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Blech. You people are raising a bunch of pansies. The mall? Geeze, that's fun (not)
Yeah, I don't understand parents nowadays. Seriously, no trick or treating in a neighborhood? Do they live in a warzone? I can't understand why parents are so overprotective to the point of suffocating their kids. I would hate to grow up like that.
The same ones who spike the brownies they bring to work or a event. Very common. many thing do not make sense in this world now days.
LOL, again, here in Colorado and not once has anyone tried to spike anything, and we have LOTS of potlucks at my work, and a few known (and probably many un-declared) pot smokers, too. My work doesn't even test employees, although it says in the hiring contract that they could if they wanted to. Thing is, if you can't actually do the job here you just won't last long regardless. It's that simple.
As for kids not being allowed to trick or treat in neighborhoods...OK if it's a cold climate (I lived in Iowa and we had some downright frigid Halloween nights) I can see taking the little ones to the mall. If you live in an area where it's not safe, or where there isn't much trick or treating going on, you go elsewhere. But if you live in a decent area, where you let your kid go out and play anyhow, I don't see the issue and I think it's an overreaction. On that note, we lived in an area in WA (part of the suburb of Lacey, near Olympia) where there just was no trick or treating happening. The first year I was puzzled, and eventually asked a neighbor who was walking her dog. She said, "Oh, we don't bother with it here really, everyone just goes down to Capital Way." Well, I took her advice, not knowing what I was in for but game for adventure. We drove out there and parked at a school where lots of others were parking, and started trekking about...MAN was it COOL!! They went all out in that area. Loads of decorations, costumed people (lots of adults, even without kids) walking around, a house with a bajillion amazing artistically carved pumpkins, and even wandering troupes of musicians in costume! What a blast! I feel sorry for anyone with access to something so amazing that cowers in their home because "omg strangers." Sometimes ya gotta just throw caution to the wind and go live life. And it's a lesson I want my kids to learn, too. Those fond memories will be with us forever.
Yeah, I don't understand parents nowadays. Seriously, no trick or treating in a neighborhood? Do they live in a warzone? I can't understand why parents are so overprotective to the point of suffocating their kids. I would hate to grow up like that.
Yeah, soon there will just be an ap for that, so kids can pretend to go trick or treating on their so-called smart phone. Are we every going to get tired of the fear train? We certainly aren't living much these days. 9/11 really killed us.
Yeah, soon there will just be an ap for that, so kids can pretend to go trick or treating on their so-called smart phone. Are we every going to get tired of the fear train? We certainly aren't living much these days. 9/11 really killed us.
I think that paranoid people have been around way longer than that, and lots of us still reject that mindset and get out there and live it up. I know I do. And when I do, there's normally plenty of others out there doing the same. Every flight I've been on in the last few years (several) are booked pretty solid. Concerts still sold out. Events still crowded. Plenty of people out living and doing stuff...and when I'm in their company, it's hard for me to believe that America "nowadays" is this terrible place full of terrible people I'm supposed to be scared of. They seem pretty nice to me. The sun is still shinin'. The world is still turnin'.
Weed destroyed the life of my niece Aurora when my stoner brother-in-law ran her over with the snow plow they were riding around on just for fun. Luckily my nephew didn't fall off and get run over but at 23 he crashed into a tree in a police chase when he was under the influence of mj and had some in the car.
I also blame weed for making my sister a mindless, worthless, do nothing, irresponsible lazy cow.
I smoked weed in my younger days and also did some coke and alcohol, but as an adult I became responsible and stopped because I had someone else to think about and be responsible for.
You can relax with a good book or music, a nice long walk, an exercise routine, you don't need drugs to do it.
Weed destroyed the life of my niece Aurora when my stoner brother-in-law ran her over with the snow plow they were riding around on just for fun. Luckily my nephew didn't fall off and get run over but at 23 he crashed into a tree in a police chase when he was under the influence of mj and had some in the car.
I also blame weed for making my sister a mindless, worthless, do nothing, irresponsible lazy cow.
I smoked weed in my younger days and also did some coke and alcohol, but as an adult I became responsible and stopped because I had someone else to think about and be responsible for.
You can relax with a good book or music, a nice long walk, an exercise routine, you don't need drugs to do it.
I love these made up stories, they make me feel warm & fuzzy.
I love these made up stories, they make me feel warm & fuzzy.
Now, let's be fair. It might not be made up. But the takeaway is that some people who were users have ruined their lives. With it, because of it, or hey...here's a thought...maybe they weren't rocket surgeons to begin with, what? Now I will say that as a teen, I was simultaneously often stoned, and very demotivated and irresponsible. I, too, quit when I became an adult (and more importantly a Mom) and left it behind.
But...
I've known too many others who used it without major negative consequences to their lifestyle, to write it off as being unilaterally bad for all.
I'm only saying that it is equally delusional to say that a negative outcome never happens, as it is to say that it always does.
But more importantly, to the guy with the story about the snow plow, did anyone give your sister pot candy when she was a kid trick or treating? Has she given it to children? Inquiring minds want to know.
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