Questions for anyone with kids...

[groundhog]

Am wondering what other b(s)otl tell their kids about cigars...
Do you smoke around them?
What do you say in the cigar vs cigarette discussion?
I can see it's coming with my daughter - she's nearly 6 and very anti cigarettes - she's had a look at my collection (and is spot on with guessing flavours from the smell!) - she understands I collect, trade and bomb.
However, she doesn't know I smoke (and neither does my son, but he's 3 and fairly oblivious to anything but Spiderman!)...
Anyone had that conversation?
Any help / advice most appreciated.
I'l probably stick to never smoking around her, but she's a bright girl and she's going to start asking questions.....

[tommy]

I don't smoke around my young kids but I do with my 15 YO daughter. She joins in on dinner evenings when we have friends round which is when I'll smoke sociably. She is a special case though, she's older and she also knows about my addiction issues in the past. She and my wife don't like it but the way they see it what I'm doing is better than fags or worse substances so they put up with it to a degree. My little one Oscar hadn't seen me smoke and it doesn't make things difficult for me really as he goes to bed at 7.00.

[sheppsea]

Questions for anyone with kids...

When it comes to children I would treat cigars the same as cigarettes (and not smoke around them) until their older, when they can learn the difference.

I think passive smoking is still something to be wary of

[Maxsi]

As with everything else it's all about education, unfortunately with so much shite spouted about smoking its harder to define what is truth and fact and what is propaganda.

[Simon G]

As my little boy (5 months old next week) grows up I'll try to keep it away and out of sight as much as poss I think.
That's what the Mrs would like also.

Although saying that, I grew up with my father, grandfather and other family members smoking (roll ups).
I liked the smell of the sweet tobacco as a kid. But it never influenced me to smoke, later in life.

[Maxsi]

I think shielding them can have its problems.
My nephew was shielded from toy guns (was a few years ago) and when he came to ours would be like a possessed banshee on speed with the toys made more appealing by his parents. My lad would be 'wtf' ????

[Sean]

My little boy loves looking at my cigars and is just as excited when a new parcel arrives its great hes interested. But on the other hand he also knows that they are not good for him and he should never mess with them


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[sheppsea]

I think shielding them can have its problems.
My nephew was shielded from toy guns (was a few years ago) and when he came to ours would be like a possessed banshee on speed with the toys made more appealing by his parents. My lad would be 'wtf' ????

I think there's a difference between not smoking in front of your kids (which I would see as looking out for their health) and not telling them you smoke (which is what I would see as shielding them) - I wouldn't not tell them as I don't see the harm in that (and they would figure it out eventually anyway), but I wouldn't smoke in their presence until they were older

[Maxsi]

I think there's a difference between not smoking in front of your kids (which I would see as looking out for their health) and not telling them you smoke (which is what I would see as shielding them) - I wouldn't not tell them as I don't see the harm in that (and they would figure it out eventually anyway), but I wouldn't smoke in their presence until they were older

I agree ?

[sheppsea]

Questions for anyone with kids...

I agree ?

Good

I was just clarifying that in my original post I didn't mean that I wouldn't tell my kids, just that I wouldn't smoke in front of them

[Budgie Smuggler]

I think there's a difference between not smoking in front of your kids (which I would see as looking out for their health) and not telling them you smoke (which is what I would see as shielding them) - I wouldn't not tell them as I don't see the harm in that (and they would figure it out eventually anyway), but I wouldn't smoke in their presence until they were older

This is the way I handle it, he knows that there are cigars in the humi but above and beyond that he doesn't see it and I wouldn't smoke if he was around.


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[tommy]

I agree ?

Me too. I'm not smoking in my children's presence for health reasons as well as the fact that while younger they are learning their character from your influence to a degree. While I only smoke outside I still wouldn't be cool with my little ones getting close. Cigs are a different thing to garz but Oscar doesn't know that. I saw a woman smoking a fag with get baby in her arms last week and came close to letting her have it. I settled for a stern look.

[judders]

As a general rule, if they're under 5 years old I wouldn't let them smoke anything larger than a 42RG.

Seriously though, our youngest is 16 now and he knows I smoke cigars. He isn't interested in them at all. I haven't hidden it, but I certainly wouldn't encourage him either. He knows smoking of any kind will damage his performance on the football field and his footy means the world to him.

[tommy]

Good outlook.

[SilentBOb]

[QUOTE=judders;259600]As a general rule, if they're under 5 years old I wouldn't let them smoke anything larger than a 42RG.

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