[JustSayNoToNannies]

And my guess is half the school I went to at least tried pot and this was not a left coast liberal area but at an conservative, the buckle of the Bible Belt state.

Not possible - every other FReeper on this thread has assured us that pot is exclusively a liberal vice.

[RedMonqey]

Not possible - every other FReeper on this thread has assured us that pot is exclusively a liberal vice.

Yeah I know of a few people who didn't do things like this(because of overly strict parents) and some went horribly wild or their "spirit" broke and become timid as rabbits. Some of the "rabbits" turned out to be bitter adults who were very judgmental of those who didn't live an "exemplar" life as they did.

I'll let you to "read between the lines."

Despite all the stupid things I did when I was young I only regret a few things.

Smoking pot isn't high(no pun) on the list.

Like the Amish, I had my "Rumspringa" period and let the "wildness run itself out."

I had a heck of a lot of fun. But I also saw enough of "The Other Side" to know it was ultimately a bad path to take.

My parents attitude was very forgiving about my lapses of judgment, saying to me "If you're going to act like an adult, you're going to be held responsible like an adult."

Meaning "Don't call us to bail you out"

It was the beginning of my first step into becoming an staunch conservative.

To quote from the Bible: "When I was a child I spoke as a child I understood as a child I thought as a child; but when I became a man I put away childish things." I Cor. xiii. 11.

I can understand "youthful indiscretions" like Romney's and Obama's. I'm more worried about their foolish acts as an adult.