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If parents want to drug their children within safe and legal limits I won't interfere. I do want them to control their children so they don't become a problem for others. As I asked in an earlier post, who will make excuses for these unruly children when they are teenagers? Probably the same parents who let them get that way and want to know "why somebody doesn't do something?"

I had a close friend whose wife was one of those who not only wouldn't correct or discipline her children but who would throw a fit if anyone else, including their father, made any attempt to correct them. They were a terrible nuisance when they came over. The brats would get in everything unless my wife and I kept an eye on them. One Sunday the came to visit from Church. I had to get up constantly to find out what they were doing. They finally found my grill on the porch and were playing with the burned charcoal. I left them alone. After a few minutes the mother finally realized that I wasn't looking after her kids. She jumped up and ran out to the porch and found two charcoal coated children. She threw a fit but finally realized who was at fault. We didn't have much problem with the children or the mother after that. The boys grew up to be great adults after their mother figured out that she had to take a part in their lives.