Thanks for the input. I mentioned I've joined her a few times, and we have some good conversations and enjoy each other's company on it, but I personally could never keep my shit together if I did that regularly. I have a tough enough time making dinner or remembering to turn a burner off. It's completely delegated to a rec. drug for me and I can't be doing anything important, because my mind is in a dozen different places, and thoughts triggered by pretty much any external stimuli. Maybe that has something to do with growing up with OCD.
I could never be a functional stoner either because, aside from not burning up money, I like how I feel sober overall more than the passing phase of a high. Not to mention being high all the time costs quite a bit of money and I have no interest in growing/caregiving (regardless of my name, ironically enough). I think a big problem is more and more people don't know how to deal with or be happy unless they're "on something". Everyone's always looking for an excuse to get "fucked up." I can deal with that to a certain point on special occasions but it's definitely not a lifestyle for me.