I'm glad I'm doing this

I am so glad I'm doing this program.  I need it for me, too.  Last night we went out with some friends (their 23 year old is in recovery) and found out that earlier this summer when their son came to pick up T to go bowling and to get him out of bed - he catches our middle son smoking pot openly in front of T!!!!  Not very long after that I found the potato he used to smoke it but I didn't know what it was.  I asked J about and he was up front - telling me he used it to smoke pot!  He was so open about it that it caught me off guard.  Of course, I talked to him about it but I didn't know he was doing it in front of T!  What the ?  I am biting at the bit to talk to him now.  He's is lucky he's away for the weekend!   Yesterday I received an e-mail from the juvenile detective.  Ever since I began my "campaign" - starting with my Parent Resource Packet - he seldom answered my e-mails.  Once, however, he did e-mail me asking for information and connections for his program to educate SWAT team members on teen suicide (because he knew I was an advocate in that area,too). Anyway - I got a bit frustrated with him because he would promise things and then not follow through with them even though what I was asking was very small. He was even like that with T when I needed answers but --I know he's extremely busy and tried to understand that.  I feel, however, that he should be at the presentation because there are things we just don't know as parents. Because he appears to be very busy -  I wasn't going to ask him to meet beforehand because I didn't think he'd be receptive to that.  The D.A.R.E. Officer didn't respond to two letters I sent him. Well - he e-mails me and wants the 3 of us to get together.  I am pleased and relieved. I feel better about this......