Would you ever tell your child about your past experience with drugs? why?

Question

Would you ever tell your child about your past experience with drugs? why?

Answer 1

yeah i think i would because they'll be just as curious about them if you don't tell them. and most people do try drugs at some point, and all you can say to them is yeah i did them, dont do it, but i can't stop you. and accept that they probably will do it at some point and that you cant stop them unless you whach them like a hawk which isn't good for either of you. ^_^

Answer 2

i would yes,,,but then again i have NEVER done illegal drugs.  never felt the need.  that and my luck i would be allergic to them.  (i have a pollen/grass allergy,,,LOL).  i had many people that did drugs,,,ask if i was high,,but i was (and still am) and very upbeat (sometime hyper) person....naturally "high" on life.  my kids are 11 and know that i have never done drugs,,,and that they shouldnt either.

Answer 3

Most likely if i had taken any yes.  I know i will be honest about how i was at 21 before they were born.  I just feel like they need to know that you did make bad decisions to and you know what can happen and you just don't want to see them go through that too.

Answer 4

well since I have no past experience with drugs I would have no issues here. I've never tried drugs. A lot of people find it hard to believe because they think everyone tries it but it's true and I am proud of it. SO I have no problem talking to my kids about my lack of experience with drugs.

My husband on the other hand has tried drugs (pot). We are and will continue to be with the younger one when he's older, honest with the kids about it and hope they will learn from his mistakes. He isn't proud of the fact that he did it but people make mistakes and I think it's pointless to try and lead our kids to believe we are perfect.

Answer 5

Depends on how old they are.  My boys know my husband and I used to smoke mj.  My sister's kids know about her and a previous bf's smoking habits.  My kids are 25 and 19 now.  They have known for several years.  I also know that my boys have tried stuff.

Answer 6

No, I don't think I would.  At least not until they're adults and way past their teenage years.

If your kids know that you've used drugs, even if you just "tried it once", they'll use that as an excuse to do it themselves.  They'll be able to say, "Well, YOU did it, so you shouldn't get mad at me for it!"  Even if your goal is to help them learn from your mistakes... and even if they know that... it won't matter.  When they're threatened with a punishment or a lecture, they'll use any ammunition they can find to defend themselves.

When I was growing up, I thought my parents were saints who had never touched a thing.  I knew they'd be shocked and horrified if I ever did anything, because they'd never dreamed of doing it themselves.  And that effected my own attitude about drugs.  But then one day I overheard my dad talking about an experience with drugs, and it changed my whole outlook.  I thought if HE had done it, Mr. Perfect, then it wouldn't be soooo bad if I did it.  It gave me a way to justify it in my own mind.

So while I don't usually think it's right to lie to my kids, I think in this case it might be in their best interest to let them think I've practiced what I preach.  Someday when they're older, if it ever comes up, I might let them in on the secret... and let them know why I'd kept it from them.

Answer 7

No, coz I haven't had any experience with drugs!

EDIT: why the thumbs down, are you all druggies on here?  Some of us are smart and never did drugs, or smoke or booze either - get over it!

Answer 8

I would when my daughter was old enough.  I had a addiction to pain pills (vicodin and high up things like that).  It was not my finest moment, and I was not able to get through a day at school if I did not take any (I was a Jr. and Sr. in highschool) the only thing that saved me from that and my eating disorder is my now husband.  Its not easy when your addicted to things like that and I would want her to know all the trouble I went through to get through a day without them, how they change you, and how they mess your body up.

Answer 9

OF COURSE I WOULD!

but i would tell them at a responsible age. maybe when they are 10 and over. because when they go to highschool, there is a high chance of them being offered drugs.

they need to know what drugs do to your body. i would tell them that i tried to stop but couldn't because they are so addictive.

i would advise them not to EVER take drugs!