Mindblowing

By apparantlyStupid - 27/06/2012 23:28 - Canada - Okotoks

Today, I confronted my daughter about the various drug-associated items I found in her room. She then confronted me about going in her room and invading her privacy, to the point where I forgot the main issue and apologised to her. I just got outsmarted by a teenage pothead. FML
I agree, your life sucks 12 328
You deserved it 43 616

Same thing different taste

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1337Anonymous911 3

So you just let the drug abuse continue?

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If the parent searched the room and found nothing bad then the child could reasonably feel betrayed, but since her mom found drugs, it goes to show that she shouldn't be trusted.

The mom found "paraphernalia" for all u no that could be a lighter and a pencil besides smoking pot does not make one untrustworthy lieing about it would and she didn't even do that she successfully changed the subject

Parents these days have this mindset; that children are their slaves and have no personal rights since the parents pay for everything. We no longer live in an agricultural society, and neither an industrial one. And, therefore, children these days shouldn't be treated the same as they were back then. If a parent decides to bring a child into this nasty world, it is the parent's responsibility to provide for the child. And to give it rights. OP shouldn't have gone into her daughter's room.

Exactly. People have children for entirely selfish reasons, they have them because they want them. It is their responsibility to provide for that child until the child can do so themselves (this does not mean you force them to pay rent when they are 13, it means you encourage them to get a good job and have their independence when they have finished school, if they don't want to do that, tough luck, you brought them into this world). Children have every right to their own privacy, they did not ask to be here. Keep them safe but don't trawl through their personal stuff to do so, especially when they are almost adults themselves.

jabudz 0

You contradict yourself. As a parent it is your job to protect your child. Drugs are dangerous and damaging. Therefore, if the situation requires a parent has the responsibility to search their child's room for drug or drug paraphernalia. Finally, it is as simple as this, my house my rules. It's called respecting your elders, I learned to as a child and I owe my career and success to my upbringing by my parents.

yesyesnonono 10

So leave her alone. If she wants to smoke pot is that really your choice to make?

raraisbang 12

Yes it is if it's being done under her roof. Her house, her rules. If my kid was caught with drugs and/or paraphernalia in my house, I'd call the police on them to teach them a well deserved lesson Dont break the law, especially not under my roof.

raraisbang 12

77, I was spanked as a child, and I turned out just fine. Oh, and before you ask, no I do not resent my parents. I actually respect them. Hell yes I needed my ass beat sometimes, and I got it. Thank god for it, otherwise I would've turned out more like you.

154, for all you know 77 could be an honor roll kid. My dad used to spank me when I was little but that's not what made me respect him. I was terrified of him when he got angry for years. What made me respect my dad is that now when he gets angry and screams at me, we can both calm down and talk about it like rational people. And I like to think I turned out fine.

CountMango 5

Oh please. Take a stand of authority and confront her.

Herculesninja27 5
FireFlie07 20

Why are you apologizing for "invasion of privacy" she lives in YOUR house. YOU make the rules as a parent. Suck it up.

noisebox 1

Sounds like my teenage daughter smart distracting answers ( to some degree) but with the lowest mark in math in the class.