I Need an Opinion on Something Serious?

Question by Rin: I need an opinion on something serious?
I’m a sophmore in high school and i was caught by my parents buying pot. I have execptional grades (all b’s and a’s) and i’m on on honor roll in my school. Also i am a varsity xc runner. This has been the third time my parents have caught me. The first time they found it in my laundry at the start of freshman year about a week into starting to smoke. The second time 11 months later in the middle of August. Both times they have grounded me for a month (no phone, fb, hanging out with friends etc.)

Now my for my third offense my parents are sending me to a rehab center. It’s not a full on program where i am taken out of school and sent away. But it’s after school about 3-4 times a week for 2 hours. Now on top of this they are making me pay for this whole program. The reason they put me in this is because within the week i was ungrounded i was caught once again and they have concluded that i have an addiction to pot.

On top of putting me through a “substance abuse rehabilitation program” they are transferring me out of my highly ranked public school to put me in a Catholic school.

My argument to them is that i smoke pot once or twice a week which is maybe a bit over average but nothing extreme. And they know that. I also told them that it is not effecting my grades because freshmen year i had a 3.5 GPA, which isn’t outstanding but I think it is very good. I also show my parents respect, love them and spend time with them.

I would like to hear an opinion on my punishment.
But don’t you think sending me to rehab for something that im not addicted nor dependent for is a little bit harsh? I’d understand if i’d skipping school and stuff but it hasn’t effected my school life, it has only enhanced my social life.

Best answer:

Answer by almarj70
Whilst you are living under their roof you have to abide buy their rules so if they say no pot then you either give it up or get sneakier.

Answer by Lena Dawson- Baby Adrian is here!
I would do the same exact thing, but I would have done it sooner. If your so smart, you wouldnt be messing with drugs in the first place. Its obvious that you have no respect for your parents or the law since you choose to do this over and over after they have punished you so much already. Youre not learning your lesson, so they have to get more extreme. Pot is illegal, if you were caught with that by anyone else besides your parents, your entire future would be thrown away. Youd be kicked off the team, no college is going to want you, and to risk all of that over a drug shows that you arent thinking clearly. I dont care that it doesnt effect your grades, its illegal, your too young to throw away your future like that, it makes people do really stupid things, and Im not just going to let my child be on drugs. Hopefully youll learn something from rehab.

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