Yo CB!
I'm med. I didn't open up about my usage to my teenage kids until I felt that they could understand all of it and I could talk to them logically about "pot" in general. I know they had smelled it and I know I wasn't pulling anything over on em, but telling them I was med and no longer on the pills was a GOOD feeling and was something that they supported FULLY once the cat was out of the bag. It was an awesome tool to use to be able to tell them that I wanted to be honest with them and that I could ALWAYS handle them being honest with me. Such an approach has played out favorably on more than one occasion since the reveal...
After that...and even after telling them the consequences of telling others...some of their friends ultimately found out....and my youngest even had to knock a kid upside the head at school for blabbing it on the playground after being specifically asked (Ok, warned) to keep his mouth shut. Then the Principal found out. Good thing it's a small town and I know all the players, and they know/have seen me hit HARD with pain and the resulting weight loss I have endured from the Doctor's BS and the meds I was on for far too long...
My brother knows...though he's a Right-winger and condemns me for it
Parents don't know *yet*. They live in another town and are comng for a visit..and know I've smoked pot as a kid/adult...never approving of the practice. Should be interesting as I have 6 plants in flower about 2'-3' tall on my back deck...
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in the long run..those who understand/respect my decision to use MMJ over narcotics get the same understanding/respect from me. Those who don't receive sympathy from me for their lack of empathy towards others and usually get an earful about thweir callouseness. When someone criticizes my usage to control pain..I know for a *fact* that they have never endured chronic/long-term pain.
In the end I find that I have no time for those who do not understand...or worse, for those who fail to try to understand.
good thread. All the best to you/yours. Be well.
bt dt