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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 321359" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Now that I'm done laughing, I'll give my two cents.</p><p></p><p>Um, no. Nobody (including kids) smoke in my house. Ever. If I find out you use the allowance you get for cigarettes, the allowance ceases. This happened with my oldest daughter. I guess she bummed ciggies off of others. Now she no longer smokes, but I'm always shocked at parents who say, "I'd rather have her smoke in front of me than sneak." Not me. I'd rather make an unhealthy habit like smoking as difficult as possible.</p><p></p><p>Drinking and drugs isn't even on the table until you are old enough legally and since drugs are illegal, it's never ok in my house <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" />. Hub and I don't drink so bring your own beer (my son Mark drinks beer) because we don't have any. Don't get drunk either in our house, adult or not. </p><p></p><p>I try to make sure my daughter does not hang out with any kids who do drugs or drink or have sex. However, I'm realistic enough to know that since she is extremely social (her cell phone has 250 contacts just from this neighborhood) it's possible, she knows kids who make bad choices. I am also 100% sure she has not done any of that and hope it continues. Her closest friends are good kids. I don't let her go to anyone's house until I call and ask, "You WILL be home, right?" </p><p></p><p>I'm a witch. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/ashamed.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ashamed:" title="ashamed :ashamed:" data-shortname=":ashamed:" /></p><p></p><p>A note of warning: You can be a good parent who talks openly and often about drugs/alcohol/sex and still have a difficult child who does all three. My 25 year old is proof. Don't blame yourself if it happens, but certainly in my opinion don't give them permission and make it easy for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 321359, member: 1550"] Now that I'm done laughing, I'll give my two cents. Um, no. Nobody (including kids) smoke in my house. Ever. If I find out you use the allowance you get for cigarettes, the allowance ceases. This happened with my oldest daughter. I guess she bummed ciggies off of others. Now she no longer smokes, but I'm always shocked at parents who say, "I'd rather have her smoke in front of me than sneak." Not me. I'd rather make an unhealthy habit like smoking as difficult as possible. Drinking and drugs isn't even on the table until you are old enough legally and since drugs are illegal, it's never ok in my house :raspberry-tounge:. Hub and I don't drink so bring your own beer (my son Mark drinks beer) because we don't have any. Don't get drunk either in our house, adult or not. I try to make sure my daughter does not hang out with any kids who do drugs or drink or have sex. However, I'm realistic enough to know that since she is extremely social (her cell phone has 250 contacts just from this neighborhood) it's possible, she knows kids who make bad choices. I am also 100% sure she has not done any of that and hope it continues. Her closest friends are good kids. I don't let her go to anyone's house until I call and ask, "You WILL be home, right?" I'm a witch. :ashamed: A note of warning: You can be a good parent who talks openly and often about drugs/alcohol/sex and still have a difficult child who does all three. My 25 year old is proof. Don't blame yourself if it happens, but certainly in my opinion don't give them permission and make it easy for them. [/QUOTE]
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