Safe Ground

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And so when my oldest daughter's boyfriend introduced us to Ganja (faint boom) I did not demur. I assumed the role of family sage who knew a lot about drugs and who could guide our family through this period. Kootch, on the other hand, was obviously ignorant and remained silent as we explored this new scenerio. I had achieved the role of 'head of family' through my superior knowlege of drugs.!

Kathy eventually married the dude. He was a 'northern european' who had a learning disorder. They immediately produced a son, 'Charlie.'

More important to me they produced Marijuana.

I had been interested in Marijuana since the 60's. Furthermore I had been interested in Acid since the '70s. I was ready. I was ready to learn from my children. My children taught me.

I immediately assumed the role of Family Monarch. We did Ganja as a family experience. We loved it. Even Kootch did Ganja. I knew from my studies that Ganja was not physiologically addictive. I had made a study of all popular drugs and I knew that we were all on safe ground.

In fact I saw myself as the ruling authority of a family which had been subjected to unusual attacks, and as such I felt myself to be ultimately responsible. I allowed our family to experiment within the bounds of hippie culture: no intravenous drugs; no snortable drugs. In fact I made it clear that the only drugs acceptable were Ganja and LSD.