What would you tell your kids?

[openthirdeye]

ive done lsd a couple times...i dont want to have kids, but if i do, its going to be a hard day to tell them that they arent the most amazing things that have happened to me

 

[ararat]

how do you know that they won't be the most amazing thing to happen to you? and if they really aren't, there is no reason to tell them so. honestly, be prepared for your mind to be changed on that one

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

Recently I wrote a text in Dutch (9 pages) giving them a general explanation about psychology, religion, mystical experiences, psychoactive plants and the psychedelic sixties. I talk to my kids (7 and 10 years old) about altered states of mind practically everytime I see them. Sometimes in the context of their own interests (they're getting to know Jimi Hendrix, Cream etc.), other times in the context of my activities, or the world around us (people paying more than 5 euros a day for their cigarette addiction, how alcohol makes people act stupid, references to drugs or psychedelics in movies and cartoons, their mother visiting the Santo Daime church etc.). We also talk about drug laws in the Netherlands as compared to the rest of the world.

 

[Brugmansia]

A sort of Indigo upbringing without a disorder in the sense perception.

 

[toogoodforyou]

I'll tell my kids the truth about my psychedelic use. I'll let them know the fun, learning and the dangers in doing psychedelics. But all this is after they turn atleast 18-19years of age. In case they want to try any psychedelics like ayahuasca, lsd, mdma its after the age of 19years.

I'll make an exception with pot, i think occasional pot use after they turn 17-18years of age would be fine with me.

Oh yes, and i'll let them about dangers of addictive drugs like cocaine, heroin, alcohol, cigarettes. I'm sure they won't go on that side though

 

[toogoodforyou]

I'll also encourage my child into meditation when they are around the age of 14-15years, that is a few years before they do any psychedelic including weed.
I'm sure that way they will benefit, understand and mainly handle their psychedelic experience much better.

And before they decided to drop any psychedelic for the first time i'll give them selected books to read about them

 

[darkwolfunseen]

Dear Kids,
Uh... do you guys have a good lsd connect?

I'm not that young, but honestly, I have a feeling my kids will be running around trying new things when they're 16-17. My job is to not f*ck up their lives so they don't have bad trips on my account, AND, to teach them that alcohol, cigarettes, cocaine, meth, etc... are poor replacements for much more mind-expanding substances.

 

[Black_Parasol]

I want to have an open, honest relationship with my children (when I have them, I'm pretty young right now). If my child develops an interest in psychedelics or any psychoactive substances, I will give them resources to information of all kinds - medical, trip reports, history, etc. Then it will be up to them.

I want my child to be intelligent and responsible - to be able to do research before making possibly dangerous decisions. I will help him/her along the way and be supportive, even if the choice they make is not the same as mine. As long as they act responsibly and are prepared for any possible repercussions, I will allow them to do as they like - it's their life, and I can only teach them so much before they have to learn on their own.

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

In two weeks time I'm taking my oldest son to see Nebula. It will be his first gig. I hope they'll play their classics "Fields of Psilocybin", "To The Center", "Bardo Airways", "Freedom", "Out Of Your Head", "Clearlight" and "Raga in the Bloodshot Pyramid"...
:rock:

 

[BrainEater]

caduceus you are so cool from what i can tell! i would have loved to have a father like you! nevertheless i do love my father a bunch lol! in spite of never having taken me to a gig like that! =)

i would tell my children the truth (as far as i know it), when it would be the time to do so. i cannot exactly tell what's the right age. but i suppose minimum 16-17 might be somewhat responsible.


peace :weedman:

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

i would have loved to have a father like you!

Me too! lol Thanks for the compliment. My own father was a funny and intelligent guy, with a passion for experimental music, nature and outdoor activities, but he had zero understanding of psychedelics. It also seems he wasn't as emotionally involved with raising me as I am with my children. I consciously tried to shed the parental dynamics of my father and mother by reading lots of books on psychology, pedagogy and psychedelics. Both children were purposefully conceived, so that in the future there would be these two emotionally, physically, artistically, intellectually and spiritually nurtured human beings on Earth, and I could retire or die peacefully, having fulfilled that particular mission. A silly idea perhaps, but so far the two boys are doing very well, despite of the divorce that occured six years ago.

peace!

 

[Brugmansia]

I think that if I'd have childeren, I'd raise them with small amounts of cactus juice from an early age on. As an anti-dote for a society full of wack nutrients and our alienation from the original seat in where we only had what nature had given us. Reading aloud an educative fairytale for them after a cup of green mud is a blessed gift.

'm sure it'll teach them about the proper way to live in a sense to drink their life time at it's finest with modesty and susceptibility.

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

Brugmansia, if I ever need a babysitter, can I call you?

 

[mrpink]

There are so many different concepts/ideas that must be applied to this situation that it is really quite difficult for any of us who don't have children to respond nearly as well as those of us who do have them. I do not have children, with that said let me continue with my best answer.

Two rules, time and place.

That's one of the rule I was always taught first and knowing it has let me do some wild things without ever getting in trouble with the law.

Second of all I'm never going to introduce drug usage into my childrens life. As much as I am very aware and supportive of psychadelic use, it's not for everyone and I don't know if it will be for my kids. When I say drugs in this paragraph, my children will be very familiar with the ups and downs of tobacco, alcohol, and (considering our future here in the states) probably marijuana.

Education is the best answer. My father has never said anything to me about psychadelic use, never for or against it. He has found my collection of books about psychadelics. He knows what most of them are because he's read them.

It's a hard question to answer but you definitely can't start to early or too late. We'll see what happens.

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

It's Just a Plant - a children's story of marijuana is an illustrated children's book about marijuana. It follows the journey of a young girl as she learns about the plant from a diverse cast of characters including her parents, a local farmer, a doctor, and a police officer.

Marijuana can be difficult to talk about.

Many parents have tried marijuana, some still use it. Neither feel great about disclosing such histories (many duck the question), for fear that telling their kids might encourage them to experiment on their own.

Unfortunately, most "drug facts" that children learn in school are more frightening than educational, blaming pot for everything from teenage pregnancy to terrorism. A child's first awareness of drugs should come from a better source.

It's Just a Plant is a book for parents who want to educate their children about the complexities of pot in a thoughtful, fact-oriented manner.

Bill O'Reilly discussing "It's Just a Plant" with the author.

 

[Twilight]

Haha, what a great book!

 

[Black_Parasol]

It's Just a Plant - a children's story of marijuana is an illustrated children's book about marijuana. It follows the journey of a young girl as she learns about the plant from a diverse cast of characters including her parents, a local farmer, a doctor, and a police officer.

Marijuana can be difficult to talk about.

Many parents have tried marijuana, some still use it. Neither feel great about disclosing such histories (many duck the question), for fear that telling their kids might encourage them to experiment on their own.

Unfortunately, most "drug facts" that children learn in school are more frightening than educational, blaming pot for everything from teenage pregnancy to terrorism. A child's first awareness of drugs should come from a better source.

It's Just a Plant is a book for parents who want to educate their children about the complexities of pot in a thoughtful, fact-oriented manner.

Bill O'Reilly discussing "It's Just a Plant" with the author.

I've seen part of the book, and I think it's wonderful. However, I would love to see someone write a similar book about tobacco, considering the oppressive, ridiculous restrictions that have been placed on cigarettes lately. Manipulative advertisements and exaggerated statistics from anti-smoking organizations don't help anybody.

 

[Forkbender]

The problem with most tobacco sold is that it is not 'Just a plant', but that there are hundreds of additives in it of which at least a few dozen are proven to be carcinogenic.

 

[Black_Parasol]

The problem with most tobacco sold is that it is not 'Just a plant', but that there are hundreds of additives in it of which at least a few dozen are proven to be carcinogenic.

This is unfortunately true. If only regulating the tobacco industry wouldn't inevitably lead it to destruction...

I apologize for directing the thread off-topic.

 

[Forkbender]

It is on topic because you made it the topic.

If only regulating the tobacco industry wouldn't inevitably lead it to destruction...

I don't get what you say here.