enframed wrote:meth is very very crap.

this drug is so insidious i don't even know where to begin. i live in a small town on the central coast of california and i cannot by cold medicine with pseudoephedrine, nor lye (we make soap) over the counter. this drug is everywhere.

i personally know two children who have parents on this crap. the 9 yr old girl starves (my wife feeds her sometimes) and the 13 yr old boy loves his fucked up addict dad even though the dad is a uselss piece of shit who steals his son's money to buy meth.

this 13 yr old worked at our pumpkin and xmas tree lot to save money to buy season tickets for he and his dad to see the san francisco giants. his dad stole his money and blew it on meth.

the 9 yr old girl wanders around the street, hungry, at night walking her dog(s). her meth addict brother lives across the street from our pumpkin/tree lot and the meth addict mom lives with a meth dealing boyfriend a few miles away. the sight of food makes this girls eyes bulge.

it's very sad.

i'm sure there are many stories such as this in my area.

enframed wrote:the 13 yr-old lives with his mom and brother. the father has visitation rights. in short, it's "taken care of" in as much as something like this can be. they've been to court, etc. otherwise he is a good kid: good grades, likes to work hard, star soccer and baseball player.

the 9 yr-old goes to a school for "transitional" children. her school admin is aware that something is afoot. i have no "proof" it's meth but if you saw the mom you'd see. my wife has called the school to tell them what she heard from a neighbor. and the girl mentioned that a friend of her mom's got in trouble for "having lye."

i'm torn about the 9-yr-old. "starving" was too dramatic, i think, but she does gawk at food. she does eat (at school at least) and we give her food, which she eats incredibly quickly, here and there, and pay her to walk our dog. my wife sees this girl almost daily (she likes hanging out and her dogs play with our dog at the xmas tree lot). she's pretty good with dogs (for a 9 yr old) and calls herself a dog whisperer. her mom appears to be "functioning" and does not appear "abusive" in the general sense.

so what's worse? having a functioning drug addict for a mom; a mom who provides in some part; or, becoming a ward of the state and ending up being shipped who knows where? it's a tough call.

imho, we've done what we can for the 9 yr old: notifying the school (which has social workers involved), and making this girl's life a bit more pleasant for a few hours a week.

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that damned fly wrote:

Boombats wrote:I find the song, "The Rhythm Method" to be an even more effective form of birth control than the original.

alex maiolo wrote:It and oxycontin are the new opiate of the masses. It keeps the rural people from acting up.

enframed wrote:meth is very very crap.

this drug is so insidious i don't even know where to begin. i live in a small town on the central coast of california and i cannot by cold medicine with pseudoephedrine, nor lye (we make soap) over the counter. this drug is everywhere.

i personally know two children who have parents on this crap. the 9 yr old girl starves (my wife feeds her sometimes) and the 13 yr old boy loves his fucked up addict dad even though the dad is a uselss piece of shit who steals his son's money to buy meth.

this 13 yr old worked at our pumpkin and xmas tree lot to save money to buy season tickets for he and his dad to see the san francisco giants. his dad stole his money and blew it on meth.

the 9 yr old girl wanders around the street, hungry, at night walking her dog(s). her meth addict brother lives across the street from our pumpkin/tree lot and the meth addict mom lives with a meth dealing boyfriend a few miles away. the sight of food makes this girls eyes bulge.

it's very sad.

i'm sure there are many stories such as this in my area.

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that damned fly wrote:

Boombats wrote:I think "The Crystal Method" is the answer to all my problems.

enframed wrote:...she's pretty good with dogs (for a 9 yr old) and calls herself a dog whisperer. Aw...

so what's worse? having a functioning drug addict for a mom; a mom who provides in some part; or, becoming a ward of the state and ending up being shipped who knows where? it's a tough call.