I certainly enjoyed drugs for the reasons you mentioned. When my daughter asked me if I had done drugs, I told her I had. The reason I told her that is that she had taken a DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) course in 5th grade and had come away from that with the idea that anyone who had ever done drugs, including alcohol, was doomed to a life of despair and profligacy. I thought it was necessary to counter that impression.

This is a tough questions. I have thought about it a number of times. Basically I don't want my children doing drugs but I don't want to lie to them also. I realize the hypocrisy in this, essentially telling them, yes I did it but I knew what I was doing then and you don't so don't do it. However, as an adult, I am extremly curious to find out about my parents as young people. I have always had this perception that my parents were beyond perfection. I realize that was far from the truth now but only after I have discovered some of their antics as young people. I remember finding my mothers diary. This was a diary written by a 19 year old in college. Wow! she was so. . . so. . . human. I guess I want my children to see me as human also, that I can relate to the same problems and questions they are having. So I guess the bottom line of this epistle is if they ask I will probably tell them the truth.

those of us that almost remember the 60s never considered pot a drug but a natural spiritual sacrament or tool to consciousness raising ... the way people have all over the world since time began. I would hope my kids would get in touch with mother nature and live full hippie lives organically according to their nature and only say no if they really wanted to say no. I know, everyone is clean and sober these days, but if everyone was jumping off a cliff would you follow them? The problem is unamerican unconstitutional laws being enforced religiously. I wanted to raise hippie children but that seems to be a good way to have the state take them away so they'll have to learn civil disobedience when they are ready. My ex left me and took our kids away because I wouldn't lie and condemn weed or stop playing rock and roll music and go to church. I ain't broken and don't need fixin or rehab or prison. Live free or die.