My friend's parents called the police on her because she had pot in her room. If I was the parents i would just ground her for months. She was grounded AND the police called on her. Is it just me or is that a little too drastic?
2007-06-28 08:59:34 · 21 answers · asked by Kori E 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I wouldn't the first time. I would ground her for a VERY long time. The second time absolutely. She never learned her lesson the first time. It might actually scare her enough not to do that any more. But I would also take her to drug counseling regardless.
2007-06-28 09:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by Angel 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Someone is giving the people that are against calling to police on their kids bad ratings on this questions. So now you can do the same for me. BTW do you even have kids????
If it was my kid I would flush it down the toilet, take anything away that brings them pleasure. I would then sit down and find out why they are doing it, where they are getting it and what friends encouraged them to do it. I would let them know that they were not to hang out with them anymore. I would let them know how weed can lead to other drugs and would tell stories of friends who have used drugs. I would also let them know the legal issue if they go caught with it and how some parents like the ones on yahoo answers would call the police, but I was not going to. If it happened again i would seek counseling.
Calling the police, never I do not want to be possible for my child having a police record and knowing that their dad sold them out.
2007-06-28 16:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by billy f 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heck no. I'd have had her butt arrested too. You think the parents ought to play around with that, and treat like breaking curfew? You must be joking.
Illegal drug use is a serious thing. Not only did she use drugs, she possessed illegal drugs in her PARENT'S house - for which they could be arrested, in some cases. She also blatantly disrespected her parents with this behavior. It's well within the parents' responsibility to make it clear to her what these choices will lead to later on in life. A grounding does not sound nearly sufficient to correct this problem.
Kudos to the parents for getting creative and showing her how serious this is.
2007-06-28 16:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by ~Biz~ 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think thats drastic at all. So many kids are doing bad things and nothing is happening to them. Grounding doesn't do anything because most kids have computers, ipods, TV's etc. in there rooms. Good for the parents on trying to keep their kids on track.
2007-06-28 16:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by ciny1 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes, she shouldn't of had the drugs to begin with. Pot really isn't that bad, at least it wasn't crack or something.Come on people alcohol is worse. The parents where definitely wrong to call the police on there own daughter. She will have lots of legal problems and could get jail time depending on her age. She may will have problems getting into college and all thanks to her parents. She will most likely get probation which costs money and I doubt the parents want to pay for that. The parents should feel lucky if she ever speaks to them again. The parents should have dealt with the situation themselves.
2007-06-28 16:14:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
No I think it's going to teach her a lesson on what will happen when she is on her own and caught with pot. If she already had pot in her room the parent's don't really have control so they must hand it over to the police.
2007-06-28 16:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by CuriousOne 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I agree with Billy K. If I ever get to the point where I have to have someone come to my home to discipline my child for me it's time to give it up. And don't say it's because it's against the law, that's why they called the cops. Would you have called them if you caught your kid driving over the speed limit?
Anyone who would call the cops on their kid most likely doesn't know how to handle the situation themselves.
go ahead thumb down me........don't care
weeder
2007-06-28 16:49:16 · answer #7 · answered by weeder 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say a first time offense yes it's a little drastic. However, if this is multiple offense then what else is going to get through to her/him? I am sure the parents had the best interest of their child. I know it sounds harsh and you're thinking OMG I can't believe this. I have a 2 year old son now...and I am already starting to understand why my parents did certain things. I am sure when he gets older I will understand even more things! The funny thing is when my parents said "You'll understand when you get older." I said yea right rolled my eyes and they annoyed me even more!
2007-06-28 16:08:25 · answer #8 · answered by Samantha 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Its just you. Im a parent and if I found my child doing any type of drugs...well they would not be able to set down for a year, be grounded for life, and he would be begging for the police to take him away.
2007-06-28 16:06:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. It is safe to assume that these parents made it clear that such activity would not be tolerated in their house.
How do you know they haven;t already grounded the kid a couple times for the same offense, and this was the last straw?
2007-06-28 16:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by Atheist Geek 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋