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The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
I’m currently on the roller-coaster ride of single parenting an adopted teenage son. Join me each week as I share my lived experience by starting with a confession, in the hopes of normalizing the complex issues that often come with parenting an adopted child.
The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
S2E33: Weed and the developing teen brain
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Confession: Lane is exposed to vapes, cigarettes, and weed on a daily basis at school. My current expectation (after Lane has been struggling with all of these substances throughout this school year) is this: you might take hits off of friends during the school day, but you will not have it on your person or in our home. If I find it, the established consequences will be enforced.
Included in this episode:
*a funny Christmas story
*Lane's first time smoking weed and his dabbling in it continues
*why I do not allow Lane to have cigarettes, vape pens, or weed in my home
*the dangers of teens smoking weed
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Thanks for listening, Beloveds. Please take care of yourselves; if you don’t do it, who will? Keep advocating for your child. And, most importantly, stay tenacious!
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- Chat at 988lifeline.org
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