I'm afraid I have to agree about the effects of drugs on the youth, and other generations. I've never understood how anyone could look at a crack addict and decide, "I want to be like that." Then again, as I recall, I was invincible as a teenager (as most are) and I was smarter than everyone else, now I'm dumber, and I just knew all the questions and answers. I firmly believe, with relatively few exceptions, no-one gets it until they reach 30 (see age requirement for President of US [35]).
As to the drugs, my oldest daughter did some and had to leave the house when she turned 18. About six months later she showed up crying and vowing to change her ways. She is now a responsible mother of 3 at the ripe old age of 26. Youngest daughter may have experimented with drugs, but I never saw anything to indicate it and she is doing well at 22. My son, hmmm, where to start. I bought him a Toyota Tundra 4x4 when he was 15 and let it sit in the driveway. He was told that if he ever did drugs or came home drunk, or if I found out he had been drunk, I would sell the truck. He showed up at the house with a guy who was wearing those "arrest me" signs, like tattoos, body piercings, black clothing and multi-colored hair. I had my wife go to Walgreens the next day and buy a home drug test kit. He failed. The truck was gone the next day and I explained to him that he was the author of his own destruction, just as we all are. I also explained that he would never bring the dirt-bag around again and never to associate with him or his ilk in the future. You see, I believe people can be divided into three distinct categories: eagles, sparrows and vultures. Eagles help people who need it, they protect the weak, they do the right thing. They protect the rest of the country and stand up for what's right. Sparrows are merely observers. They just go through life. They are born, they live and they die. They don't try to excel at anything and they never go against what the rest of the crowd thinks. Vultures are those who wreak havoc on society. Some of them strive for excellence and many achieve it, like Hitler, Stalin, Saddam, etc. Others are just common thugs, or whatever. I think you get the gist of it. I also explained to him it was my job to see that he turned out to be an eagle, not either of the other two. Sparrows are innocuous, but life is not a spectator sport. Vultures are not something to aspire to be. He is now 17 and a few weeks ago, he left me a note telling me not to worry, he is going to be an eagle. (How can anyone with kids be an Athiest? Who do you pray to?) John _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
