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![]() I would say it's better, in case he continues being curious, to let him try when he wants in a controlled environment (with you) than to have him try by himself. It is quite a way from a drag or a few every now and then to becoming a smoker. |
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Last edited by masklofumanto; 12-16-2019 at 12:48 PM. |
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![]() I agree with everyone on here that it was best to satisfy his curiosity with you rather than with his friends or sneaking one of you cigarettes and doing it by himself. I don't have any kids but from what i believe is all kids are going to be curious about things their parents do in front of them on a regular bases espically if they look up to them like your son does. So it is almost impossible to avoid their curiosity espically when it comes to something like smoking. My dad's parents were heavy smokers when i was a kid and spent a lot of time with them after school and during the summer. I too got very curious seeing them smoke all the time i never had the curage to as them if i could try it but i would wanted to so bad. My grandmother probably would have if i cought her in the right mood. Anyway what i am trying to say is you did the right thing and the only way to have possibly avoided him being so curious was to not smoke around him. I know that does not sound very great. I am not trying to tell any one what they should and should not do around their kids but it is just an idea. Me personally started smoking on my own at the age of 19 and my parents were anti smoking so i decided as an adult to try it. I wish i had a dad like you growing up i would have started much sooner than 19. |
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![]() Week later update With my inlaws in town and staying here he told me he doesnt want grandma or grandpa to know he smoked last week. I said well then dont smoke until they are gone. He's afraid his good boy image will be ruined with them (and my mother in law is quite an anti). I took some time to confess to him that I didnt think it was a good idea for him to smoke every week and I would like him to wait until his 12th birthday before we discuss any more. I stated that if I felt the time was right I'd offer him a drag and asked him not to smoke without me around. |
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![]() I also think 10 is too young but not my place to say... and I may have done worse. Years ago, I always smoked outside and hidden it from my daughter, or I would wait for her to go to bed and then smoke later at night in the house. When she was 6 I found her pretending to smoke with one of my cigarettes and I was shocked by it. The only good thing is that it wasn't lit. I took it away from her and told her never to touch them again. I was still very upset about it hours later and then, in some anger, I decided to teach her a lesson. I had her sit with me on the sofa and told her we were going to smoke. She got scared and said she didn't want to, but then I smoked and made sure she got a lot of smoke from me. I still feel bad about doing that, but she hasn't touched a cigarette since. Carol |
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![]() I have a twelve year old son who is now a regular smoker - I smoke openly in the house and it is just normal. He has a younger brother who is 10. Yesterday in the haze of Christmas Day he asked to have a smoke when his brother and me were smoking / his brother gave him one - he coughed his guts up, but I think it is the start of him smoking - I think 10 is too old, but as others have said, if he wants to he will find some way to do it. Boys with their mom today, but will see what tomorrow brings. |
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