would you have a problem with it?

Everyone will have a different answer according to their belief...

Bainaman wrote:

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LAB_ wrote:


Because any mind altering substance should be limited to those who can be responsible for the actions that may ensue from its consumption -say... legally speaking?




So at the legal age of 19 is ok???

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(Remember I have already said I may not be the right person to talk about this, since I´m not a father myself? Well, bearing that in mind... )

Yes, 19 would be ok.

I would make sure to work so hard in helping my children to trust me as to assume that we would be able to find a way for him/her to feel free to do what´s safe, safely.

LAB_ wrote:

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Because any mind altering substance should be limited to those who can be responsible for the actions that may ensue from its consumption -say... legally speaking?

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So at the legal age of 19 is ok???

The left wing comment was made as reference to the liberal thinking many of you share. Maybe I was way off base....and for the...I apologize.

However...

Many of you have expressed the matter of "choice" and how kids should be able to make their own choices to lead their lives.

So why not with this???

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 So, at what age was it then? 12?

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thanks Lab who the hell's side you on here

I started smoking at 14 and a half - lol!!  High school oh man was I high in high school. I started smoking with some spanish guys I was hanging around. 

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 yeah, I know. But that's a valid cliche, you know... for example, W Bush snorted cocaine up to his forehead and, sure, he's a left winger ALRIGHT!

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Hummm my dad is about as far left as anyone can get!!  Very far left and he was never touched the stuff...ever...he said "el partido" in his youth looked down on that sort of thing....lack of disipline or something along those lines....so yeah he is left wing but so not into trying drugs.

Bush yeah he is a drunken coke head.

Chilenita wrote:

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Bainaman wrote:
I'm interested to know if and or why all you extreme left wing thinkers have a problem with your kids doing drugs at any age really? YOU DO IT!! WHY CAN'T THEY????

Okay what does left wing anything have to do with drugs?
Now about the kids doing drugs thing.  I didn't start smoking pot at 11 and niether should my kid.  It's not like I was toking up at 5 but I refuse to let my kids do it. 
Okay why am I explaining this ....it's a bit of a silly questions.....do you want your children trying any illegal substance you may have tried b4 the age of 19?

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So, at what age was it then?

12?

Chilenita wrote:

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Bainaman wrote:
I'm interested to know if and or why all you extreme left wing thinkers have a problem with your kids doing drugs at any age really? YOU DO IT!! WHY CAN'T THEY????

Okay what does left wing anything have to do with drugs?
Now about the kids doing drugs thing.  I didn't start smoking pot at 11 and niether should my kid.  It's not like I was toking up at 5 but I refuse to let my kids do it. 
Okay why am I explaining this ....it's a bit of a silly questions.....do you want your children trying any illegal substance you may have tried b4 the age of 19?

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yeah, I know. But that's a valid cliche, you know... for example, W Bush snorted cocaine up to his forehead and, sure, he's a left winger ALRIGHT!

Chilenita wrote:

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LAB_ wrote:
  Sis, I think I can -sort of, anyways, since I don't have any children myself- see where you coming from. But it saddens me to read that you would put alcohol and weed in the same level of mind altering substances. For what I care, they're not even the same ballpark, forget about how different their consequences are. Again, while acknowledging that I know very little about the facts of raising a child, still, would you seriously assume that "there are ways to have a joint so a child won't find out?". The little rascals I know best, both here and in Cuba, would find out in days, if not hours!!

Okay I totally agree with you there it's NOT the same level in terms of mind altering...ALCOHOL is much much worse but I would like to think I won't alter my mind in front of my child in anyway weed or alcohol and yes alcohol is MUCH MUCH worse no doubt..my bad.  Now it depends on what age we are talking here....for example....if I go outside for a couple of minutes and smoke a joint and then come back around my 5 year old niece for example there is no way in hell she would ever know I smoked.....if I go outside and smoke and come back and hang out with my 13 year old cousin he would in his head think "OMG Tia Chilenita smokes pot" cuz at that age he would have smelt it somewhere.  What I was saying is this...I will NOT smoke pot in front of my kid period so how would they know??  Now when she is 13 for example it's the perfect time for me to talk to her about drugs...sex..etc cuz that is the age most kids get exposed to all that stuff.  If I don't want her to know that I do it there are ways around it....everyone in this office knows what pot smells like and I used to walk in here pretty blitzed and nobody would know it.  I don't know what the hell I am saying other than I will not smoke a joint in front of my kids....that is so white trash....that is just the way I feel.  On the other hand if she told me she smoked at 19 I would be cool with it...still I wouldn't smoke with her.  I don't know I don't know I don't know....once I get passed the delivery of the baby I'll move on to other things
 

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point made. I agree. thanks.

i hadn't thought about the "stepping out" option.

just make sure the little brats don't find your stash

Bainaman wrote:

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I'm interested to know if and or why all you extreme left wing thinkers have a problem with your kids doing drugs at any age really? YOU DO IT!! WHY CAN'T THEY????

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As I've said, I don't have any kids. But my guess is that, if/when I have one or more, I wouldn't allow them to do anything for which age of consent is required, until they arrive to said age of consent.

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  Sis, I think I can -sort of, anyways, since I don't have any children myself- see where you coming from. But it saddens me to read that you would put alcohol and weed in the same level of mind altering substances. For what I care, they're not even the same ballpark, forget about how different their consequences are. Again, while acknowledging that I know very little about the facts of raising a child, still, would you seriously assume that "there are ways to have a joint so a child won't find out?". The little rascals I know best, both here and in Cuba, would find out in days, if not hours!!

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Okay I totally agree with you there it's NOT the same level in terms of mind altering...ALCOHOL is much much worse but I would like to think I won't alter my mind in front of my child in anyway weed or alcohol and yes alcohol is MUCH MUCH worse no doubt..my bad.  Now it depends on what age we are talking here....for example....if I go outside for a couple of minutes and smoke a joint and then come back around my 5 year old niece for example there is no way in hell she would ever know I smoked.....if I go outside and smoke and come back and hang out with my 13 year old cousin he would in his head think "OMG Tia Chilenita smokes pot" cuz at that age he would have smelt it somewhere.  What I was saying is this...I will NOT smoke pot in front of my kid period so how would they know??  Now when she is 13 for example it's the perfect time for me to talk to her about drugs...sex..etc cuz that is the age most kids get exposed to all that stuff.  If I don't want her to know that I do it there are ways around it....everyone in this office knows what pot smells like and I used to walk in here pretty blitzed and nobody would know it.  I don't know what the hell I am saying other than I will not smoke a joint in front of my kids....that is so white trash....that is just the way I feel.  On the other hand if she told me she smoked at 19 I would be cool with it...still I wouldn't smoke with her.  I don't know I don't know I don't know....once I get passed the delivery of the baby I'll move on to other things

 

We (mr. and mrs. chilenita) smoke pot!  Well not during pregnancy of course but I smoke pot. Not sure how I would handle the situation around my child.  I can't say we have discussed that since there are so many other more important things to worry about right now.  I am not sure what I would do in terms of teaching my child about it.  There are ways of smoking without your child knowing that you smoke. I would never drink and get drunk in front of my child so I don't think I would get high in front of them either. That doesn't mean I won't teach her about it and I won't take an "old school" approach on teaching her about it.  I think there are some things you don't share with your children...a joint is one of them....same with getting drunk with or around your kids...there is a line that I will not cross....I am the parent and she is the child....she doesn't need to know every little thing about mommy. 

LAB_ wrote:

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Do you do pot? Got kids or thinking of having kids? Would you rather have them learning about pot from you -since you use it yourself, anyways- instead of from their -probably, misinformed- peers? If you answered "yes" to all of the above, then check out http://www.itsjustaplant.com/ Ok, check it out even if you don´t!! It´s ´nnterstinn´!!!!

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No...I don't....