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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 336044" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I really feel for you on this one Linda. It is a battle that I faced too and like Esther I dont know if I made the right decision or not. Probably not but who knows, ya know? </p><p></p><p>Cory started very early like Esthers son. I caught him smoking with neighbor boys and did everything I could think of to stop him including that age old tactic of trying to force him to smoke an entire pack of nasty non-filtered generic cigarettes. Didnt work. All that did was to re-trigger my nicotine addiction! </p><p></p><p>Eventually after two years of trying to stop him and catching him stealing from me and stores, I decided I didnt want him to get into more trouble for shoplifting cigarettes. I caved and let him have my cigs, then I started buying him a pack or two a week of cheap regular cigs since he really didnt like menthol and that is what I smoke. Was it right? No. Did it keep him from stealing them in stores? Yes. Did it stop all problems? Nope. </p><p></p><p>Would I do it again? I really dont know. We had so many problems we were fighting. I just didnt think cigarettes were a basket A thing at the time. Maybe they should have been. I really dont know. </p><p></p><p>I do know this. Cory didnt start smoking pot until he was 17 and that was much later than most kids around here start. I think my letting him smoke cigarettes actually helped in that matter. Or maybe I am deluding myself. Who knows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 336044, member: 1514"] I really feel for you on this one Linda. It is a battle that I faced too and like Esther I dont know if I made the right decision or not. Probably not but who knows, ya know? Cory started very early like Esthers son. I caught him smoking with neighbor boys and did everything I could think of to stop him including that age old tactic of trying to force him to smoke an entire pack of nasty non-filtered generic cigarettes. Didnt work. All that did was to re-trigger my nicotine addiction! Eventually after two years of trying to stop him and catching him stealing from me and stores, I decided I didnt want him to get into more trouble for shoplifting cigarettes. I caved and let him have my cigs, then I started buying him a pack or two a week of cheap regular cigs since he really didnt like menthol and that is what I smoke. Was it right? No. Did it keep him from stealing them in stores? Yes. Did it stop all problems? Nope. Would I do it again? I really dont know. We had so many problems we were fighting. I just didnt think cigarettes were a basket A thing at the time. Maybe they should have been. I really dont know. I do know this. Cory didnt start smoking pot until he was 17 and that was much later than most kids around here start. I think my letting him smoke cigarettes actually helped in that matter. Or maybe I am deluding myself. Who knows. [/QUOTE]
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