[Haunted]

Anybody who indulges in anything, be it icecream or caffeine makes excuses for what they do. Jesus christ, food can be an addiction.

I grew up with beer in the fridge. I knew that it was an adult drink and that if I touched it I was in trouble. I'm not a raging alcoholic. As a matter of fact, I don't even like alcohol that much.

I mean, sure, I don't want kids to smoke and drink. Humans don't stop developing until they're at least 18. Those types of behaviors can really fuck up a kid's developement. That's why, in the US, we have laws about when someone can start drinking, and if we were to have laws legalizing marijuana, that limit of 21 would apply also.

Furthermore, you can't judge parenting by your own mold. Some people just don't fit and they're doing fine. This is an extreme example, but it proves my point. One of my best friends is a genius. That's not an exageration, that's not a pet term. It's a fact. He's so fucking brilliant it's not funny. His mom smokes pot, and he smokes pot. Do they fit the mold? No. Smoking a joint to them is what having a glass of wine is to other people.

Not everybody reacts to whatever media source you tune into or whatever your neighbor's kids are doing. However, that's possibly why it's so dangerous, because it's unpredicable.