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- From: ash@ulysses.mr.ams.com (Alan Harder)
- Subject: Re: Potheads of the 70's Raising Kids
- In-Reply-To: jlpicard@austin.ibm.com's message of Mon, 18 Jan 1993 19:11:26 GMT
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- References: <1993Jan15.152217.2804@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> <elambert.727118683@qualcom>
- <1993Jan18.163247.19618@crd.ge.com> <C12DB2.2Asx@austin.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:17:49 GMT
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- In article <C12DB2.2Asx@austin.ibm.com> jlpicard@austin.ibm.com (Craig Becker) writes:
- >kassover@rumsey.crd.ge.com (David Kassover) writes:
- >> elambert@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Eber Lambert) writes:
- >...
- >> >Currently schools are teaching that ALL drug use is bad and that alcohol
- >> >is a drug hence social drinking parents do the dance. How do we deal
- >> >with the fact that in many cases recreational use of some drugs isnt all
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >> >that bad either? Equating drug use with drug addiction is that same as
- > ^^^^^^^^
- >> >equating drinking with alcoholism. Kids are going to figure this out .
- >>
- >> Don't believe everything that is taught in school. Teach your
- >> children to be discriminating.
-
- >BZZZZT! Sorry Eber! Recreational use of drugs _is_ bad! Think
- >about what happens if you get arrested for it. Think about what
- >happens if your _kid_ gets arrested for it.
-
- So, in your opinion, if something is *illegal*, and it has harsh
- penalties for being caught, it is "bad"? If everyone thought this
- way, we'd still be a colony of the British Empire! The unfortunate
- thing about this is that some of the same people that feel this way
- about illegal drug use are the same people who are illegally filling
- out fraudelent tax returns and illegally blockading abortion clinics.
- I will certainly point out to my children that getting caught doing
- illegal drugs would be a "bad" experience!
-
- It has long been known that teaching a child that something is "bad"
- just because it is illegal doesn't work too well. Discussing the pros
- and cons of illegal and legal drug use with your child will not leave
- them feeling like they have just received an order, but have been
- allowed to make their own informed decision. A much better strategy,
- in my opinion. This, unfortunately, is contrary to the DARE way of
- brainwashing. Relating to your child the reasons for your past drug
- use, and the reasons for quitting may just give your child the
- knowledge and confidence it takes to resist peer pressure to do drugs.
-
- -Alan Harder
- ash@math.ams.org
-