Teenage response - home drug test - 10 pts, please please answer and settle

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a debate with hubby :) Thanks? OK I never "blog" but I figured it was the fastest way to reach everyone; and I am having a debate that NEEDS to be settled so I can prove I'm right :)

In the situation where you have a teenager (boy or girl doesn't matter) and in this day and age you decide to have them take an at home drug test. If the kid is in fact not using drugs and you tell them to take the test what response, of the following two, are you going to get?

1 - I do all the hard work of not doing drugs and they still are going to make me take a test.......... Screw it! Why bother to do the hard work of not doing it then if they aren't going to trust me anyways?

OR

2 - Wow, never saw that coming - better make sure to keep staying out of drugs or alcohol because at moment they could test me.


Please post your answer to this blog - and really, I'd LOVE everyone to answer.

:) Thanks :)

Kate
~~~~To the person saying I'm pissed off, you misunderstand - I have not been upset with my teenage, we in fact decided there wasn't any need for the test. I saw them for sale at Walgreen's and commented to my husband about it. That lead to a conversation about how the boys would react and I'm wondering other people's opinion. Relax dude - it's a simple curiosity question!
 
The answer really depends on the parents and how the child was raised. If the parents and the child have a trusting relationship then answer number two is possible since the child wont feel like the parent isn't trusting them but just trying to keep them safe.

But...

If the parent and the child don't have a trusting relationship then answer number 1 is a strong possibility because the child would feel attacked and accused of something they are not doing.
 
as a teenager and as someone who has friends that do drugs and friends that don't, number 2 definitely. but as long as his/her grades are good and they're staying out of trouble i wouldn't test them. keep their trust as much as possible.
 
Bra......i am sooo baked. And i would like to blog about whatever but i have no clue what your asking me to do.
 
They are going to report to their friends that they have "those parents"--the ones who are nuts and overly controlling. Then they will continue to use drugs or not depending on what they were doing before.

You are always going to meddle, though, aren't you? And both 1 and 2 are really TV-special answers, aren't they?

In this day and age? Come on. You are going to get a pissed off kid who is embarrassed that his parents have so little faith in him/her. Good job, go with this plan, and let me buy your kid a drink as soon as he/she gets to college. It'll be well deserved.
 
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