Wilson Wilson
Bluelighter
my main aspect is: there is no point in introducing or facilitating drugs in the life of your children
a life without drugs is better than a life with drugs, that's the motto in education, the risks simply don't balance the benefits.
There are ways to use drugs in a responsible manner and take advantage of this fact, but there are thousands of ways that may lead you to unpleasant situations
And no one wants to have the feeling that a substance is necessary to have fun, even if this substance is alcohol. Ask a stoner whether there is fun in a night without weed...
You are acting like if parents pretend drugs do not exist, their children will remain ignorant to their existence.
This is utterly false.
I found it very amusing when my mum got all concerned because we had a chat about what drugs I used in the past and I said well anyone who goes to uni in this country will at least experiment with weed, MDMA, ketamine, possibly acid and shrooms depending on the circle you get into, it's just the culture. She asked specifically about my brother. I said I don't know what drugs he's done (I did, but I ain't no grass) but I'd be very surprised if someone hasn't done MDMA after being at uni for a couple years. She was genuinely shocked lmao.
When we were growing up all my mum told me my whole life was scare stories about how drugs are evil and cut with rat poison and you'll die if you do them even once.
Didn't exactly work out as a way of stopping me from trying drugs did it?
In fact I'd say that attitude made things worse because it was such obvious hyperbole. Once I looked around and saw people casually doing this stuff without all this crazy shit my mum said would happen, I just ignored everything she told me on the topic and experimented with everything.
I think a harm reduction approach is far more sensible. Warn your kids away from the dangerous shit like heroin and meth of course. But if you act like every drug is as bad as heroin they'll quickly learn it isn't true and ignore everything you told them.
If you instead say weed is low risk, MDMA is okay in moderation, be wary of set and setting with psychedelics, and so on, and then warn stay away from this heroin business because it really is bad news - they will listen to you because what you're telling them matches reality.
Drugs exist in the world, you cannot just expect your kids to never learn this. It's like those Catholics who treat sex with the same level of stigma. Well we all know what they say about Catholic schoolgirls don't we?