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Today, as I was stopped at a stop sign, two "normal looking" (not deranged looking, ha ha) teen boys approached my car to cross in the crosswalk and I heard one of them say, "Yeah, I want to have a party with drugs and weed, and stuff" - that was all I heard, but it made me think that "weed" is super expensive these days (in states where it's legal) - so I was thinking about that and wondering how teens get their weed these days - if they get it illegally or have a friend buy it . . .
Then I was thinking that few teens actually work these days, so then WHO is buying their alcohol/drugs?
Unsuspecting parents who give them an allowance?
This is all speculation. I have no idea . . . all of this inspired by a snippet of an overheard conversation.
My kids get allowance and we do the thing where you have a jar for spend, save, donate, etc. the 4th jar is specifically for drugs and alcohol. That stuff is expensive. I teach them to save up.
I'm kidding, of course.
Where do you get the idea that few teens work "these days?" Where do you get any of the ideas in your OP, for that matter?
Those kids might have been blowing hot air, but teenagers do get drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Heroin is a high school student problem.
The money to pay for that is coming from somewhere. Plus, someone is buying it for them, at least the tobacco and alcohol. Those are not legal for teens to buy. It's not legal for them to buy legal marijuana, either, although there is a huge market in illegal marijuana which is much cheaper and no age limit to buy it.
Today, as I was stopped at a stop sign, two "normal looking" (not deranged looking, ha ha) teen boys approached my car to cross in the crosswalk and I heard one of them say, "Yeah, I want to have a party with drugs and weed, and stuff" - that was all I heard, but it made me think that "weed" is super expensive these days (in states where it's legal) - so I was thinking about that and wondering how teens get their weed these days - if they get it illegally or have a friend buy it . . .
Then I was thinking that few teens actually work these days, so then WHO is buying their alcohol/drugs?
Unsuspecting parents who give them an allowance?
This is all speculation. I have no idea . . . all of this inspired by a snippet of an overheard conversation.
What do you parents of teens think?
Most teens I know work during the summers. I'm not sure why you think otherwise. My kids didn't work during the school year. They were very busy with school, sports, and music.
We gave our kids an allowance when they were teens. If they spent it on weed I never knew about it. They did not have parties while they lived at home.
Those kids might have been blowing hot air, but teenagers do get drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Heroin is a high school student problem.
The money to pay for that is coming from somewhere. Plus, someone is buying it for them, at least the tobacco and alcohol. Those are not legal for teens to buy. It's not legal for them to buy legal marijuana, either, although there is a huge market in illegal marijuana which is much cheaper and no age limit to buy it.
Exactly. I'm not even going to respond to the posters in denial.
I was just wondering how they are paying for their drugs and alcohol.
Anyone who thinks teens are not using drugs and alcohol is in denial (not all teens, of course, but most).
And where I live, teens do not work - so if they are working and buying their own drugs/alcohol, that is one thing, but if they are not working and parents are giving them allowance, do the parents have any idea what they might be funding?
Exactly. I'm not even going to respond to the posters in denial.
I was just wondering how they are paying for their drugs and alcohol.
Anyone who thinks teens are not using drugs and alcohol is in denial (not all teens, of course, but most).
And where I live, teens do not work - so if they are working and buying their own drugs/alcohol, that is one thing, but if they are not working and parents are giving them allowance, do the parents have any idea what they might be funding?
I'm not in denial, I've raised three boys through their teens. Drug and alcohol use has declined markedly since mine were in high school. Even so my kids, and all their friends, worked, played sports, and concentrated on their studies. Just like the majority of kids do today.
Are drugs and alcohol present in our schools? Yes. Are they as present as they were even 10 years ago? No.
It's time to start giving teens some credit here.
No need to get defensive. I was just reporting on a conversation I heard between two teen boys who were walking home from high school and it got me to thinking.
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