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"But Rachel also has another hobby, one that makes her a bit different from the other moms in her Texas suburb—not that she talks about it with them. Once a month or so, after she and her husband put the kids to bed, Rachel texts her in-laws—who live just down the street—to make sure they’re home and available in the event of an emergency.

"And then, Rachel takes a generous dose of magic mushrooms, or sometimes MDMA, and—there’s really no other way to say this— spends the next several hours tripping balls."

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But I'm being told it's absolutely fine to do. Why is it irresponsible with other people's kids but not your own?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because you can judge the risk for yourself and decide that at home with the kids asleep and someone on standby is within your risk tolerance. But it's not ethical to make that decision for other people.

And it's not just about others' kids vs your own - there are many factors that make them different situations.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You are making that risk decision for other people though - the sleeping kids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Parents assess risks on behalf of their children all the time, that's like the main thing about being a parent.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They do. And they often make bad decisions. Which this is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're not familiar with the people involved, you don't know the details of how much they're taking and it sounds like you're unfamiliar with the psychedelic experience. You just do not have the information to make an accurate assessment of the decisions these strangers made.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

You don't know them either. You don't know the details of how much they're taking. etc. You're just as guilty as I am.