Watch out pot heads!

[BadgeBunny]

Shhh! It's hard enough to hear Nickelodeon over the crunching of my Chex Mix without you guys blabbing in my ear, getting me all side tracked cream soda.

Shhhh ... in a minute dude ...

 

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Nope. Didn't say that. However, based on my somewhat limited experience with social services in this state, the poor kid will more than likely be abused in some way or another before this is all over.

Ah. Misinterpreted what you said. Sorry.

I do think the parents are ********* and need to rethink what they are doing. Losing the ability to think clearly (which I think we can all agree is the reason we drink more than a little drink or smoke a little smoke) is not acceptable behavior when there are minors in the home. Again, I will be the first to admit that, IMHO, when children are involved what might generally be a "gray" area for me becomes CLEARLY "black and white".

I don't have kids so obviously you have a better perspective on this than I do. However, I still think that based on the information in the news article the parents didn't behave in a way that made them unfit parents.

 

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Keep in mind, I am pro-legalization. However, I disagree about the definition of abuse. If the kid could access it, he could have very well smoked it. That is negligence. Negligence is child abuse. And for clarification, had the substance been alcohol or prescription drugs, I would make the same call. I know its a little disjointed (no pun intended) since this case deals with a child who took the substance and reported it, but to me, as a parent, it still bears weight.

I agree with the part I didn't quote about intoxication around children being unwise. BUT, as a former cabinet-climbing, lock-jimmying, and password-guessing little hellion I believe that the fact that the kid got her hands on the stuff doesn't mean the parents didn't perform due diligence.