MARIJUANA MAMA

Mother Rewards Son With Pot, Faces Jail Time

Most of us played the game "Mother, May I?" when we were kids. Just
like every other game in life, one real-life mother took this a
little too far.

A Pennsylvania mother pleaded guilty to giving her 13-year-old son
pot for doing his homework since the time he was 11. She must have
really wanted to be the cool mom around town, because she also gave
pot to two of his friends, who are 17 and 18 years old.

I'm assuming their version of "Mother, May I?" went a little like
"Mother, May I take two small puffs for doing my homework?" She said,
"Yes, you may."

We all know that marijuana is illegalaE"no matter how cool we think
it is as a "recreational" activity or a step up from a cigarette
(since tobacco is becoming the drug to quit, thanks to the
whydoyouthink.com marketing ads).

Are parents feeling so disconnected from their children's lives that
they feel the only way to reach them is by playing on their level?
Our parents taught us to do our homework, clean our rooms and not get
in trouble at school. Drugs were not part of the reward system. If
children need rewards for doing what they are supposed to do, how
about an allowance?

Amanda Lynn Livelsberger, the pot-happy mother, will have her day in
court Nov. 27 where she and the judge will play a new game: "Judge,
may I?" She will have her chance to ask, "Judge, may I only spend one
year in jail?" The answer should be, "No, you may not."