Ive been finding it quite funny that recently my mum has been bringing certain books to my attention that amazingly go hand in hand with the stuff i am interested in lately, such as Stephen Welch's Stardust which include topics on deep space - deep time, evolutionary psychology and the big bang and such. She knows I am interested in psychedelics and she has pointed out on a few occasions that they are having positive effects on me so she seems to be nurturing this. Its a stark contrast to the first time i told her i was doing morning glories she hit the roof but i'm 22 there was nothing she could do to stop me lol Today i got a delivery of morning glories, salvia and a bong which my mum asked if she could open so i said yeah and she seemed to be genuinely interested in what was what to my amusement. Another book she told me about tonight was Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. I looked it up on wiki and laughed when i saw that the chapters include "the flowering of the human consciousness", "ego" and "inner space, inner purpose and who you truly are" i mean that's got a lot to do with the psychedelic experience i wonder if my mum knows that or its just an amusing coincidence. Anyway comment, ignore it whatever lol i just thought it was so ironic considering the arguments ive had over drugs with her so i'd thought i would share
If she is offering up these materials, maybe she is more experienced with psychs then she lets on. Have you ever asked her if she has ever tried any?
no i haven't but i defo am going to ask her because it got me wondering too however i doubt she has i couldnt imagine my mum ever doing anything like that lol
No disrespect to your Mum, but I'll bet she has done a lot of things that you couldn't imagine her doing. She wasn't always "Mom".
It's kinda' like that with me and my Nan. I think she knows I do drugs and I'm pretty sure she did. But if I asked her she would say no. It's like an unspoken agreement But yeah she's interested in all the Buddhist and whatever shit I'm interested in. If you haven't already read it, read Be Here Now. Truly a life-changing book
Never fool yourself....Mom knows what you're up to before you even know yourself.Something happens to women when they become good Moms.... they go Mystic or something. Its a beautiful thing but scarey as hell.
That's awesome, I wish I could have that kind of relationship with my mom regarding that stuff. She thinks that weed = LSD = heroin. Alcohol is slightly more OK because it's legal but it's still the devil in her eyes. There's no explaining to her the different types of drugs and drug users, they all mean INSTANT addiction and suffering and DEATH to her lol (even though she's a longtime smoker and coffee addict, go figure). She's had her suspicions over the years, but I'm certainly not going to be the one to bring it up Anyways, good on ya. Enjoy this new avenue with your ma and keep the information flowing.
I keep telling my kids that I was not born 50 or an adult. True story, we were doing back to school shopping and my daughter wanted a joke type thing to put with a card and money for a friends birthday. I walked into a shop called San Diego, it is a joke/head shop. The look on my two kids faces was priceless. I am walking through asking, how about a bong, how about a pair of these ear muffs that have testicles hanging off the ears piece. My daughter and son did not know what to do. It was great. We left the store and Mia starts to pester me about how I know about that stuff and I just smiled and asked her how she knows. Her answer was they cover it in school. I smiled and said, we did too. If either of them ask further, then I will discuss it with them as they are now (this month) going to be 15 and 16. It is time if they do ask. Life goes full circle. I accept that at some point they are going to experiment and my only wish was that they are age appropriate to be responsible for what they do and what happens if they decide to. CFS, it is great that you are exploring a new relationship with your mom now that you are both grown up.
This was a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing Chris. i am with those who say don't underestimate the wisdom and depth of experience of good ole' mum . . . this is an opportunity for you both to begin communicating on a whole new, adult level.
