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Twin trouble

12/28/2007 8:37:00 AM x0xjanex0x
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I am a mother of four, but my two twin 17 year old sons have always been the most trouble. They recently got caught with marijuana at school, first they got suspended but the second time they were expelled. I hate that my sons wont be attending their graduation ceremony with all their friends like it was planned. But I have caught them much more than that. Ive grounded them from pretty much everything. They have no cell phones have not been able to leave the house for over a month, and no computers but still somehow they get their hands on this drug! I've been doing everything in my power to try to stop them but nothing seems to work, I feel so helpless and its so horrible watching my sons throw away their lives for a few minutes of high. Does anyone have any advice?

marijuana Vs. ciggs

12/28/2007 8:43:00 AM x0xjanex0x
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My sons have a problem with marijuana. No matter what I do they wont stop. I wrote about it in the drugs forum. But not only am I worried about them ruining their lives with this drug. But will it affect their health more than ciggerets would? Ugh I cant imagine all the junk thats in my teenagers lungs!

Re: Sometimes

12/28/2007 8:46:00 AM x0xjanex0x
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The way I see it is it only takes one time to get addicted. So just because your friends do it every once in a while doesn't mean they can stop forever and wont crave one, want one, or need one. Just be careful. I've been reading a lot on painkiller addictions, and its very new. Many doctors dont even know very much on how to treat it or help with the withdrawals.

Re: Tips for Qutting Cold Turkey?

12/28/2007 8:49:03 AM x0xjanex0x
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Dont be around smokers. That makes it 10 times harder. keep your self busy, either with your friends or family maybe school just anything thatll keep your mind busy. and keep in your head that if you can quit for 3 days, you can quit for a lifetime. I was a smoker too and that advice got me through it.

Re: Teenagers grounded in detox

12/28/2007 8:52:28 AM x0xjanex0x
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I agree with surfville. I live in a small comunity and the last thing I want is people calling my sons pot heads. This sounds like it may work though, but even if it werent for my sons reputation, i cant help but wonder would they ever think of me the same? As their loving mother? Or would they start thinking of me as the heartless lady who sent them to basically a jail for 5 days. I dont know I dont think I'd be able to do that.

Re: Parents allowing partying in their homes

12/28/2007 8:56:26 AM x0xjanex0x
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I'm completely against these "cool parents" allowing their kids to have parties with alcohol and maybe even providing the alcohol. But honestly, I know even though my kids try to hide it from me they most likely drink. And I'm sure so do like 90% of the other teenagers. But if theyre out drinking at a party I would rather have adults there. Theyre going to drink no matter what any adults do, if theres not booze at one party they'll go to another where there is. But i'd rather have parents their supervising, maybe they missed one drunk getting into their car, but they also could stop and save another. You know what I mean?

Did I raise a TV addict?

12/28/2007 9:00:00 AM x0xjanex0x
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When my daughter was a baby we would always put her infront of the TV and feed her. It would take her mind of how she didn't want to eat because she would be focused on the TV and she would just open her mouth when the food was in front of her. But now shes 10 years old and she cant eat without watching TV. She'll take a few bites and then just get too bored and want to leave. Its horrible at restaurants because she starts just dancing around or playing her gameboy or picking fights with her brothers to keep her entertained. lol have i raised a TV addict?

Pretty cool

12/28/2007 9:01:00 AM x0xjanex0x
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I got on this site to get advice about my sons. But reralised I could find a whole lot more on here. I'm learning and i get advice hehe this is pretty cool.

Re: Therapy for family members

12/28/2007 9:06:56 AM x0xjanex0x
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Your just having trouble trusting him again. It takes a while to gain that trust back. And honestly I think it will always be in the back of your mind that your son may be still abusing drugs. Honestly I dont think you need treatment for this, just time to get used to it and start trusting that your son is making the right decisions.

Re: Laughter

12/28/2007 9:09:07 AM x0xjanex0x
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Lol laughter is very important :)

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