Some times I'm just proud of him

My son, that is. I realize that at 17, he still has a lot of challenges to face. But teenagers have their share- sex, drugs, other stupid life choices, doing well in school. So the boy and I are talking today. One day several years ago, I caught him and another boy trying to buy cough syrup. Now, they denied, but I called the parents, and that boy went home. My son admitted tonight that he was indeed trying to buy it, and that they had both consumed a bottle of cough syrup a different night, only to spend the night very sick. I know he's been drinking before, and has smoked pot. We've let him have a few beers at the house before. But, he has stopped being friends with a couple of kids now because of their drug habits, and has told others he'll stop being friends with them if the do drugs. I know, he could be lying. But, he tells me he doesn't do drugs and thinks their stupid. A friend of his smokes and C. Is not impressed, to say the least. So, yeah, some ay some hottie or another influential person might convince him to get into to drugs, but for this week, I think we're safe.