this is my dad. he used to smoke pot when he was my age, now he just drinks, like a bottle of wine every night. he constantly rips on me for smoking weed and calls me names and shit, but it's like, look at yourself, you're drunk 27 nights a month. i used to drink like he does too, probably got the addiction from him, but i eventually realized my drinking was causing me to be a dick to my friends and that it was pretty unhealthy. stopped drinking alone altogether over a year ago, and i think i've recently finally got over my addiction to the stuff. i smoke weed regularly, almost daily but i take breaks for days or weeks sometimes to reduce my tolerance. it makes me feel pretty content and helps me enjoy life a little (when i'm sober, like right now, i'm irritable and generally pissed off at everything). i have never once hurt myself or anyone else while baked and if i had i would probably quit it too. i actually find weed makes me more productive, because i don't like to waste my high sitting around doing nothing like i do when i'm sober, but there's times to be high and times to be sober (i couldn't work my last job while high, tried it once, was way too difficult). i don't smoke around people who don't like me smoking, but in my opinion, they're missing out on the best version of me, so that's their loss.