I have mixed feelings, though I agree they owned up to their error, which is more important than being perfect, so they are good parents.
But…if someone was positive for every drug tested for, and there was no sign of it in their behavior, I would probably want to check the test since that seems like an error. Like if I peed in a cup at a doctor’s office and they found me with traces of every disease, they’d have me come in to piss in another cup since error would be waay more likely.
They are only testing for a few standard drugs and there are enough people that really do all of those. My friend died from this shit, we did not know that he also did hard stuff.
I’m sorry you had to experience that. I lost a friend in the same situation - only his college roommates knew that he was using hard drugs, he kept it secret from all the rest of us. It made for quite a shock when cocaine stopped his heart at age 22.
I just wanted to provide some sympathy, a virtual hug, if you will. It’s been 14 years since that friend passed, and I still think about him a lot. I hope you’re doing all right.
I/we are okay, it was a year ago. We recently all met again, we know each other through him. We as in a group of friends. He never asked for help sadly.
Do keep in touch with those friends, if you’re able. Over the years, our group realized that the friend we lost was the tie that held us together. I hope someday to see some of our mutual friends again, but between diverse personalities and life paths over the past decade or so, I don’t have high hopes for a reunion.
Sounds more like parents with trust issues in this case ngl. Like if some stranger knocked on their door and accused child of murdering 12 people parents would probably accept to be witness in court.
Actually good parents. They do not blindly disregard negative things about their child AND they admit to be wrong AND apologize for it too!
Actually good parents would be asking the school why the fuck they’re drug testing the kid in the first place.
I have mixed feelings, though I agree they owned up to their error, which is more important than being perfect, so they are good parents.
But…if someone was positive for every drug tested for, and there was no sign of it in their behavior, I would probably want to check the test since that seems like an error. Like if I peed in a cup at a doctor’s office and they found me with traces of every disease, they’d have me come in to piss in another cup since error would be waay more likely.
They are only testing for a few standard drugs and there are enough people that really do all of those. My friend died from this shit, we did not know that he also did hard stuff.
Basically nobody is still doing barbiturates, that alone is a red flag that the test was fucked
For someone with intricate knowledge perhaps. But not for anyone else.
I’m sorry you had to experience that. I lost a friend in the same situation - only his college roommates knew that he was using hard drugs, he kept it secret from all the rest of us. It made for quite a shock when cocaine stopped his heart at age 22.
I just wanted to provide some sympathy, a virtual hug, if you will. It’s been 14 years since that friend passed, and I still think about him a lot. I hope you’re doing all right.
I/we are okay, it was a year ago. We recently all met again, we know each other through him. We as in a group of friends. He never asked for help sadly.
Do keep in touch with those friends, if you’re able. Over the years, our group realized that the friend we lost was the tie that held us together. I hope someday to see some of our mutual friends again, but between diverse personalities and life paths over the past decade or so, I don’t have high hopes for a reunion.
As a parent this was kinda like I was thinking. Parents are just everyday humans trying to do what’s right and we don’t always succeed.
Good on these folks. Plus it’s actually a pretty funny story.
But why a school is doing a random drug test especially if they aren’t even qualified to read the results is a different story…
Sounds more like parents with trust issues in this case ngl. Like if some stranger knocked on their door and accused child of murdering 12 people parents would probably accept to be witness in court.
An actual test result from an official body is a little different.
Have you seen the quality of oFfIcIaL bOdIeS in America?
Where would she even get barbiturates after the year 2000?! That should be their first clue!