A really disturbing anti drug commercial

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A guy in his early 40's is sitting in a house as hypocrite rings out. Then the power of the word and it will keep you from talking to your kid. Finally he is advised to just deal with today. Am I the only one who thinks honesty would be a good idea? Why not simply tell the kid I tried it but it wasn't a good thing? I can assure you that I would tell a kid of mine about my drinking.

[sniffa]

1. it wasn't a good thing?

"son, don't touch my stash"

[northzax]

3. you dad! I learned it from watching YOU!

[sniffa]

4. i Loved that commerciaL!!

and the dad was priceLess. i Loved his receding-perm, and caterpiLLar mustache.

though, even as a kid, i knew the dad was actuaLLy a coke head, and not pot head.

[northzax]

16. funny, I always read it as an injected drug

not pot or coke. strange the biases we all have, isn't it?

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7. the implication of the commercial is that the man tried it in the past

as many have. Not that he was doing it in the present.

[sniffa]

15. i understand what they're impLying

i'm just pretty sure most parents don't regret their youth.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Been there, done that

never regretted it for a minute.

Honesty is always the best policy. :)

[dddem]

5. Well, it could be argued

that your kids will look at the grown-up, responsible you and decide that you suffered no ill effects from drug use, so how bad could it be? I don't necessarily disagree that kids need to know that we made mistakes, but should you really go into detail? I'm definitely on the fence with this one, but since I have a 14 year old, I'd probably better decide PDQ.

[Der Blaue Engel]

8. I guess what matters is whether you regret it or not

I don't. I told my 14-year-old I was more concerned about his safety than about puritanical, hypocritical laws.

:smoke:

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9. I don't currently have kids

I am currently 5 and one half years sober. I assure you no sane person would look at my drinking and say what a great idea.

[Der Blaue Engel]

6. Yes, that one disturbs me too

There's a radio version on Air America. Ugh.

No, thanks, I'll skip lying to my child, if you don't mind.

This question, in fact, just came up at my house last week. I told my son the truth about my history and my feelings about the laws involved. Maybe next I'll send him to the NORML website. :)

[dflprincess]

10. I've been honest with my nieces and nephews about it

I did only use grass occassionly - and didn't try it until I was 18. So when they were under 18 I could make it and "adult" thing.

However, Bush ruined my the second line. Up until a couple years ago I always added "Hey - there was a war on - it was a political protest."

[chalky]

11. YES! YES! YES! These "hypocrite" commercials have been bugging

the crap out of me.

What's wrong with saying, "Yeah, I was an idiot and it was only pure luck that I didn't get caught and pitched into jail." What about telling about your FRIENDS who weren't so lucky?

And that radio commercial with the phrase, "Hypocrite? Yeah, I'm a hypocrite, so what?" (or words to that effect). The subtle message that it's okay to be a hypocrite just.....grrrr.

[bammertheblue]

12. All those commercials are disturbing.

I literally JUST heard that commercial in the background (as I sit here pretending to write a paper), and I turned around and what like "What??"
Honesty is the way to go, I think. If your kid calls you a hypocrite, get over it. He'll probably call you worse before he turns 18.

[ThoughtCriminal]

13. Well since my kids basically thought I was a dork

Maybe I should have told them I was a heavy drug user and it made me the way I am today. Way scarier than any anti-drug commercial I've seen.
:silly:

[Rex]

14. Complex issues confuse Repukes.

They never talk to their kids about anything but manly or girly stuff. Surface level only. Anything they don't understand they attack, ATTACK, ATTTACKKK!

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17. The ones that disturb me are the ones that exploit children

One has a little girl singing "a-b-c-d-pcp." She flinches like she is cursing on the pcp. Then I just saw another one with a little boy singing "baa-baa black sheep have you any e" The child again acts unlike a child. It is creepy. It is wrong to use children this way.