I wanted to get my husband to watch our daughter so I could get stoned and pound out this essay about being a mom who smokes pot. But when I stepped back into our apartment after smoking about half a bowl of something called "purple train wreck" out on the terrace, I knew I'd never be able to get any work done with this cute ass baby around to distract me. In the middle of playing some totally vacant, rule-less game that involved pretending to chew stuff, making growling noises, and giggling, I realized that she's like the funniest fucking person I've ever met. Anybody who thinks that weed makes parents ignore their children has clearly never been high around one.

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http://www.alternet.org/drugs/156102/why_smoking_pot_makes_me_a_better_mom/

this is so true i dont partake in front or around my children but when i sneak off and come back i always have way more fun with them and seem to not be annoyed by their constant bickering.. pot is so for parents who have children who have adhd and refuse to put them on meds and just spend more quality time with a structured environment to create an all around better scene for the entire family.

I know I'm a better uncle when I'm stoned, everyone has commented on it (although most don't know that I'm stoned on this or that day, they just comment on the days when I am stoned that I was particularly good with the little ones that day).

Might not be true for everyone though. I suffer from lupus as well as depression, panic disorder, and some form of psychosis (non-violent). Sober, I still love the kids, but I don't have the energy to do the physical things they love (like helicopter rides or what not), and my energy level drops rapidly as my anxiety rises, I can't be around them more than an hour or two (I love 'em dearly, but two of my nephews are autistic and can be a handful). Smoke a bowl (privately) and I'm playing board games with them, running around the backyard, building sand castles in the sand box, tossing balls around, the whole deal.

It perhaps helps a bit that I have some tolerance and don't get clumsy, confused, or forgetful while stoned. If I did, I wouldn't be that way around kids.