Kids And Drugs
March 6th, 2006 -
I refer to “boomerang kids” of any age, as well as to young people who have not yet left their parents’ home, in this rant.
Hey Kids! You might read what I’ve written about abolition of prohibition of various means of recreation, and you might be moved to say, “Yeah, dude, right on”, and on, but please realize that so long as you live in your PARENTS’ house, you must do as they say. You are obligated to tell them where you’ve been, what you’ve done and with whom. You are not free to smoke a joint with your friends if your parents say no. If you don’t like that, or if you’re “man enough to handle it and what your folks don’t know won’t hurt ‘em”, then, my MAN, you’re MAN enough to get a job, rent an apartment, pay your taxes, FLY and BE FREE! Then you get to decide what you do, until then you must do as you’re told. If you’re not yet “of age”, you can take proof of your employment and domicile and payment of taxes, and perhaps a letter of commendation from your parents, and petition a court for Emancipation. When you can buy your own clothes, pay your own insurance, tuition, medical expenses, transportation, food, all of it, then you’re man enough or woman enough to decide what’s good for you.
This also applies to students in schools that require their students to read and abide by Student Handbooks. Just about all of them prohibit use of various drugs, and with good reason because of their legal liability, but, young folks, here’s the important thing: When you apply to the school, you SIGN a Contract. The moment you do that, you give your WORD of HONOR. Don’t break your word, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Don’t let past transgressions get you down, but really if you’re a kid at your parents’ house or at school, do as you’re told even when it chafes, and let the chafing motivate you to Fly and Be Free that much sooner.