No kids, wife and I are still on the fence as to whether or not to have any. If we do, I would not hide it. I would explain to them (at the appropriate age, when comprehension level is there) the difference between smoking cigars and cigs. I personally believe in the communication.
Cigars and your kids
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Wasch_24
2005 BoY
My bad! :hystericaBoppa-Wasch said:My KID got me into smoking cigars and pipes so I guess I can't hide it. I did smoke Cig's for quite a while, BAD thing to do around kids.:nono:eace:
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Rule #1 - DO NOT HIDE THINGS FROM YOUR KIDS!!! When they find out, and they WILL find out, they will say "Dad, what's with the double standard???"
Be open about it. You don't have to smoke around them, I only smoke cigars outside the house and love to while sitting on the bench in front or on the deck out back. If they happen to come out, I'm not going to hide it from them. I do smoke my pipe in the house but only in my utility room. They don't come in there much, my son does to find out which one I'm trying out and which pipe I'm using but that's about it.
Hiding things from the kids that won't hurt them is never a good idea. My kids also know I wasn't exactly a "good" boy as a teen but they don't know any specifics other than I drank a little and smoked a little pot. They also know why I did it and why it was really stupid on my part. Honesty is the best policy because if you blow your credibility with your kids it's hard to get it back.
Be open about it. You don't have to smoke around them, I only smoke cigars outside the house and love to while sitting on the bench in front or on the deck out back. If they happen to come out, I'm not going to hide it from them. I do smoke my pipe in the house but only in my utility room. They don't come in there much, my son does to find out which one I'm trying out and which pipe I'm using but that's about it.
Hiding things from the kids that won't hurt them is never a good idea. My kids also know I wasn't exactly a "good" boy as a teen but they don't know any specifics other than I drank a little and smoked a little pot. They also know why I did it and why it was really stupid on my part. Honesty is the best policy because if you blow your credibility with your kids it's hard to get it back.