With your kids....

[Cognizant]

When (if) you have kids, how would you react to them doing drugs/wanting to do drugs?

Honestly, I think that kids are going to be curious and they're going to want to experiment. I'd let them know that I would let them try drinking/smoking weed at home before going out to a party or something in the future.

I wouldn't approve of heavy drugs like heroine/cocaine/etc at all, though.

[ScottishFilipino]

I would be the same way.
I would have no problem with my kids trying alcohol or marijuana at home first. As long as I know they are old and matured enough for it. I also agree that I wouldn't approve of anything heavy like cocaine and stuff.

[ksdnfkfr]

Letting your kids do illegal stuff like underage smoking, drinking and drugs is considered to be things such as: neglect, child endangerment, contributing to the delinquency of a minor etc.

[Forsaken]

I'd probably lay down rules until they're 14 or 15 and once they're at that age then I'd just tell them not to get drunk.
I can see myself being the kind of parent that when they ask for it when they're 12 for the first time I'll give it to them and laugh when they wake up with a hangover the next day as a lesson for not to touch drugs until you're ready.

[Luminous]

No. I personally don't do any drugs, I don't have any desire to, I know that some can ruin your life and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to my kids. Even if it's weed I wouldn't want them to get addicted and to keep them out of trouble from the law.

[Raynes]

If I have children, I fully intend to explain drugs to them in the context of science and law, and not with the insane, inaccurate fear mongering that people currently tend to do.

Not all drugs are created equal. Not all drugs that are illegal should be illegal, but they *are* illegal and that matters. Lots of drugs are not conducive to healthy lifestyles. Et cetera.

People forget that drugs are usually tested, scientific creations complete with studies into their effects (both advantageous and disadvantageous), and if you *just do the research into them, you can make healthy, smart decisions* without needing to be scared away from drugs.

Education is the key, not fear mongering, lies, nor hypocrisy.

[Texas warrior]

Once I have kids I fully intend to let them drink and smoke weed once they are ready. I would want to make it a family thing. Like every couple of weeks set up a hookah and let the family share a bowl. As for drinking I would let my kids drink with the family, not get drunk mind you, but letting a teen have a beer or two will not be that big of a deal. As for them drinking on there own, I would let them, but only if the ask and only rarely. The thought comes to me that if I don't make a big deal about it they will not make a big deal about it.

[Human]

I'll let them make their own choices for alcohol, cannabis and other light stuff however I wouldn't allow anything serious to be done. I'll raise them the way my parents have raised me - basically no rules after a certain age, it's left up to me, and I'm doing great in school, and I'm never in trouble.

[teen.jpg]

When they're young I'd probably just scare the shit out of them and hope that works until they're old enough. When that time comes, I'd tell them the effects, and hope they'd make good decisions.

[tundravortex]

id tell'em once your out my house than you can do whatever you want....not my problem

[Wyatt 13]

I wont let them do it.

[kylem1229]

Nope, they'll get their ass beat and locked in their room for 20 years.

[Cygnus]

I absolutely wouldn't let them, they do it and I'll cut all their electricity off, they'll be living in the 1700s.

[Amazerful]

I wouldn't encourage them to try it and if I find out that they are doing these things they will be punished but not anything extreme because I understand their curiousity to these things

[Jaster]

Hell. No. Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, all BAD. #StraightEdge4Life

[shinodas]

if i have kids and they come to me with such idea, it would depend what i would say,
I would sure talk about safety and all the crap, to be cautious and such, but the rest depends on their personality, if my kid is a lot like me, i sure wouldnt say "HELL TO THE NO DONT YOU EVER EVER DO THAT" because if i wanted to try it, i would, so why would i get on the bad side of my kid and later on, she or he would cut me off. There's no point in that, but on the other hand, if my kid is just slightly curious and there's a peer pressure, i would put a bit more energy into convincing him/her not to do it. Everyone is different and yes, you should treat your kids equally but drugs can be dangerous and I would definitely take different measures in this case.

everybody knows that forbidden fruit tastes the best, so i wouldn't be asshole about it and make it even worse

[AlexanderTheGreat]

I would depend on the kids for me (if that makes sense), I mean their personalities, their friendship groups and their maturity. It's hard to put in words, If i were to have kids and he/she were to ask me then I wouldn't be able to tell you guys on VT because I don't know what they will be like. If they were well behaved mature kids, I would let them have a REASONABLE amount of alcohol, but i guess i would only do it from 16 onwards. And kind of the same with pot, if they were mature and sensible I would let them TRY pot, however I would make sure they know this is a drug and it is illegal and it should not be misused! And once they are out of my care, they can smoke weed and drink, BUT if they do hard drugs then I would be furious. That's my opinion on the matter.

[roadwarrior]

I would stop him and I'll say what are the negative ways of it..

[Swagging god]

I would be the same way.
I would have no problem with my kids trying alcohol or marijuana at home first. As long as I know they are old and matured enough for it. I also agree that I wouldn't approve of anything heavy like cocaine and stuff.

I have exactly this view my kids can experiment but under my supervision and will be educated so as not to try cocaine or meth.

[irogers707]

Honestly, if my kid brings weed home I would want to smoke with him/her

[darthearth]

Honestly, if my kid brings weed home I would want to smoke with him/her

Cool, I would end up doing the same if I liked it (which I don't know yet because I haven't tried).

[VictoriaGotaSecret]

I wouldn't mind if they smoked weed but I'd want them to be careful if its still illegal at that time just so I'm not bailing or paying tickets because they smoked a joint.

[Rascaldog24]

Not drinking or hero win or meth but I wouldn't mind them haveing a bowl every now and then.

[Sandra Main]

No. I personally don't do any drugs, I don't have any desire to, I know that some can ruin your life and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to my kids. Even if it's weed I wouldn't want them to get addicted and to keep them out of trouble from the law.

I agree with this.
They should have not legalized marijuana .
So many more lives will be lost.
same as alcohol looses lives everyday.

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

I'd do what my parents did: Scare them shitless so they won't try anything until they're mature enough to realize that no good can come of weed, drugs and getting drunk.

[Raynes]

I agree with this.
They should have not legalized marijuana .
So many more lives will be lost.
same as alcohol looses lives everyday.

In the US, marijuana is currently only legalized in a few states, some of them only for medicinal use.

So, why are you concerned about lives lost due to marijuana consumption? You can't really make a comparison with alcohol-related deaths, considering that there are effectively no marijuana related deaths. The CDC doesn't even have a category for marijuana deaths.

Here is some useful reading material: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/13/alcohol-pot-use_n_3914511.html

[Lofiel]

I dont think I would actually.

[Dark Unicorn]

Ha!Never thought of that.Reminds why i'm not gonna have kids.

[mrmee]

As for Alcohol, I would let them drink with me, so I can make sure they don't make the exact same mistakes I did and also so that they don't feel like they have to steal it, because it will definitely be around; and so when they turn 21, they don't go overboard and do the 21 shots of tequila like my cousin did, and he would up in the hospital even being like 6'5 weighing 300 lbs. If it can put a guy that big in the hospital, it can kill a little guy.
Drugs I wont allow to do at all, not only because they are illegal, but mainly because ive seen the effects of them on some of my friends. One of my friends used to be crazy smart, cool, funny, good looking, and really athletic. He got drugs off his sister (who got busted and got a lifetime of jail at 25 years old) and dad. Now he is freakin retarded (remedial classes for failing), lost his sense of humor and his memory to remember good jokes, his face is always looking like god has a bad sense of humor, cant run worth a shit without weezing, and because of all that, isn't popular anymore.

[Lisa12]

i would let them know about how bad drugs are but its their life so they can do it if they want to as long as the drugs are not in my house.

[johndoe1112]

i don't know if you realize this or not but if you try to scare your kids with drugs by punishment then its going to make it more taboo for them and there going to want to try it more then they would if you said that they could. also i would let my kid drink infront of me and smoke infront of me the day that they do anything heavier then weed out the door they go. i know many people that have waisted there life with drug addicts that will not leave. that is not going to happen with my kid

[thatgothgirluknow]

I'd scare them tell them the effects and wouldn't let them do any kind of drug now a few drinks of beer every once in a while no prob but I'd teach them not to drink to much and only let them drink when I gave them a sip or let them after 13

[ECSTASY]

alcohol is totally ok in my opinion , but im still not sure about weed :P

[Fanta_Lover44]

Well if they where my kids, I would help them as much as I could to get off the drugs/alcohol, for starters, they aren't going to even touch the stuff till they're the appropriate age.... I think what i'm going to do is when the reach 10, a think a good long lecture about what kind of things will happen if you get on them. Hopefully, this will prevent my children form even starting in the first place.

[AlexOnToast]

I would just hope they have enough common sense not to get caught up in that stuff....Experimenting is natural, but with some drugs you are REALLY playing with fire...

[thermid]

Hopefully it'll be legal everywhere by then but yeah i would definitely smoke with them

[WintersuN]

This is absolutely sickening, I can't believe such liberal opinions are being taken on such a serious issue. I suggest everybody saying it's fine should take a good hard look in the mirror and do some proper research on the harmful effects of drugs on the adolescent mind. There's a reason why certain things are banned and why some are extremely restricted.

[Typhlosion]

I wouldn't encourage or allow any drugs at home, and would be pretty 'intrusive' in their lives to make sure they don't go too far.

But if I say too much, then it's anti-parent stuff and they'll be more compelled to do it. I'd trust 'em.

[Trukfit4lyfe]

They would know that weed is accepted in the household pretty early on and I would be the one to introduce it to them. And I would let them try psychedelics/ecstasy when they felt ready but cigarettes, meth, crack, heroin, and most opiates would be forbidden. The main thing I would do is educate them on how drugs affect them/doses and stuff.

[scott757]

They would know that weed is accepted in the household pretty early on and I would be the one to introduce it to them. And I would let them try psychedelics/ecstasy when they felt ready

I really don't get this mentality... I really don't know why people would willing give/introduce to their kids something potentially fatal... I don't get it at all.

Alcohol, I'd take the exact same approach my parents did with me, let me have a little bit, thus losing any real appeal to go and do it. Once they reach about 16 or so, so long as they're not doing it constantly, and it's not negatively impacting their life then I'd be more willing to let them go with this so long as they dont get absolutely plastered (bearing in mind the legal age here is 18) but I'd still keep an eye out for them, and always give them the "don't get (too) drunk, stay safe, watch for drink spikes etc. etc. etc. I think if I had a girl though I could see myself being very protective if she was to go drinking hahaha

Cigarettes, below legal age I'd be angry at them, but after that I can't stop them.

Now drugs, of any kind. I'd kill 'em (not literally). They would know from very early on how dangerous they are, not scare them, but tell them - and make sure they know fine and well how much harm they can do. I'd also give them the threat my dad gave me, and still stands by, they do drugs and they're out the house. Ofcourse I'd try and help, but failing that - out.

[tvsigeys]

It's not gonna get any easier. I have no idea what to expect for my kids