CONCERT DRUG USE A TEST OF PARENTING SKILLS

Editor:

I have heard the recent babble about the use of drugs and
encouragement of drug use at a recent concert and I am not mentioning
the singer's name because it just doesn't matter who was on stage.

Drug use has been present at concerts for too many years to count and
I've been disgusted with the smell at concerts I have attended, but I
choose to ignore it in favour of enjoying what I paid so handsomely
to see and hear.

There are those who do and those who don't and until the government
decides on stiffer laws and ways to enforce, we have to learn to
co-exist. If you still want a simple solution, why not put some dogs
to work at the entrance? I'm sure they would weed out the bad ones
(no pun intended, of course).

I think the ones complaining are overlooking the most important fact.
When you drop your kids off at a concert, any concert, as a parent
you know what may be present at these types of events and then the
only question is whether you raised your kids properly with enough
brains to say no and to watch their drinks at all times. If parents
have done their best to instill good values in their kids, they
should be able to feel secure in letting them attend such events.

I think if Lethbridge parents want to be concerned about something;
it should be their kids' whereabouts and actions when they are not at
home. Shoplifting, vandalism and teenage pregnancy seem rampant here
in Lethbridge. What do you put first, work or being a parent? It's
time to start checking in with your kids.

Kara Smith

Lethbridge