Daddy, why do you do drugs?

AlaskaDad

Shared on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 15:30
That was a question asked by my three year old at the dinner table about a month ago, oh yeah, and he practically had tears in his eyes.  Talk about a jaw dropper.  Ok, so I smoked pot once, but that was 7 years ago and it was one time.  And how the hell does my three year old know about this?  Well, he doesn't, duh. 
My son, got this from his big brother, who got this from our wonderful education system.  Apparently the teachers are telling the students, that alcohol and beer are drugs.  Well, dad drinks beer occasionaly, so dad does drugs.  What a great thing for my kids to think, especially with the employment field I'm trying to enter.  I can just see when the background check is done, and the investigator wants to talk to my family.  "Yeah, my dad does drugs."  I understand and am greatful that they teach about drugs, but for GOD sakes, when you're telling the freakin' 5&6 year olds about drugs and alcohol, you need to freakin' explain to them that beer is ok to drink if you are an adult and it is not done in excess, blah blah blah.
I was so pissed off I almost called the school.  What do you think that made my kids think of me when they're teacher said that alcohol is a drug, without explaining it to them?  "Holy cow, my dad's a druggie."  "My dad is one of those guys that hangs around on the other side of the fence and tries to get little kids to smoke and drink "Jesus Juice".  Oh yeah, and if you smoke, you'll stink and have terrible stinky breathe, and your hair will stink.  Oh yeah, and guess what smoking is a drug.  Guess what else I enjoy doing, I enjoy smoking a cigar every now and then with, guess what, a beer.  So that's double bad isn't it.  I'm really surprised that the school hasn't sent children's services out to see me. 
So, if I ever disapear from the website without mentioning it first, it's cause AlaskaDad is a druggie.

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Dybbuk's picture
Submitted by Dybbuk on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 15:59
well dad while i dont believe, like the research has shown us, that this kind of 'antidrug' edu has any effect on later use by kids. I dont think it has any place in the schools. in addition prohibition has never worked. I did work at an emergency detox center for quite some time. Nicotine is more addictive the crack, meth, or heroin. Plus in all my time there no one ever! and i do mean ever, showed up at our door after consuming to much pot . easily 80% of all intakes were all alcohol related. so sorry man like it or not, legal or not, the drugs you chose to do are some bad ones. so have a cold one for me and i will smoke a blunt for you.
deucedriver's picture
Submitted by deucedriver on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 16:05
My wife and I have a beer or glass of wine a couple of times a week, I smoke a cigar from time to time in the backyard and my oldest daughter (9) has been told the same thing. My younger ones don't seem to care, but my oldest daughter told me under her breath that beer is a drug and something about cigars. The she gave me a look that I can only describe as "don't worry, someday, when I'm older, I'll let it all come out on Oprah."
Azuredreams's picture
Submitted by Azuredreams on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 18:03
You know I love ya bro, but what the school is teaching your son is 100% true. Not only is alcohol a drug, but probably one of the most destructive. The only reason it is legal at all is that it's easily controlled by the government, thus it is a cash cow. With how many lives are lost each year with drunk driving alone shows that the government cares little for effects of alcohol other than the effect it has on their bottom line. However, I say it's your body and you can put whatever you like into it. Just know that you have a responsiblity as a parent not to belittle what your doing and admit to your children that yes, it is a drug. I smoked so much pot between the ages of 8 ( yes 8 ) and 21/22 that there is still a permenant cloud hanging above my former home. I also love to drink wine with my wife and friends on occassion. So I am not one to judge any one's intake of drugs, however I will say that it is nothing short of denial and ignorance to think that your drinking is any different than a guy sitting down and smoking a bong. Oh....except for the fact that no matter how much pot he smokes, it's not going to make him beat his wife, vomit , die or kill anyone else in the process.
AlaskaDad's picture
Submitted by AlaskaDad on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 18:14
I agree that they are drugs, I'm not saying they aren't. I told my kids that yes, nicotine is a drug, and beer is. But they are legal, and it is ok for dad or mom to have a beer if we want. The teacher is making me look like a bad guy to my kid, cause she is telling him that I'm doing drugs, but not explaining. And I think pot should be legal too. I agree that smoking can harm your body, as well as alcohol in excess. Alcohol doesn't "make" anyone do anything. They still decide to do it. If you can't control yourself when you drink, don't drink. Drinking does not make me a violent person. People that are violent when they drink, have violent thoughts when sober, just don't act on it till they're drunk. and yes there is a difference between me drinking a beer and someone smoking a bong. Pot is illegal, beer is not.
Caboteq's picture
Submitted by Caboteq on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 14:45
Alaska, I'm right there with you man. Future Step-Cabo has an anxiety attack every time he sees someone he loves taking a sip of beer. As far as he's concerned, thanks to the local school system, we're going to die tomorrow because we "do drugs". Yes its technically a drug but so is aspirin. Exercise some self control people. But still that's not the point. Kids are there to learn, expand their minds, open up their worlds. Not learn to live in fear and distrust.

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