luniz5monody

I have a 17 year old boy, and have been growing tomatoes indoors for several years now. I have opted to keep it stealth, not because I dont trust my son, but because I dont want him to have to deal with the whole "should i do whats right and turn him in thing"

Luniz

Bracus

I have young children. I've worried about the issue tremendously. But, I think the laws are wrong and oppressive. I think that public schools fall into that category as well. My wife and I decided that the only thing to do was home-school our children. We use an accredited program and will most likely take them all the way through the 8th grade. They are adjusting well and are involved in plenty of extra-curricular activities, so keep your "what about socialization" comments to yourself.

We are hiding our growth now and are very discreet about our consumption. But, we have every intention of indoctrinating them into our "life-style" before some government official can indoctrinate them into one other than ours. That's when your kids start turning you in.

Right now, they are too young to know. We will let them be innocents for as long as we can. But, eventually, they will know that all governments are ultimately the enemy of freedom. And, just because something is illegal... doesn't necessarily make it wrong morally.

Good luck with your kids!

anemic slug

yer im new here as a registered user but i have been surfing the site unregistered for about a month and it rocks. any way i grew up on a sheep property till i was 12 and then i moved to the city to go to school. but the point of this is... at seven my mum told me she grew dope plants ( already knew because they were right in the garden next to the watermelons lol) and she asked me if i minded or if i was ok with it basicaly i cant remember properly i was 7 . but yer i suppose it depends on the kid because i lived on the phone and i could drive a car alone by age six so i was always driving over a few hundred kilometres to friends sheep propertys and **** and we all smoked dope (hehe mums crop wasnt only hers un beknowst 2 her ) and yer but i never told a soul it was hers i always said my cousin sent it up from perth and **** like that so yer i reckon it would depend on your kid but she is like what four??? i reckon the best thing 2 do is stealth till she is older or just do it in some other room and say thats daddys food plants they make u eat so i can stay healthy or something and say its our little secret or something. i dunno just my 2 cents im typin a lot though run outta weed stuck on a sheep property cant be ****ed driving 2 friends because i gotta work and its getting to me. 2 more weeks and im back at civilization yay. gunna start a grow. arghhh make me shut up!!

Scubasteve420

During my pre-teen days, a friend and I were crawliing in the crawl space pretending we were caving or exploring something. Way back in the depths of the crawls space was my fathers stealthy grow spot. I knew he grew for ten years before I ever let him know and I regret not letting him know that I knew about his grow. Had I let him know, that could have been something we could have bonded over. Unfortunately, DARE is something that began with my generation and I choose not to bring up my fathers grow with him, which I now wish I had when I started smoking.

For all you parents who fear your children narcing on your growrooms, you should all just talk with your children as early as the DARE people do. Otherwise, your children will find out you grow and/or smoke anyway. And with what DARE teaches them, they may narc you out if you, the parent don't educate your kids about the truths of DARE ( the dangers of smoking crack) and the lies of DARE (marijuana kills brain cells and is evil). You are their parents, they will belive you over a goverment employee.

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DanRather

Well I don't have any kids. But this is my take on it. I think the parents are better off perhaps if thier kids knew about the growing. Now I am not saying here Johnny this is a pot plant. I am saying have some discussions about growing before you show the kids. Kids are MUCH smarter than most people think. When we were ALL young we have kept secrets. HOWEVER I am not promoting smoking in front of kids. Like the person above who wishes he told his father. You coujld have a MUCH stronger bond with your children. I do believe in this day and age we need to talk to our kids about drugs. Even the ones we see on TV for anti depressants. Kids are our future. We need to be honest with them. Because one day they WILL be in charge.

G33k$m0k3r420

I wouldn't worry about it so much. I can relate to being a kid when my parents smoked.

When I was a kid (6yrs old) my parents used to smoke MJ in a pipe in the living room, with me by their side, but they'd tell me it was "broccoli that adults can smoke" LOL!

Eventually I figured out what it was, and I always liked it when my dad smoked pot because he was always happy, unlike when he was drinking. Of course, I knew not to tell ANYONE!

What's great about that is when my dad caught me last month by finding my pipe, he didn't give me a hard time, but he told me not to smoke anymore. Of course I still do, but I just keep it low key.

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LordRaven

LOL... I have girl going on 8 and there is one simple rule; if it goes in her eyes or ears it comes out her mouth sooner or later. The closest I have come to getting caught is her popping in after a bowl and I usually get the response "ooooohh, whats that smell daddy". Shes clueless yet but she will catch on one of these days. I'm going to try and keep it 100% discreet and be open with her a little further down the road. I certainly would not show her a grow.

On a positive note... there was some info blurbed by CNN the other day that studies and numbers show the DARE program is pretty much useless, ineffective and that the money could be better spent (GAO I believe). I sure would like to see that propaganda spouting bunch of idiots disbanded. And certainly the money taken from the cops who spend it oh so wisely... nearby locals have a decked out big foot 4x4 and I saw a purple custom van all decked out on the road this morning. Small examples of how well they spend tax payer money.

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aelzrith84

i was a student in our local date program way long back ago, and the funny thing is that i can't remember anything i learned while in it (i did get that supercool t-shirt though!). the only thing i remember is when the officer said, "if you know anyone that uses drugs, it's your decision wether to tell us or not." i knew my friend's mom smoked because went i'd go over she'd be rolling one on the back porch or smoking. one time i thought about what the officer said and decided not to tell anyone that she did. i thought, "why should i tell anyone? my friend would be mad at me and she would be in jail or have to pay a huge fine. i liked her and i had no reason to tell anyone because she wasn't hurting anyone or anything like that.

the dare program is useless.

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octi

i am an adult who went through the dare program as well. i think that it is an ok program, but you need to take what they say and decided for yourself what is a good practice. my parents used to smoke around me when i was young, but that stoped in 3rd grade. i was clueless, and my brother was as well, but he realized it wasn't cigs, which they smoked as well. he says he wondered why dad's cigs no longer smelled as good. i also found his smoking stash, but had no idea what it was at the time. i even eat a seed, not knowing what it was. when he finally told me that he smoked, which was around 8th grade, i made a desicion. i told him that i didn't care what he did, he was always there for us. however, i would appreciate it if he didn't smoke around me, since i did not wish to do it. he respected this, and the closest thing to a problem was when his friends would be smoking and they would good naturedly tell me to go for a walk cause i was killing him by keeping him from smoking. around 16, i did some some hash and then told him. he was understanding and didn't get mad. he told me to keep my grades up and be resonsible with it. now, i smoke with him whenever i see him and it is a great feeling.
as for the reason that the thread was started, i feel that it would be a bad idea to let a young child know about growing. smoking is one thing, but growing puts you at a much larger risk. if a cop busts you for a stash, it may only be a fine. but if you have plants, you could very easily be looking at a felony. kids are curious and talkitive, the last thing you need is to get busted because your child brags about the grow and shows others to try and fit in. my advice to you would be to do outdoor grows, so that it isn't in your house and your child has less chance to find it. there will be plenty of time to grow indoors later in life, why ruin your life and have the possible chance of your child making the mistake of accidently turning you in. just my opionion, and if you do do it indoors, be safe and keep it a secret from her.

PARENTonBUD

well my kids now know everything i do.and im not worried about them saying anything about it. As a parent i feel better about being honest with my kids.we are all open about it in my household and we all keep it in our household.the less i have to deal with the dealers on the street, the more cash i have to spoil my kids. they dont mind.