Very sensible way to handle it. :thumbsup

PS you're way too hot and young looking to have a 13yr old.

I dunno, my friends graduated college, talked shit on how dumb cigarettes were. 2 years later.


I only smoke when I'm really drunk...

I'm only having one because it's a nice day...

It's not like I have a pack or anything, I just bum a few...

It's not like I smoke a pack a day, I just have a pack in my room in case I want one...

I wish I could quit...

AND THEN when one of my friends does quit, one of my other friends that tried quitting, but isn't off them right now, will be like "HEY, it's just one dude, for old time's sake?"

BOOM SMOKER AGAIN

I don't fucking get cigs.

May be he did not inhale like George W. did... :D

My best friend in high school started out that way exactly, was sure he could play it cool and just have one when he felt like, mr cool guy when out drinking, a couple puffs at the party after.... then one day I noticed he was smoking all the time and called him on it. Yep... hooked.

25+ years later he's still hooked.

my son just turned 16

look forward to it my friend....

cool teens make the best people.

we are lucky, my guess is parentd in Darfur wish their worst concern was kidws smoking.

he's just trying to be cool, look what other kids do in the name of cool.



...by the way, expect idiots to give harsh advise on parenting, they live to do do....

Or the cock. :2 cents:

:D It is hard to believe you're not kidding with an avatar like yours.. :P :D

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at least it wasny cocaine

I'm 25 years old and don't have kids. I never caused my mum much trouble when I was younger, I had my moments of course like everyone but on the whole I believe I was ok growing up. My parents split up when I was about 9 so to the people thinking thats the reason for this don't believe that. I never smoked, never even tried it. I didn't start drinking alcohol till I was almost 17 when I met my gf and we started going out with our group of friends.

I'm in no position to tell you what to do here but anytime I started to get a little cheeky to my mum I was grounded, my mum even told my Grandpa and Gran what I had done to embarass me (and trust me this worked - I hated knowing my Grandpa was pissed at me) and she would tell my bigger cousins who I looked up to what a cheeky little shit I was being. Stupid things like this worked. I'd say talk to your kid, ask him why he wants to start smoking... Do his friends do it and if so tell him he doesn't need to do it coz they do. Infact in a few years if they are still doing it they'll be wishing their parents caught them when you caught your kid.

Hope it works out for you.

Spare the rod,spoil the child

as long as you tighten his freedome the more he will become a black sheep. This is my advice... Try to consider him as his brother/sister and get his mode of attention then feel like your best friend, then when you get his attention that's the time to tell what you like and dislike as a parent :)