philly kush/// tell them the truth, then you don't have to remember what you said....
i'm in the same boat with the grandkids, i tell 'em it's papa's herbs.. they still little...
the truth will set you free bro...
Heh, my granddaughter calls my husband Poppa, too. His ex-wife tried to dictate what the girl would call him and I put a stop to that right quick.
I'm a parent and a grandparent, and I've made mistakes and had successes. So, to the OP, whatever you're doing that your kids are honor students and such, wonderful, you should be proud. However, that said, I still to this day feel I made a mistake hiding my cannabis use from my own boys. And I say that based on what's happened to them as far as that and other drugs are concerned, versus how they've been able to keep from impregnating someone early on, despite probably having sex long before getting out of high school.
See, I spoke to them often about sex. I did my best to educate them, and I firmly believe it's truly served us all well. Not just because they're not having babies before they're ready, but because I think it's allowed them to distinguish what a healthy relationship with a woman is, and isn't.
But I hid my cannabis use, and didn't discuss any kind of drug use with them. And they've gone and done their own experimentation, etcetera, sometimes the sort that can lead to babies (amazing!).
With my granddaughter, I decided that I needed to simply address it in realistic terms she could understand. When she came to live with us she wasn't quite 2yo, now she's 4yo. And she knows exactly what my "smoking flowers" are, and what they're for. She thinks some of them smell nice, and others smell icky. She also knows that, just like sex, alcohol, voting and joining the military, using smoking flowers is something that adults do, not children.
She also knows that some adults use them for fun, which is perfectly ok, and that some use them for medicine, which is perfectly ok. What is not ok is for her to try to use them on her own. This is, I feel, appropriate for a child her age. For a 13yo or 17yo, I would discuss the topic in purely adult terms and terminology. And yes, I would absolutely discuss it.
I'm too old and have been through too much shit, living in a medical state, to be willing at all any more to hide what I do. In fact, when asked by anyone, I state my use up front, and I don't call it pot or weed or even marijuana, I call it CANNABIS. I look them in the eye when I say it, too. I'm not blazed out of my head, I can hold a discussion, so please, let's discuss it. This has led to some interesting debates with doctors and others in healthcare.
I also have become acquainted with another patient in my county whose children experience similar success, and he is completely open, not only with his use and need, but with the growing and presence of product. He leaves it laying on the counter, always. He's got a teenage son and he says he's never had a problem with other teens trying to steal a little bud here or there, either. Pretty impressive from my POV.
If you're not in a medical state, if your children were younger I might also encourage you to keep as much from the kids as possible because I don't think it's right to put a kid in the position of having to lie for a parent. However, I do really like the 'family business' model.
