First of all, I am a parent. I love my kids more than I love myself, never thought I would say that because I was pretty ambivalent about having kids. Recently a teen in our town committed suicide–a superstar kid, sports star, academic genius, loved by all. Since then, I have been so depressed. My older son, who has flunked out of 2 colleges so far, is on his last chance at school. How can I continue to support his lifestyle choices of smoking weed instead of studying, when it gets hard, he simply gives up. I must go the “tough love” route and believe […]
