My Husband, The Pothead

when I saw this topic, my heart immediately went out for this person in this situation.   I had to live three years with this and sadly it never got any better and I fear 2nd had smoke from him not caring about our daughter may affect her even seven years after the fact.   I'm glad I got out of the situation when my daughter was young before it affected all of us.   I'm glad I was strong to get out of it.   My Husband, The Pothead Pot is a common problem in marriage and one that shouldn't be ignored. BY DR. KAREN SHERMAN   Help, my husband is a pothead! We started out together, but I gave it up a while back and he continued. People say, "It's only pot," and I know it's not that bad, but I don't smoke it anymore and I see how unmotivated and lethargic he gets. He says he'll stop, but he hasn't. I don't want to be a nag but it's starting to get to me. Let me know what I can do. Being a "child of the '60's," I can certainly appreciate the comment, "It's only pot." But there's really much more to this issue before one can easily dismiss it. One criterion for assessing whether a behavior is functional or not is to consider whether one is doing that behavior to an extreme or out of balance with other behaviors. Anytime someone does anything to an extreme, it does raise a question of addiction. Addictions are a way of escaping or not dealing with some other issue. Certainly people are familiar with the "hard" addictions like gambling, drinking or using drugs. But people can also be involved in "soft" addictions like workaholism, shopaholism, etc. In any of these situations, the behavior in moderation is fine; it's when the person does it too much that it raises a "red flag." Read More of the Article Here http://www.hitchedmag.com/article.php?id=500   Sylvia Hubbard Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network http://sylviahubbard.com http://loveablackwoman.com http://motownwriters.com http://michiganliterarynetwork.com http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network) http://hubbooks.biz   Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business   NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com