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Post by zero on May 14, 2007 8:32:26 GMT -5
All I can say is when it happens every night.............. It's no longer a party
Too many friends....... Too many bad situations.......... For far too long
Know your limits, please be safe, and take care of yourself and those that you care about.
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Post by thediva on Jun 1, 2007 16:16:34 GMT -5
I'm so hearing this song.
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Post by happyisdeb on Jun 1, 2007 17:37:03 GMT -5
I would like to not discuss drugs on this board. Sorry... Bad business.
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Post by zero on Jun 1, 2007 21:27:47 GMT -5
Okay truce people.
I know why you posted that, and I can understand why you think it might be a double standard. This thread is not about let's go out and get fucked up. It has to do with some very close personal friends of mine that are in a very bad place in their lives right now.
It's not anybody from the Orphanage, but they still mean a lot to me. I don't know if you've known anyone on a downward spiral, and then they get themselves into bad situations because of drugs. Doing things that they don't want to, because they need them. It's no longer about a good time. It's a means to an end.
As for the policy about drug discussion on boards. Most of the boards have similar policies. It's there to keep people from saying things that could get them, or the board into trouble. Just think of it as holding a conversation with some of your friends in front of your parents.
Talking about genuine concerns for people and things that arise in your life are fine by me. And I do believe that discussing them in an honest fashion can be helpful. But talking about let's get effed up and go to this specific location. Or I did this, that and the other thing, then went to this event, just brings unwanted attention and promotes the stereotype that if you go to events and listen to underground music you're only in it for the drugs. It also gives probable cause for getting the events busted. Even if the event organizers have nothing to do with any of the online discussions.
When I originally posted this thread, I was going through a period of events that were disheartening to say the least. And I had just seen someone that I truly care about place themself in a situation that broke my heart.
I'm not trying to come down on anyone, and I don't believe in stifling conversations. I would, and do appreciate every contribution to this conversation.
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Post by thediva on Jun 4, 2007 15:18:42 GMT -5
No offense Deb... Keith is right. This isn't some rant about how he likes to get F-ed up. On the flipside Keith, no offense... Deb is right. SO how about there is no right or wrong... it's only a matter of perspective. We shouldn't apply a double standard. The rule is no drug speak and while I replied to the post the thought did cross my mind as well.
Either way lifes a bitch.
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Post by bumble on Jun 4, 2007 17:34:54 GMT -5
okay so let's sugarcoat everything and just use the same approach DARE has failed at. We need to know when friends are using drugs and how to approach the situation. There is nothing wrong with talking about that! A lot of my friends are going down bad paths also and I don't know how to deal with the situation, so I just stopped hanging out with them. granted, it may not be the best approach, but it's the only way i know how to deal with the situation.
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Post by thediva on Jun 13, 2007 9:08:07 GMT -5
I agree. That is what I do. I don't have time for people who want to fuck up their lives. Who am I to stop them or tell them not to. I just don't want to be around for them to turn on me. My friends all know that if you are walking a dark path, I won't follow. I don't think we should sugar coat things either but rather deal with honest facts. It's not easy to see a friend destroy themselves so I would rather mourn them now, rather then later. Regaurdless there is no right or wrong on this situation just matters of perspective, just like everything else in this world.
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Post by wowposter on Nov 12, 2008 2:36:08 GMT -5
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