Complete video at: fora.tv ‘Bad Mother’ author Ayelet Waldman explains why she believes in a harm-reduction approach to educating kids about the danger of drugs, and thinks the DARE program is completely ineffective. Waldman says her kids know pot is a safe substance and a “consequence free activity” in her house. —– Author of the Mommy-Track mystery series, Ayelet Waldman reads from her book, Bad Mother. Covering topics as diverse as the hysteria of competitive parenting, the relentless pursuits of the Bad Mother police, balancing the work-family dynamic, and the bane of every mother’s existence, Bad Mother illuminates the anxieties that riddle motherhood today, while providing women with the encouragement they need to give themselves a break. – Books, Inc. Ayelet Waldman is the author of Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace, a collection of essays. Ayelet is also the author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter’s Keeper and the Mommy-Track Mysteries. Her essays have appeared in a wide variety of magazines and newspapers. The film version of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits is now in the post-production, with Don Roos as screenwriter and director, and Natalie Portman in the lead role.

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The Side Effects of Marijuana ? Reason for You To Quit Smoking

Many people think that marijuana have good side effects. They thought that by smoking marijuana they can get so high. They thought that this can make them very happy and this can build their confidence. Others thought that once they smoke pot they will find a lasting happiness and they can escape their problems. On the other hand others smoke because they believed that it will make them belong to a group and that it will make them look and feel COOL. For people who live a stressful life, others tend to use marijuana because for them it makes them relaxed. Take note, these are all LIES. They may have felt these but these were temporary. People who continued to use marijuana face the consequence sooner or later. Most of them learned a lesson the hard way.

If you are intrigued as to the feeling of using marijuana, you better think twice. You should contemplate the side effects of marijuana otherwise you will surely be sorry for starting to use it.

Here are some of the short-term effects of marijuana:

Youths in school will suffer in such a way that they will have failing grades. Some students think that it has a good side effect. But in truth, it may result to memory loss. Meaning, they will have a difficulty retaining the things learned in school. Thus, it can result to their failing grades. Youths who smoke marijuana also tend to drop out of school. They just can’t find interest in their studies and will only engage in smoking pot instead of going to school. Increase of juvenile delinquency. Even at a young age, adolescents tend to be so insensitive and hot-tempered as a side effect of marijuana. Usually, marijuana users tend to get into fights. Not just that, because of their addiction, they do everything just to buy the weed. It can cause deadly diseases like lung cancer. A person who is very addicted to marijuana will likely to get sick of different diseases. And worse, they’ll die due to lung cancer and other complications. On the other hand, others who won’t stop the addiction as soon as possible will lose their good mental state. The “heaven” which they thought that marijuana brings may sometimes bring them to a world of fantasy.

Thus, marijuana has way too many bad side effects. It can destroy a teenager’s life and even his future. Marijuana destroyed so many future of youths because they were not able to finish their studies because of the addiction. Others end up being in jail. Also, marijuana destroyed so many homes. Families with members who are addicted to marijuana cannot live a healthy and happy life. So, for a brighter future, don’t ever think of using marijuana. If you are already using or is addicted to marijuana, do all means to stop smoking marijuana. Be determined. Think of a happy family life, healthy body and bright future that you can have in a life away from marijuana.

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