High Number Of Moms Admit Pot Use

[funmudder]

PHOENIX -- A number of mothers in the Phoenix area admit they use marijuana to wind down after a long day, television station KPHO reported........
"These were middle to upper-middle class women, professional women, mommies. We had some that were members of the PTA and one school teacher even reported," Pausa said..

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[HisAlways]

Some would claim that it is no different than a glass of wine "after a long day".

[funmudder]

a glass of wine is still legal though, so I see a big difference.:idunno

I'm not a drinker anymore though :hat

[felixthecat]

I'm not surprised.

Marijuanna dumbs you down and impedes learning.

[funmudder]

Desensitizes you to whats really going on/missing in your life

[felixthecat]

a glass of wine is still legal though, so I see a big difference.:idunno

I'm not a drinker anymore though :hat

Wine is okay. Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding and it was fermented ... not grape juice. There's nothing wrong with an occassional glass of wine ... what is wrong is to be a drunk.

I agree with you that there is a world of difference between illegal marijuanna and moderate wine consumption. It's rare that I have a glass of wine ... I'm too busy with Sarah who just turned 8.

[funmudder]

(I was a drunk-thats why it's not okay for me)

I have no problem with other peoples responsible use :hat

[felixthecat]

(I was a drunk-thats why it's not okay for me)

I have no problem with other peoples responsible use :hat

In my college days ... ahem ... I would waste myself on the weekends, be dehydrated, recooperate and start all over again. My MRI shows were I have dead brain cells ... but somehow God protected me and when done college stopped. I went through college at 95 lbs at 5'. My grades were good so my parents weren't aware of the fact that I also lived on NODOZ for studying for tests.

What really sobered me up though, was a car accident where I was drunk and almost killed. I was crusing through a "T" intersection and didn't turn. I missed a telephone pole by an inch or so and I am not exaggerating. I ran up thelawn and skimmed the telephone pole and stopped short of the front door of a house. I couldn't figure out why my car wouldn't start. No body damage but it wouldn't start. I knocked on the front door of the house and no one answered. It was late ... about 2:30AM on a Saturday night. Later I found out a shifted the undercarriage and "cracked the block" in half.

I leaned against the back bumper of my car facing the intersection wondering what to do. People were staring at me as they turned at the light. So I got back in my car and THEN I caught sight of myself in the rear view mirror. My face was a bloody mess. I either hit the rear view mirror or the steering wheel.

Later at the hospital, I found our I broke my nose and had to have stiches between my eye brows. I still have the scar - the doctor that performed the dermabrsion didn't do a good job. She resented me because she did patients that were born disfigured and saw this as something very avoidable and vain.

Anyway, I was in shock. Finally a cop came and made me go to the hospital. I was chewing Dentyne gum like crazy! He carelessly searched the car and didn't find anything.

Talk about being scared SOBER! In my glove compartment was a nickle bag of dope. It wasn't for me but a friend. I had tried that but decided it made me too paranoid and I didn't want the weight gain. I only did that twice and each time I didn't like it. The officer didn't find it and I NEVER got drunk like that again. I never bought the stuff again or bought some for a friend to reimburse me as a "favor" for them.

Today I can't even handle a full glass of wine. It makes me fall asleep. Sometimes I have to learn the hard way ... . My facial scar is a permanent reminder of my head strong stupidity. It's faded with time but I still see it. Others wanted to drive me home that night and I refused - "No, I'll be alright" - LOL!

[iLoveJesusChristAmen]

lost souls turn to drugs and alcohol for the pain. since i met Jesus, there is no other addiction for me.

[edavis]

I use to do the same thing...as far as using alcohol as a 'wind down' method. And I had two children. I was a business owner at the time and had a huge amount of stress. Holidays were always the worse time...I was a deli/resturant owner. Did alot of catering, etc....I didn't have Jesus in my life at that time and needed something to fill that hole. After 14 years of business, I gave my life to the Lord. Along with my dependence on alcohol and several other vices that controlled me. Thankfully, I never did drugs, even though others around me were.
It just amazes me how when the Lord moved into my heart....all that need for 'winding down' went away. He is an AWESOME GOD!