The Anti Drug…..YOU.

My sisters are 17 and 13. Like Alex and I, they are growing up blessed to the bone. Not only do they have a loving and supportive family, but an incredible moral and belief system that many children are not exposed to. They take family vacations, are active in the community, are both involved in extracurriculars like athletics (for Haley) and photography (for Danielle). One is a die hard music lover. The other is a Dancing with the Stars aficionado. With just a smile they can melt your heart and with a tear they can break it. They are sweet, normal kids. They are my sisters. But like many kids all over the country they are still susceptible to the pressures and accessibility of drugs and alcohol. Even with the death of their brother to a drug overdose, there is still a chance for both of them to alter the course of their lives forever through day to day decisions.

This entry is especially for those parents and guardians of children and teenagers nationwide. Let me make myself very clear. No matter what you instill in your children, how hard you try to control them and how much you want to believe they are good and pure, the reality is that they will make their own choices and their own destinies will play out as they will. Your job is to guide, support and love them; their job is to go their own way. With that said, all children/teenagers will hit an age where rebelliousness kicks in (some more than others). They will test you. They will argue. They will learn. Or they won’t.

In the meantime, all I can do is make a strong recommendation. As a once rebellious, argumentative, testing and learned child myself, the choices I have made in my own life could have turned me into a completely different person. But I’m lucky and happy to say that I am me. Some people aren’t so blessed in that regard.

Please take a look at this brochure, generously publicized by The Anti Drug. Also, I’d like to add that their slogan is “Parents. The Anti Drug.” Makes sense! EVERY PARENT should see this literature. Be informed. Be aware. Take control. These brochures for made for a reason, people! If you can, please pass this message on to other parents of teenagers.

Have a Blessed and Prosperous Week!

Posted with LOVE by Chelsea Laliberte
Founder, Live4Lali
Phone: 847.814.3988
Email: chelsealaliberte@gmail.com

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