Losing myself/parents making my life a living hell

drxdre12

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I feel like im losing everything, I still live with my parents but the relationship between me and my parents can be so toxic, even when were getting along it never lasts longer than a day. My grades are so terrible i dont think ill be able to graduate highschool at this point and im not even a senior yet. My parents are so against me smoking weed but they dont realize its the only thing keeping me from just getting up and start backpacking to canada to start a new life. My life is slowly decaying and its easily fixable, but I want to be able to smoke but my parents are so against it they treat me like a serious drug addict but in reality i can go weeks without smoking and ill be fine but knowing my weed is there is reassuring.
 
i know how corrosive that anger can be, living with parents who have a very different perspective on drugs.

the bottom line is, their house, their rules. if they don't want you to smoke weed in their house, then you need to respect their rules.

how old are you? i think the best thing to do is try move out asap. the less power they have over you the more easily you will be able to breathe.

i had the realisation again recently, my mental health really begins to deteriorate the longer i live with my parents. i can't use any of their things either because i don't appreciate emotional blackmail, so i'm planning on buying my own car soon.

the more you give back to them, washing up the dishes without being asked, keeping a tidy room, asking them if theres any house chores you can help with. that kind of stuff really helps maintain a good relationship, you gotta swallow your pride and put some effort in to do that tho.

best of luck.
 
Don't stop smoking weed. Just don't do it around them.

If the weed leads to other things, then you need to reconsider your circumstances. Hang in there. High school sucks. The world is waiting for you. You will be able to get out and explore its beauty soon enough. In the meantime, do your best to keep it together.
 
I am in a similar situation...just smoke when they are sleep or something and
do not try to argue with them, because they will not get you. I tried to make
my parents understand my cannabis use once and tried to educate them and failed.
After that I never bring up the weed issue and things are back to normal. For
any parents its a tough pill to swallow I guess...
 
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