William Shakespeare Smoked Pot? | Parenting

This just in. William Shakespeare whose literary works your teens are or will be reading in the Fall may have been inspired by smoking pot. Apparently, remnants of the drug were found on pipe fragments discovered in Shakespeare's garden.

A South African anthropologist is asking for his body to be dug up to check for further evidence of marijuana use. In the recent past politicians, celebrities, and teen idols have gotten into trouble, but William Shakespeare?! Can't our teens have one role model whose past is squeaky clean or is that an impossible request for anyone?

And, oh dear, how will you respond when the teens say "well William Shakespeare did it."

YOUR THOUGHTS?

Read More on the request to exhume the body.

Barbara Greenberg and Jennifer Powell-Lunder are authors of the hit book, "Teenage as a Second Language: A Parent's Guide to Becoming Bilingual."  They've set up an interactive website for parents and teens to listen, learn and discuss hot topics and daily dilemmas. You can find it at www.talkingteenage.com.