Pubdate: Thu, 28 Sep 2006
Source: Tartan (VA Edu)
Copyright: 2006 The Tartan Online
Contact:  http://www.thetartan.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2849
Author: Rochelle Murphy
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)

MARIJUANA MAMA

Mother Rewards Son With Pot, Faces Jail Time

Most of us played the game "Mother, May I?" when we  were kids. Just
like every other game in life, one  real-life mother took this a
little too far.

A Pennsylvania mother pleaded guilty to giving her  13-year-old son
pot for doing his homework since the  time he was 11. She must have
really wanted to be the  cool mom around town, because she also gave
pot to two  of his friends, who are 17 and 18 years old.

I'm assuming their version of "Mother, May I?" went a  little like
"Mother, May I take two small puffs for  doing my homework?" She said,
"Yes, you may."

We all know that marijuana is illegalaE"no matter how  cool we think
it is as a "recreational" activity or a  step up from a cigarette
(since tobacco is becoming the  drug to quit, thanks to the
whydoyouthink.com marketing  ads).

Are parents feeling so disconnected from their  children's lives that
they feel the only way to reach  them is by playing on their level?
Our parents taught  us to do our homework, clean our rooms and not get
in  trouble at school. Drugs were not part of the reward  system. If
children need rewards for doing what they  are supposed to do, how
about an allowance?

Amanda Lynn Livelsberger, the pot-happy mother, will  have her day in
court Nov. 27 where she and the judge  will play a new game: "Judge,
may I?" She will have her  chance to ask, "Judge, may I only spend one
year in  jail?" The answer should be, "No, you may not."
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