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We are pretty good about not swearing in front of the kid. She mimics me quite a bit so I try to be very mindful of what I say. Early on she was saying "sure" to every question and I wondered where that came from until my wife pointed out that I said that all the time. I switched to "of...

My daughter was calling us "poopy stink butts," at the breakfast table. My wife told her that was not appropriate breakfast talk. I told her that when she is driving with me in the truck she can say any words she wants to and that that is the perfect place to test out new words. I don't want...

So what would you tell your kid if you had one?

Wrong thread Frans. Butch would you admit pot smoking has adversely effected you life if it had? I think you would be unlikely to admit as much. Think of the extra layers of deceit and concealment a person has to adapt. Think of the folks you have to meet to get pot? I am sure some are...

I am not asking anyone to regret their past. I am thinking about kids moving forward not adults looking back. Although I bet most folks would be better off living a life of moderation.

That third public service announcement sure was hard hitting.

I am saying that if you do a lot or in some people's case, just a little drugs and alcohol the path of your life will be forever changed. Maybe for the good maybe for the ill but you will never be the person you would have been without them.

Here's the thing Butch, some people seem like they smoke pot, Sagan, Louis Armstrong, etc. Why do some people look or act like smokers? Why is that one smoker can tell another?

Thing is, you'll never know. Everyday I am meeting my daughter because who she is is constantly changing and evolving. I'd like to see who she will become without getting to heavily adultered by drugs alcohol and pop culture.

OK. I say extensive marijuana use and or drinking does change people. Pot smoking is relatively benign compared to a lot of drugs but I believe it does permanently alter people.

Its not worth arguing really. People who partake are unlikely to admit any downside to the habit.

In my parenting class there is a chart where you look at what type of parents a person had based their level of affection and permissiveness and you can fairly accurately predict what drug they have indulged in. What I will tell my daughter about drugs and alcohol is that a persons...