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Well, last week I had the pleasure of discovering a small amount of marijuana in my 16 yr old daughters car...
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i come from a pretty good part of the world and I'm going to tell you all that the use of illegal substances is a lot more common then most people think.
a "friend" used the controlled substance mentioned for a few years... 16-17. and i will tell you how to make your child stop.
1. get them involved in activity's that take up there time.. less time to hand with bad friends..
2. take away any money, make it clear that they wont even get 8$ to go to the movie's because you don't want them to spend it on pot.
3. never get angry, never involve authority's unless there at risk endangering themselves.. involving them too soon\flipping out will cause them to adopt a "whats the big ****ing deal? its just a little ___" attitude..
hopefully you would never have to worry about #3... but the biggest things is to separate them from there friends who do it. The trick is to not make it obvious.. just occupy there time with other activities and hopefully the bad influences fade away.
this is MHO based on what my "friend" went through...
but no-one here knows your daughter better then you do.. so do what you think best. Don't let the "armchair parents" get to you too much.
good luck