Any smokers with kids?

[mikomomma]

I see your point. It is what we have planned on doing. WE are pretty anti-govt in this house even if my husb. is ex. military. Probably what did it. Ha ha.
I want our kids to always ask why. I encourage it. People think we are nuts. There is a difference between talking back and being curious for the truth.

[mikomomma]

I know it will work itself out. I just thought it would be cool to hear from parents who did this sucessfully.

I love that marijuana replace 6 different medications for me without the side effects. I want my daughter to make up her mind based on results, not because Bush or any other person for that matter says so.

[EternalEnemy]

Yeah, well i believe that just like the laws are supposed to control our actions, we are supposed to fight the law when it goes too far and steps on our toes. And this doesent have to be "if something really outrageous happens", it just simply is how things go forward and evolve, and i think people should realize it. Even moral works that way.

I also believe that its the parents job to control their kids and set boundaries, and the kids job is to break them. The same phenomenon. If your kid always does what you tell him/her to do and comes home the time you tell your kid to come, then something is wrong. At least in teenage it is. Without conflicts the rules are not as good as they should be.

[AmberL]

Being a parent is work, period. Anyone who is, knows this. Those who smoke weed and do have children can't help but fear and feel guilty. If you don't, you've got major problems. People want only whats best , for their little ones. Can't help it. I know I do. Listen, I've tried quitting, for my daughters sake. Lets just say, I know how I am, when I don't smoke. I turn mean. I'm unable to calm down or to think in a calm manner. Weed RELAXES ME. Takes me TO A BETTER frame of mind. A low stress fraME of Mind. I wish it wasn't that way. But it is. On the other hand, for as long as I can, she will be in the dark, about it. All I'm trying to say is , don't let your habits in [B]ANYWAY become apart of their lives. That's not their problem. they have their own lives to make happen. Our job is to make sure they do it.

[doctor G]

Four Children, 22,25,28,30. I've smoked, publicly, for 35 years. Two of my kids are smokers, two are not. My ex smoked cigaretts and I smoked a massive amount of weed while running a business. All of my children are; honest, hard working, bright thinking individuals with college gegrees and careers. Read some of my other posts follow the link back to my public profile then read some of the pieces that apply to you. Read the others for fun.
It can be done, and it is stressful, the the children are perfect mimics and they will follow your lead in dealing with the straight world. Just take a moderate amount of care. What you want to avoid is teaching the kids to be sneaky. then they will learn to be sneakier than you and well it's all down hill from there
Doctor G

[Goodman3eb]

My parents don't smoke any more (so far as I know...) but were active hippies back in the day. When I came home from D.A.R.E. class in 5th grade every day, having recieved a lecture on "just say no" and "drugs are evil", my parents would sit me down for a counter-lecture on personal freedoms and responsible decision-making. The best advice my dad has ever given me was, "Always question authority."