Breaking the News to Mom and Dad: I’m Selling Weed (Legally)
Manndie Tingler kept her secret from her parents, certain they would disapprove. And while most Americans have come around, she knew her mom and dad would still consider it “a horrible thing.”
She eventually tired of hiding her affairs, so she began bringing up tidbits to “gauge their warmth.” Finally, Ms. Tingler told them: She was helping to build a marijuana start-up.
Her mother’s response was curt: “So, are you going to get arrested?”