There is wind where the rose was,
Cold rain where sweet grass was,
And clouds like sheep
Stream o'er the steep
Grey skies where the lark was.
Nought warm where your hand was,
Nought gold where your hair was,
But phantom, forlorn,
Beneath the thorn,
Your ghost where your face was.
Cold wind where your voice was,
Tears, tears where my heart was,
And ever with me,
Child, ever with me,
Silence where hope was.
Walter de la Mar - November
Happy Halloween.
I switched the template for the holiday.
I'll find something different afterwards. The dark background and light text hurts my eyes - ever since I had Lasik. Same thing with diving at night - can't do it.
ANyway - I Love Halloween. I always have.
That is how you drug test your kid. You just cowboy up, give him the cup and tell him that it is time. Put on the determined face, don't apologize, and then test it. Its okay to cry when you get the results - whatever they maybe.
Would you drug test your kid?
You hope you never have struggle with that question.
It is a hard process.
You have to decide there is a problem. Decide it really is a problem. Decide you know what the problem is. Acknowledge that drugs are probably the problem. Question how it happened. Decide you really want to know the answer to the question.
Google "home drug test kit". Learn about the half-life of common drugs and the symptoms of each type of drug use. Figure out what drugs are most probable. Find a kit that tests for those drugs. Drive to the store. Take the drug kit to the counter, look the clerk in the eyes and pay for it.
Now you have a drug kit for your kid. What on earth are you going to do with? What are you going to do if it is positive? What are you going to do if it is negative?
You must now resolve to confront your child. You make sure you remember that drug users lie. You don't want to think your kid lies, but drug users lie. Your kid denies the accusation, of course. You show the kit and the kid acknowledges that yes, he just recently tried it and will never do it again. Remember that drug users lie. He has acknowledged the drug use. Do you still need to test? Should you wait? Now what?
Now what?
