tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post3422942073374167942..comments2024-02-14T07:56:14.284-06:00Comments on Catch My Words: #GBE2: "High" SchoolCatch My Wordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338761214938263819noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-6646913431919799512012-06-12T13:19:29.327-05:002012-06-12T13:19:29.327-05:00Yeah ... aside from drugs .. they are more problem...Yeah ... aside from drugs .. they are more problems even with good kids that chew up some kind of pill to gain good grade. The post about this will be on my blog tomorrow morning.Journey of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814279353807130008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-19978351382955891062012-06-10T10:15:23.432-05:002012-06-10T10:15:23.432-05:00Loved this blog and I love your message! Unfortuna...Loved this blog and I love your message! Unfortunately, I think kids in pain discover the "escape" and numbing of drugs. I just wish drugs would disappear from the face of the earth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-64230775031000211972012-06-08T20:04:47.129-05:002012-06-08T20:04:47.129-05:00oh i teared up reading this ((hugs)) i so understa...oh i teared up reading this ((hugs)) i so understand youBrenda Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673692345871148871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-90583565226431428532012-06-08T16:32:02.337-05:002012-06-08T16:32:02.337-05:00You can talk until your blue in the face. They wil...You can talk until your blue in the face. They will learn when they are darn good and ready. Hopefully it won't be too late.NiceInOhiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003689430700422425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-64340130243789155582012-06-08T11:40:51.617-05:002012-06-08T11:40:51.617-05:00My high school had an open campus policy as well a...My high school had an open campus policy as well as a smoking area for students, just outside the cafeteria. Drugs were definitely readily available, but of those who indulged, it was almost exclusively just pot. <br /><br />I wish I had answers. Today's kids seem to be dying in far greater numbers than those of our generation. Overdoses. Suicides. Even fatal car crashes involving teens seem more commonplace now. It's terribly sad and very disturbing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-19560965142225852292012-06-07T11:41:30.834-05:002012-06-07T11:41:30.834-05:00I liked your take on this and the following commen...I liked your take on this and the following comments. I'm sorry. It's sad. Kids make bad choices.Amy McMunn https://www.blogger.com/profile/04777029840258598019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-39017157497343231672012-06-06T13:03:58.136-05:002012-06-06T13:03:58.136-05:00I wish I knew what the answer was. I know all too ...I wish I knew what the answer was. I know all too well that the high schools are filled with drugs. When I was in high school in the 80's I was terrified of drugs. Maybe the kids today have no fear? What's really sad is that when one of their classmates dies from an overdose they continue to use and abuse. The "it won't happen to me" syndrome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541776489302692674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-57304509549299359872012-06-05T22:59:20.141-05:002012-06-05T22:59:20.141-05:00This is a tragic scourge. & it won't be st...This is a tragic scourge. & it won't be stopped until we all take responsibility for educating young people about the dangers of drug addiction & substance abuse, & cooperate with law enforcement personnel to end drug trafficking here & abroad.Art of RetroCollagehttp://blog.retrocollage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-59190267991164183192012-06-04T23:48:42.721-05:002012-06-04T23:48:42.721-05:00I remember a day in Spanish class when the kid beh...I remember a day in Spanish class when the kid behind me was dealing dope...I couldn't believe it. I was scared out of my mind. It was awful...your post brought back that memory...I'm so sorry for you and for me.Susan ~ Today's Writing Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357781498213225382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-9438063354012260492012-06-04T12:49:52.079-05:002012-06-04T12:49:52.079-05:00Sorry ...Sorry ...Claudia Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749097943320550338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-43757174612214871262012-06-04T12:14:11.030-05:002012-06-04T12:14:11.030-05:00I don't think the blame is on the parents. My ...I don't think the blame is on the parents. My mom had 4 of us. There were never drugs in the home, and were taught that they were bad and to stay away from them. Yet, my 3 siblings all have drug issues (hard core, not just marijuana) and I have never touched a single drug in my life. I know it wasn't because of parenting or home issues they became addicts.<br /><br />We all have free will to make our own choices, and teenagers are smart enough to know the dangers associated with taking drugs. I think they have an invincibility complex where they think the dangers don't apply to them though. It's scary and it's sad that so many of our youth decide to go down that path, yet as one poster said, there will always be the thrill of doing something illegal and getting away with it, and that is what is going to keep kids coming back for more.Theresa Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709965543595065306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-8255215548274328722012-06-04T10:52:32.389-05:002012-06-04T10:52:32.389-05:00It's sad indeed. Some of these kids are fighti...It's sad indeed. Some of these kids are fighting inner demons and just want peace, while others have accidents.Catch My Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338761214938263819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-30695826827189810202012-06-04T10:37:08.984-05:002012-06-04T10:37:08.984-05:00I wonder, in Amsterdam where everything is legal, ...I wonder, in Amsterdam where everything is legal, do kids die of drug over doses? How serious of a problem is this in a permissive society? I always believed that marijuana should be legal and taxed sky high. This would probably deter it more.Catch My Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338761214938263819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-42674760461623751482012-06-04T09:55:24.026-05:002012-06-04T09:55:24.026-05:00I think there will always be a drugs problem becau...I think there will always be a drugs problem because there will always be a thrill in using something illegal, especially in the 'rebellious teens' phase. Legalising all drugs will take away that part of the problem. Having drugs freely, legally available will also bring down the price and thus less profit for drug lords and their crews. Yes, I know it's all a bit pie in the sky as I can't honestly see cocaine or crack ever being legalised, but I stand by my thought that this might be the way forward.Mojo Writinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457472397010589516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-36429927240115177482012-06-04T08:53:31.726-05:002012-06-04T08:53:31.726-05:00That is so sad. I don't have the answers. My g...That is so sad. I don't have the answers. My guess is those kids thought it was cool to get high right up until the moment they died. It is a pity they didn't value life a little more and realize that high school is just a moment in your life, just 4 short years. They could have lived so much longer, and experienced so much more. Instead they threw it away for a quick high to make them numb. Tragic.<br /><br />Kathy<br />http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-12728115966291959792012-06-04T07:29:28.145-05:002012-06-04T07:29:28.145-05:00Very sad indeed!The blame is actually on the adult...Very sad indeed!The blame is actually on the adults who manufacture and produce these drugs and the middlemen who sell it to the youngsters.It's all about money with scant regard for the younger generation.lailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035262411554749000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-90357297421349814102012-06-04T03:42:57.594-05:002012-06-04T03:42:57.594-05:00I guess the problem's not only drugs or whethe...I guess the problem's not only drugs or whether we're too permissive or not enough. Me too, how many kids do I encounter each and every morning, me on my way to work, they on their way to school, and they're already smoking weed or pot. Then there's the binge-drinking problem. I had my share of too much alcohol when I was a teenager; yet we drank one glass after the other, slowly, enjoying it & ourselves and sometimes – by accident – we just lost count & control, getting drunk without wanting to. Whereas today kids seem to have a single-minded goal, which is to get pissed as fast and as thoroughly as possible. Why? Did WE really think the future'd be ours, when today's kids have lost all those dreams we could have back then? Do they really feel so violently that today's society is unforgiving and cold? You sure did evoke a serious and complex problem here...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430687233562149810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-15285772751140992902012-06-04T00:10:00.241-05:002012-06-04T00:10:00.241-05:00That's so sad. :( I don't have the answer....That's so sad. :( I don't have the answer. I wish I did.Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-7677342803574625552012-06-03T23:57:46.625-05:002012-06-03T23:57:46.625-05:00I do think too much control is as bad as too littl...I do think too much control is as bad as too little. It makes the kids rebellious and since they are so protected, they overdo things. Scary.Phoenixrituhttp://www.phoenixritu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-65737171982390232862012-06-03T22:46:44.633-05:002012-06-03T22:46:44.633-05:00This is such a serious and sad problem. I am so so...This is such a serious and sad problem. I am so sorry for your loss.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-88114817557880494032012-06-03T22:20:04.800-05:002012-06-03T22:20:04.800-05:00Obviously it's a very big problem and will lik...Obviously it's a very big problem and will likely continue to be. The only thing that could really stop it is if no one really wanted to take drugs, which is probably very unlikely.Binkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679506953039078735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-49634619742155385162012-06-03T20:59:57.147-05:002012-06-03T20:59:57.147-05:00Good ppoint about whether parents are imposing too...Good ppoint about whether parents are imposing too many restrictions or not; maybe that is different from the helipcopter parenting I encounter. Hard for me to judge, as I am not there yet with my young boys. I will get there and am sure will have the same questions. You linked this up with my workshop hop, though I don't think this was intended as a first person ficitional point of view?:) anyway, happy to have you.Sandra Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191775335774130719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-43702907369327262762012-06-03T18:28:30.396-05:002012-06-03T18:28:30.396-05:00This is such a serious problem and heart-breaking....This is such a serious problem and heart-breaking. I don't know the answer either, but sure wish there was one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063731082086337074.post-53887721453234028632012-06-03T16:29:11.449-05:002012-06-03T16:29:11.449-05:00this was the same situation way back when i was in...this was the same situation way back when i was in high school--i am sorry for your losses and my heart goes out to their families<3Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.com