"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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    2 months ago

    First of all, there are still the in laws if something really bad happens. Second, someone experienced with shrooms knows how to handle most stuff.

    I also don’t see why she couldn’t just decide to stay sober. I guess her life is just so miserable?

    Ask yourself, do you like doing stuff you enjoy? You like to read a good book? Watch a film or play some video games. Or go out and party. Its literally the same. If done responsibly there isn’t really that much that can go wrong. Why not let people to things they enjoy.