I know its true. Its just weird hearing that from my dad...But then he lets me drink anyways. I know its not his fault, I'm not blaming him. But it would be nice if he just didn't let me drink at all, I wouldn't even be in this mess if he didn't let me drink every night like it was nothing. I know its my choice to drink or not but sometimes I just feel so depressed and bored and I don't know what else to do with myself.

It'll be nice if someone could understand what I'm saying or what I mean, and if you don't, then you just don't.

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keep me stuck in the sky i never wanna come down

Which is fine in itself, but it can lead to a bitter little game in which you push yourself to even worse extremes, just to test whether or not they'll finally step in. And that doesn't end well.

But now that I'm 20 they let me drink at home and accept that I drink with friends. They still flip out every once in a while though. Like for new years I told them that I drank beer and champagne and they said they didn't believe me and that I was probably drinking tons of hard A. I was being honest with them, I just didn't mention the mdma and marijuana.

eh, I just want to be able to have an open relationship with them. It's just hard to transition from being a child to an adult in their eyes, especially with our history.

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I understand resentment towards one's parents for not preventing you from fucking up. The fact that it's ultimately your responsibility doesn't change the feeling that it is their job to be your safety net, and that they should have tried harder and cared more.

Which is fine in itself, but it can lead to a bitter little game in which you push yourself to even worse extremes, just to test whether or not they'll finally step in. And that doesn't end well.

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My dad does care if I do other shit. Hes such a hypocrite, He'll get pissed at me for smoking weed but he lets me drink. What the fuck kind of shit is that. Yeah I know what you mean.

But...I'm just pissed because I can't even go a day without drinking now because its so fucking hard.

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keep me stuck in the sky i never wanna come down

When I was growing up, my parents pretty much did not care if I drank as long as it was at home (but I have two older brothers so they have been there and done that with them and learned it's going to be inevitable.) which really does not matter in the end since growing up you already learn this.

You basically have to take responsibly and as far as im concerned, being 18(considered as a adult) or being 21 or younger, you know whats right and wrong. You have to learn that getting high, is a treat and it should NOT be abused.

*Also^, in this day and age, parents are still dumb on the matter and/or not. Marijuana is illegal while Alcohol is legal. Marijuana is pretty much as safe as a drug can get while Alcohol is far from it, but in the end Alcohol is still legal. All that can be done in this situation is understanding, while you may never convince your ignornat parents, the least you can do is be intelligent on the subject.

Post edited at 3:53 am on Jan. 3, 2009 by Xusk