FishEyedFool
Well-Known Member
I guess since I haven’t formally introduced myself, I will now. Hi all!
I’m 49 years old and I’m from Alabama. I’ve been married for 26 years and we have a son that will be going into his junior year at the University of Alabama, this September (and here’s the obligatory, “Roll Tide!"). In 2010, my wife and I had our second son. Rather quickly we knew that our second son wasn’t a normal child, and when he was 2-1/2 years old, he was officially diagnosed as non-verbal autistic. He was low functioning autistic but one attribute the good Lord gave him was the ability to love. Unfortunately, he suddenly left this earth a couple of years ago and I still can’t get over it. That boy loved big bear hugs and beards. When I got home from work, he’d take off running from the end of the hallway and then leap into my arms and rub his face all over my stubble. I grew a beard for him to enjoy and still wear one to this day, in his honor. To not have ever uttered a word, he sure did teach me a lot about unconditional love, not fearing the unknown and probably most importantly – Perspective. Observing him for the short time that he was on this earth, I noticed that he paid attention to the little things and took great joy in them. He would pick up a pine needle from the yard and would stare at it for 10 – 15 minutes while he rolled it through his fingers. You could see the contentment on his face. In a roundabout way, I ended up on this site because of him.
I’m a long time smoker (I started in high school and took six years off to serve in the military [Army Reserves], and then picked back up where I left off). Growing is something that I have wanted to try for a long time but I was just too fearful of getting caught. Well, eff that. We will be on the right side of history, here – not them. The people that were responsible for the fear campaign that was waged against this medicinal plant, and the people that continue to cover for those deceitful people, are irrelevant to me. We’re not just a bunch of rebellious teenagers, anymore. We are smart, professional people that can recognize orchestrated misinformation and frankly, we’re over it. And we’re moving on with our lives – with or without them.
All of us wound up here, on this site, for different reasons. Whether it was to learn about marijuana use, or growing or just to post some pictures of mouthwatering, frosty buds – and brag on them a little. All legitimate reasons to be here. I’m not sure, however, that many of us expected that we would find the community that we have found here. I think that this site is a living example of the cannabis culture and the goodness that it entails. So, a ‘tip of the cap’ to the creators and administrators of this informative and entertaining website. Good job, guys and gals!
It is time to enjoy the little things in life and to not be fearful of the unknown… Thank you for your time and happy growing.
I’m 49 years old and I’m from Alabama. I’ve been married for 26 years and we have a son that will be going into his junior year at the University of Alabama, this September (and here’s the obligatory, “Roll Tide!"). In 2010, my wife and I had our second son. Rather quickly we knew that our second son wasn’t a normal child, and when he was 2-1/2 years old, he was officially diagnosed as non-verbal autistic. He was low functioning autistic but one attribute the good Lord gave him was the ability to love. Unfortunately, he suddenly left this earth a couple of years ago and I still can’t get over it. That boy loved big bear hugs and beards. When I got home from work, he’d take off running from the end of the hallway and then leap into my arms and rub his face all over my stubble. I grew a beard for him to enjoy and still wear one to this day, in his honor. To not have ever uttered a word, he sure did teach me a lot about unconditional love, not fearing the unknown and probably most importantly – Perspective. Observing him for the short time that he was on this earth, I noticed that he paid attention to the little things and took great joy in them. He would pick up a pine needle from the yard and would stare at it for 10 – 15 minutes while he rolled it through his fingers. You could see the contentment on his face. In a roundabout way, I ended up on this site because of him.
I’m a long time smoker (I started in high school and took six years off to serve in the military [Army Reserves], and then picked back up where I left off). Growing is something that I have wanted to try for a long time but I was just too fearful of getting caught. Well, eff that. We will be on the right side of history, here – not them. The people that were responsible for the fear campaign that was waged against this medicinal plant, and the people that continue to cover for those deceitful people, are irrelevant to me. We’re not just a bunch of rebellious teenagers, anymore. We are smart, professional people that can recognize orchestrated misinformation and frankly, we’re over it. And we’re moving on with our lives – with or without them.
All of us wound up here, on this site, for different reasons. Whether it was to learn about marijuana use, or growing or just to post some pictures of mouthwatering, frosty buds – and brag on them a little. All legitimate reasons to be here. I’m not sure, however, that many of us expected that we would find the community that we have found here. I think that this site is a living example of the cannabis culture and the goodness that it entails. So, a ‘tip of the cap’ to the creators and administrators of this informative and entertaining website. Good job, guys and gals!
It is time to enjoy the little things in life and to not be fearful of the unknown… Thank you for your time and happy growing.
