i've considered telling my mother about my drug use, but it's very much out of the question, at least until i move out.
it's kinda wierd reading other people's posts regarding the 'rational' responses their parents gave upon hearing about their drug use. my mother came from a very strict upbringing, she is the most antidrug person i've ever met, and brings up every negative thing she reads about drugs in the media (the few positive articles written never get a mention). my mum laps it all up, her belief seems to be that any one who touches drugs has no chance at life.
top this off with comments like ""i hope you never choose to do drugs" and... my favourite "if you ever did drugs you'd break my heart"... i get that one several times a year. i do wonder if she knows deep down. if she does, she's oblivious to it, deep denial.
it shouldn't be such a big deal! my drug use is very minimal... i have pot occassionally (perhaps once a month or 2), ecstasy even less often (3-5 times a year) and mushrooms occassionally.
i think the main issue that makes me want things to be out in the open is the fact that i am forced to lie and hide things. it'd be nice to be able to not worry about my mother finding out.
sorry if this post has turned out being a big whinge, and isn't really helpful at all, but i suppose the point i'm trying to make is that all parents are different. you probably know at which end of the scale your parents are at, and if they're like my mother, i'd highly recommend you don't tell them... for your own sake, and especially for their sake. they don't want to know. they're better off not knowing.
cheers,
jimbu