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what would my DAD say if he found out I did this?" And the answer to that question always helped me make the right decision.

I agree with your statements. I would change one thing though. Instead of "what would my dad say if he found out I did this," I always thought about "what would my dad do if he found out about this." Remembering several times with a sore back end helped keep me on the straight and narrow.

"what would my dad do if he found out about this."

I don't know that my dad would have done the same thing as your dad, but, my dad would have done something!

Also, here is something my dad did, and I'm not making this up: when I was still in GRADE school, I remember him giving me a big packet of free consumer information from some govt agency, showing photos and explaining what each illegal drup looked like, and what harmful effects the drug could have on your body and brain.

I was so shocked to read about this stuff, and then my dad explained to me, this is why you should never do drugs, because look at these terrible things it can do to your body.

Having learned that at such a young age, long before I encountered drug offers -- as all teens do -- I just had more to fall back on, in terms of information and facts than other kids. And I knew I could talk to my dad about it. Kids rarely consider the "legality" of drugs or other illegal influences, but the reality at home is something that figures into a kid's brain.