On Friday, February 7, 2014 11:42:42 AM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:

There's no clinical reason for it to be considered a "stepping stone"

but it does bring kids into contact with the drug culture in general,

and that is not a good thing. Best thing for parents is to let their

views be firmly known, and to keep track of their friends. "Friends"

are where a lot of the mischief starts. Make sure the kids are kept

occupied with wholesome activities and reward them for success in

those endeavors. A bit of luck helps also.

That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?

?8^(

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:46:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Friday, February 7, 2014 11:42:42 AM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:

There's no clinical reason for it to be considered a "stepping stone"

but it does bring kids into contact with the drug culture in general,

and that is not a good thing. Best thing for parents is to let their

views be firmly known, and to keep track of their friends. "Friends"

are where a lot of the mischief starts. Make sure the kids are kept

occupied with wholesome activities and reward them for success in

those endeavors. A bit of luck helps also.



That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?


===

That happens of course, probably more often than we'd like to think.
Those parents however are probably not the ones concerned about their
kids getting into drugs (unless it's their drugs). :-)

On Friday, February 7, 2014 6:58:03 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:46:45 -0800 (PST), Tim

That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?


That happens of course, probably more often than we'd like to think.

Those parents however are probably not the ones concerned about their

kids getting into drugs (unless it's their drugs). :-)


agreed,Wayne. But it can go for lesser than that with two instances. A local gal threw a kegger for her son on his 16th birthday.(obviously bad parenting) And I was really mad at the chaperones at a local prom because a 17 year old showed up wobbling drunk. They kicked the kid out but watched him get in his car and drive away w/o calling the law. (obviously poor judgement for a school!)

Not good at all!

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 19:11:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

agreed,Wayne. But it can go for lesser than that with two instances. A local gal threw a kegger for her son on his 16th birthday.(obviously bad parenting)
And I was really mad at the chaperones at a local prom because a 17 year old showed up wobbling drunk. They kicked the kid out but watched him get in
his car and drive away w/o calling the law. (obviously poor judgement for a school!)

Not good at all!

===

Aye.

Hope the kid got home OK, frequently they don't. You have to wonder
where his parents were. And what were the chaperones thinking, if at
all?

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 19:11:47 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, February 7, 2014 6:58:03 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:46:45 -0800 (PST), Tim

That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?


That happens of course, probably more often than we'd like to think.

Those parents however are probably not the ones concerned about their

kids getting into drugs (unless it's their drugs). :-)


agreed,Wayne. But it can go for lesser than that with two instances. A local gal threw a kegger for her son on his 16th birthday.(obviously bad parenting) And I was really mad at the chaperones at a local prom because a 17 year old showed up wobbling drunk. They kicked the kid out but watched him get in his car and drive away w/o calling the law. (obviously poor judgement for a school!)

Not good at all!

When our school puts on a dance, there is always a cop present along with all the 'volunteer'
teacher chaperones. When I went to high school, we had proms in the school, not off-campus at some
hotel ballroom. It wouldn't bother me a bit to see on-campus proms become the norm again.

In article , says...

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 19:11:47 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, February 7, 2014 6:58:03 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:46:45 -0800 (PST), Tim

That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?


That happens of course, probably more often than we'd like to think.

Those parents however are probably not the ones concerned about their

kids getting into drugs (unless it's their drugs). :-)


agreed,Wayne. But it can go for lesser than that with two instances. A local gal threw a kegger for her son on his 16th birthday.(obviously bad parenting) And I was really mad at the chaperones at a local prom because a 17 year old showed up wobbling drunk. They kicked the kid out but watched him get in his car and drive away w/o calling the law. (obviously poor judgement for a school!)

Not good at all!

When our school puts on a dance, there is always a cop present along with all the 'volunteer'
teacher chaperones. When I went to high school, we had proms in the school, not off-campus at some
hotel ballroom. It wouldn't bother me a bit to see on-campus proms become the norm again.

My Prom was at the O-Club at Fort Belvior on a Monday night. Funniest thing was a guy, Matt
Smith, drove up to the front door and pulled into one of the General Officers reserved
parking spaces across from the main enterance. He got out of his car, walked around the car
and opened the door for his date to get out and proceeded to walk in. The Principal was out
front and told him he couldn't park there and he had to go park in the big lot. He told the
principal to call the MP's and ask them if he needed to move his vehicle. His dad was a one-
start Army general and the car had the star next to the sticker. I got to watch the whole
event while walking in from the big parking lot and just laughed.

On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 18:30:49 -0500, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 19:11:47 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, February 7, 2014 6:58:03 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:46:45 -0800 (PST), Tim

That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?


That happens of course, probably more often than we'd like to think.

Those parents however are probably not the ones concerned about their

kids getting into drugs (unless it's their drugs). :-)


agreed,Wayne. But it can go for lesser than that with two instances. A local gal threw a kegger for her son on his 16th birthday.(obviously bad parenting) And I was really mad at the chaperones at a local prom because a 17 year old showed up wobbling drunk. They kicked the kid out but watched him get in his car and drive away w/o calling the law. (obviously poor judgement for a school!)

Not good at all!

When our school puts on a dance, there is always a cop present along with all the 'volunteer'
teacher chaperones. When I went to high school, we had proms in the school, not off-campus at some
hotel ballroom. It wouldn't bother me a bit to see on-campus proms become the norm again.

My Prom was at the O-Club at Fort Belvior on a Monday night. Funniest thing was a guy, Matt
Smith, drove up to the front door and pulled into one of the General Officers reserved
parking spaces across from the main enterance. He got out of his car, walked around the car
and opened the door for his date to get out and proceeded to walk in. The Principal was out
front and told him he couldn't park there and he had to go park in the big lot. He told the
principal to call the MP's and ask them if he needed to move his vehicle. His dad was a one-
start Army general and the car had the star next to the sticker. I got to watch the whole
event while walking in from the big parking lot and just laughed.

Funny!

That club used to have a great Friday night seafood buffet. I'll have to give them a call and see if
they still do.

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says...

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:46:45 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Friday, February 7, 2014 11:42:42 AM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:

There's no clinical reason for it to be considered a "stepping stone"

but it does bring kids into contact with the drug culture in general,

and that is not a good thing. Best thing for parents is to let their

views be firmly known, and to keep track of their friends. "Friends"

are where a lot of the mischief starts. Make sure the kids are kept

occupied with wholesome activities and reward them for success in

those endeavors. A bit of luck helps also.



That's a good thought, Wayne, but what if the kids parents are stoners?


===

That happens of course, probably more often than we'd like to think.
Those parents however are probably not the ones concerned about their
kids getting into drugs (unless it's their drugs). :-)

How do you mark the level of your dime bag?