It is hard being a pot smoking Grandpa

The reason she hates it so much is because when she was 6, I lost my husband in an accident. I was very depressed for a long time as her brother was only 3 and I was a widow at 35.I was smoking from morning til night.  She hated the smell. She said even if I brushed my teeth, used mints or mouthwash, every time I breathe out of my nose, she could smell it. I never smoked around her.  She made life miserable for me when she got older and  told the Dare teacher. I went into a 30 day residential treatment for marijuana addiction. I could not stay clean though. I would stay clean for a few months, but inevitably, I would run into a friend and end up smoking. She and I were always battling about it. Eventually, I gave in and started Narcotics Annon meetings. They told me I had to stop seeing all my friends who smoked. It took a long time, but I finally was willing to do that. I didn't want her starting, and she was getting to that age of peer pressure. I finally managed to quit for a number of years.
 
Then, I started dating, and again, inevitably guys I dated revealed that they were canabis users. I finally decided she was grown and out on her own, so I went back to  it when I was on a date with someone. There was no turning back after that. I slowly increased my use and managed to not let her find out for 6 months. One time she dropped in without calling and the cat was out of the bag.

 

Thank you. You're lucky that you have understanding kids. My son is not that way at all. Most of his friends smoke and he's an electrician subject to drug tests all the time. He's never tried it and has no desire to, but he sees nothing wrong with it.
 
It's really done damage to my relationship with my daughter though. She needs to understand that I started smoking it way before I ever thought about becoming a mother. I always thought I'd quit once I had kids. I just didn't expect it to be that hard.