I am probably not the typical stoner. I’m a stay at home mom of two kids. I didn’t smoke pot until my second pregnancy to deal with a recurring pain issue. Before then I had tried it a couple of times and really disliked it.

Trying to parent through a panic attack is far far far harder and more potentially dangerous to my kids. Trying to parent through being stoned makes me slow to react and thus there could be some safety issues. I minimize them by not cooking or driving while inebriated. If something bad enough to necessitate medical care happened I can always call an ambulance or we are friendly with several of our neighbors. Why do I feel like a terrible person for it?