So, Diana was quoted in the paper the other day. She's doing a class on video production, and as part of that, she's supposed to create a PSA about the dangers of drug use. There was a all-day presentation at the fairgrounds, and all the kids doing video production or related classes were there learning tips from the local TV people.
The bit in the paper from Diana:
"We already know long-term effects." She said she would never do drugs because her parents would eventually find out and make her life a nightmare. "My parents educated me early on," she said. "If I were to do drugs, that would just totally mess up my family."
What didn't make it into the paper was that she has brothers with special needs, and she has a lot of responsibility at home - if she were to do drugs, it really WOULD mess up the family dynamics.
Lee is fine with the world knowing that yes, we do pay attention to our kids and when they do things they shouldn't, there are repercussions. It probably isn't clear to most people, but Diana's idea of her life being a nightmare would be us taking away her computer. And if she did drugs, besides going to counseling and other interventions, she would most definitely lose a lot of her current freedom. And she'd probably have to do more chores.
She would still have Japanese club & Girl Scouts, because those are both positive activities that discourage drug use.
Not so much a nightmare as some would think, really. But for her, yes, very bad.
These PSA's aren't aimed at a kid like Diana, who has great self-esteem & confidence in herself, who doesn't bow to peer pressure and who comes from a loving, involved family. It's really supposed to be trying to help those kids who don't have that kind of life. Kids who need someone to say, "It's okay to do your own thing. You don't need drugs to be happy."
I'm interested to see how Diana's PSA comes out. If we can manage it, we'll post it on the blog when it's done :)
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Cool. So have her do something in the same vein as the "this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs" type thing! That would be eye catching, or like the old cigarette commercial where Brooke Sheilds had cigarettes in her ears and said, "cigarettes don't make you look cool" Or you can always do the normal "the more you know" kind of deal. Still...the others are more fun to do! Have fun making your PSA, Diana! Make drug use look "dopey" and not "Dope"! Ooh, can you use that? hee hee!
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