I would NEVER let my child smoke. Its a horrible habbit and is sooo costly.
I have nothing against drinking. The thought of getting drunk has never crossed my mind!
Drinking with intent to get drunk IMO is horrible. I would never allow it. But there is nothing wrong with a beer on a hot day after mowing the yard, or a glass of whine with supper. And I dont have an issue with an adult taking shots... but I do not think I would let my underage child to it.
I would never drink to get drunk, but i will have a couple of shots before bed if i am having trouble relaxing.
I have nothing against drinking. The thought of getting drunk has never crossed my mind!
Drinking with intent to get drunk IMO is horrible. I would never allow it. But there is nothing wrong with a beer on a hot day after mowing the yard, or a glass of whine with supper. And I dont have an issue with an adult taking shots... but I do not think I would let my underage child to it.
I would never drink to get drunk, but i will have a couple of shots before bed if i am having trouble relaxing.
I remember when my older brother was in high school my mom was vacuuming his room and noticed the vent in his room was missing its screws. She told my dad to go fix it and my dad got a bit suspicious. He pulled the vent cover off and found my brothers cigarette stash. So Dad pulled out the cigarettes and put a mousetrap in the vent and put the cover back on just like he found it. Dad said, "Now he'll know that I know..." 
Dad used to chew and we all knew how hard it was for him to quit, so smoking and things like that were never tolerated. Drinking was never really a big issue. I never drank and my older brother was more of a social drinker than a "wanna get drunk" drinker so that was pretty much a non issue in our family. My parents were also "social drinkers" in their younger days so while they frowned upon underage drinking they didn't make a big deal out of it either.
Dad used to chew and we all knew how hard it was for him to quit, so smoking and things like that were never tolerated. Drinking was never really a big issue. I never drank and my older brother was more of a social drinker than a "wanna get drunk" drinker so that was pretty much a non issue in our family. My parents were also "social drinkers" in their younger days so while they frowned upon underage drinking they didn't make a big deal out of it either.
I'm a smoker.. My mother is a smoker, my father was a smoker, my brother was a smoker, my sister was a smoker, my grandparents smoked, my uncles and aunties smoke.. I come from a family of smokers...
When my mother found out I smoked, what could she say to me that wouldn't have been totally hypocritical?
"Don't smoke, it's bad for you".. Well yeah, I agree mum, but it's bad for YOU too.
If one day my kids wanted to smoke, then what could I possibly say to them? Yeah, your mother smokes/smoked.. But don't do it, it's bad..
I could refuse to pay for them, but I don't think I could refuse to let them do it without feeling like the worlds biggest hypocrite.
Just my thoughts..
When my mother found out I smoked, what could she say to me that wouldn't have been totally hypocritical?
"Don't smoke, it's bad for you".. Well yeah, I agree mum, but it's bad for YOU too.
If one day my kids wanted to smoke, then what could I possibly say to them? Yeah, your mother smokes/smoked.. But don't do it, it's bad..
I could refuse to pay for them, but I don't think I could refuse to let them do it without feeling like the worlds biggest hypocrite.
Just my thoughts..
It may be, for some people, but if it was just a social thing, you would not have people like myself who have tried to quit and failed, the hid my smoking, never smoking in front of everyone, sneaking away for a smoke... That is addict behavior and if it was only to be "cool" or "social" no one would closet smoke all alone....
Trust me, smoking is a nasty, horrible habit, but it is also VERY addictive and the hardest thing there is for some to give up.
Trust me, smoking is a nasty, horrible habit, but it is also VERY addictive and the hardest thing there is for some to give up.
IT was the one thing i asked my son to please not do. We watched Jim die from lung cancer...a 20 year plus one day smoker. I know he has tried it but i don't believe he smokes. His clothes do not smell of it nor his car when he comes. He has smoke related asthma but that wouldn't have stopped him if he had chosen to go that route. Quitting was one of the hardest things i ever did and i am glad it is not a part of my life now.
I'm a smoker.. My mother is a smoker, my father was a smoker, my brother was a smoker, my sister was a smoker, my grandparents smoked, my uncles and aunties smoke.. I come from a family of smokers...
When my mother found out I smoked, what could she say to me that wouldn't have been totally hypocritical?
"Don't smoke, it's bad for you".. Well yeah, I agree mum, but it's bad for YOU too.
If one day my kids wanted to smoke, then what could I possibly say to them? Yeah, your mother smokes/smoked.. But don't do it, it's bad..
I could refuse to pay for them, but I don't think I could refuse to let them do it without feeling like the worlds biggest hypocrite.
Just my thoughts..
When my mother found out I smoked, what could she say to me that wouldn't have been totally hypocritical?
"Don't smoke, it's bad for you".. Well yeah, I agree mum, but it's bad for YOU too.
If one day my kids wanted to smoke, then what could I possibly say to them? Yeah, your mother smokes/smoked.. But don't do it, it's bad..
I could refuse to pay for them, but I don't think I could refuse to let them do it without feeling like the worlds biggest hypocrite.
Just my thoughts..
My dad, grandma, aunts, uncles, other grandparents smoke. My mom doesn't but my stepdad chews (bleck).
I started smoking at 18, tried it 3 months before my 18th birthday and told myself if I wanted to smoke I would wait til I was legal to do so. So I did.
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Shes been smoking since she was young. She has cut down ever since my step dad died of lung cancer. She smokes a half pack a day at least.
Shes pawned things in the past to get cig money. Even her wedding ring, which she lost.
When she did try quitting with chantix, she ate like crazy. Sweets... junk food. She had a void to fill. She went nuts.
Shes pawned things in the past to get cig money. Even her wedding ring, which she lost.
When she did try quitting with chantix, she ate like crazy. Sweets... junk food. She had a void to fill. She went nuts.
for me...
smoking is a no no...
my dad used to smoke when i was little, and when the drs told him he was literally killing his kids (im allergic and my brother had bad asthma) he set on the path to quit...he tried everythign, nothing worked untill he saw a video, ill have to get the name of it...affter seeing it he tossed them all and never smoked again.
personally i think smoking is a discusting habit, but part of that is absolutly based on the fact that cig (including clove and cigar) smoke makes me feel sick to my stomach, i get terrible migranes, and it has induced seizures...
because of that the friends that do smoke are nice enough to do it nowehere neer me...like literally...
smoking will NEVER be allowed in my house...and i personally dont feel stepping onto the porch is far enough away so ive come to the conclusion the entirety of my property will always be a smoke free zone...
if i had kids, i know i wouldnt be able to stop them from getting them from other sources, but i also wouldnt be letting them on my property with smokes, nore would i be giving them any money for the cause.
if they want to smoke they damned well better get a job to support their habit...oh and did i mention at that point theyd be paying their way too?
id also be the kind of person to SHOW them what smoking does to people...i have no problem taking a visit to folks with lung/throat cancer...no problem doing a hands on "this is what a smokers lungs look and feel like" and absolutly no problem showing kids the cosmetic/aging effects cigs have on a body...
drinking however...
i grew up in such a way that drinking was never a problem...even at a young age, watered down wine, the occasional sip of beer ect...but always under parental supervision, in the saftey and comfort of my own home. it was never taboo, never a no-no...
but responsible drinking was taught...that a social drink is fine...ect...
personally i dont see the point of getting drunk...if im going out to have a good time, 1: i dont NEED to drink to have fun...2: if im going for a fun night out...id like to remember it and 3: the potential side effects of a hangover....is it worth it for a night you harley remember?!
i seriously dont need to get drunk to have fun...plain and simple and that same belife would be placed on any future offspring...
luckily my kids are furry, so the talk of smoking and alkihol dont realy come up...
smoking is a no no...
my dad used to smoke when i was little, and when the drs told him he was literally killing his kids (im allergic and my brother had bad asthma) he set on the path to quit...he tried everythign, nothing worked untill he saw a video, ill have to get the name of it...affter seeing it he tossed them all and never smoked again.
personally i think smoking is a discusting habit, but part of that is absolutly based on the fact that cig (including clove and cigar) smoke makes me feel sick to my stomach, i get terrible migranes, and it has induced seizures...
because of that the friends that do smoke are nice enough to do it nowehere neer me...like literally...
smoking will NEVER be allowed in my house...and i personally dont feel stepping onto the porch is far enough away so ive come to the conclusion the entirety of my property will always be a smoke free zone...
if i had kids, i know i wouldnt be able to stop them from getting them from other sources, but i also wouldnt be letting them on my property with smokes, nore would i be giving them any money for the cause.
if they want to smoke they damned well better get a job to support their habit...oh and did i mention at that point theyd be paying their way too?
id also be the kind of person to SHOW them what smoking does to people...i have no problem taking a visit to folks with lung/throat cancer...no problem doing a hands on "this is what a smokers lungs look and feel like" and absolutly no problem showing kids the cosmetic/aging effects cigs have on a body...
drinking however...
i grew up in such a way that drinking was never a problem...even at a young age, watered down wine, the occasional sip of beer ect...but always under parental supervision, in the saftey and comfort of my own home. it was never taboo, never a no-no...
but responsible drinking was taught...that a social drink is fine...ect...
personally i dont see the point of getting drunk...if im going out to have a good time, 1: i dont NEED to drink to have fun...2: if im going for a fun night out...id like to remember it and 3: the potential side effects of a hangover....is it worth it for a night you harley remember?!
i seriously dont need to get drunk to have fun...plain and simple and that same belife would be placed on any future offspring...
luckily my kids are furry, so the talk of smoking and alkihol dont realy come up...