Small Town Talkers
I ran into a girlfriend from high school yesterday in the movie store. She, of course, already knew about Jacob's job and our kids and so on, because we live in a small town. She even knew about some of the things Jacob has done at work, including this little tidbit: "Is it true that he didn't even know what pot smelled like?". Now I don't know if this is true or not, he hadn't mentioned it to me one way or another. At first her question bothered me... why would this be the topic of someone else's conversation? But moreover, I thought it was sad that she would think of that as abnormal. Some people make the choices in their lives that would enable them to identify the smell of weed. I have not. I couldn't tell you if I had a billion guesses. Since Jacob and I spent about every waking moment together, I know he has not had the occasion to be around it much. In my opinion, not knowing what pot smells like, or not knowing what meth looks like, or not knowing where to get pills is not something to be embarrassed or ashamed of, and the implication that it is really tells me how desperate this world is for a Savior. Even just our tiny part of the world.
I'm gonna tell you, I am dang proud not to know what pot smells like. I think it proves that I have made some very careful and cautious decisions in my life as far as what I do and who I see. In fact, the reason this girl and I parted ways was because she started running around with a crowd that were drinkers and druggies.
I wish more people didn't know what pot smells like. I wish SHE didn't know what pot smells like. Some people just don't get it.
6 comments:
I learned what it smelled like on a school bus.
paulanne-
that is even worse. Having to deal with it when you didn't want to, in a place where you should have been safe. What a pitiful world we live in.
I learned what pot smelled like and meth looked like when a friend came to me for help getting off the crap. I was scared crapless even knowing it was in my driveway. So off to the clinic we went to get him help. Shaking all the way scared of getting pulled over. Stupid decisions on my part as well.
I often feel like we are in the minority now. It seems like so many people around us (some family included) do drugs.
I too am proud to say I have never seen drugs or smelled them. I never put myself in a situation where they would be around.
I only hope my kids grow up without ever knowing what drugs smell like too.
Amen! Great post. Love your hair too. :-)
I wish I didn't know! The first time I smelled pot I was in an arena in Quebec where they were still allowed to smoke in public during hockey games. I was 12 and something wreaked. I didn't know what it was but it sure smelled bad. I have yet to touch the stuff and I wish I didn't know what it was then. I was on my first trip away from home with no parents a weekend adventure with my female hockey team and we were watching the older jr boys play.
Since then I have been unfortunate to find pills and stuff in my friends home. She's in an abusive relationship and he's a druggie. It's a hard situation.
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