Do you / did you smoke in front of your children?

I stopped smoking in the house the day my son was born. That was many years ago. But I never hid it from him--same with alcohol. As he was a bright lad, I simply explained that adults can do things that children cannot, and that when he became an adult (and moved out of the house), he could make his own decisions. That said, from the time he was 11 or so, he was welcome to a tiny cordial glass (held about 2 tablespoons) of wine with dinner since mom and dad drank wine. I didn't want alcohol to be a huge secret for him.

Also, (and this is another "hobby" of mine) Santa brought him his first shotgun when he was 11. We shot skeet together twice a week for years--sort of dad/son bonding time. As he was academically inclined, it was also my way to get him to turn off his computer and walk around in some fresh air. He was the state junior skeet champion when he was 16. The boy can shoot a shotgun. And just for the record, the old man who taught the boy how to shoot ain't so bad himself. Just sayin'....

Sounds like you were on target in your approach to raising your son, William.

I stopped smoking and drinking while raising kids, because both of my folks were heavy cigarettes smokers and abused alcohol. That informed me on addictions, and I did not want to unduly influence my kids. As they became adults, I started partaking in both with a keen eye towards not allowing addiction to set in.

My eldest (13) daughter can slice plug, and knows the difference between packing a Pipe Dan Chimney an packing a Dublin with a conical bowl.
My youngest (10) is in charge of taking the twists out of the GH bags and coiling them into Mason Jars.
They know that smoking makes me happy, and they enjoy helping out and spending time with old dad.

I dont hide my pipe smoking from anyone. My 8 year old son is with me a lot on the weekends and we spend a lot of time outside doing things. My pipe always accompanies me. He likes the smell of them but says hes never going to smoke. My oldest 2, 15 and 17, have seen me smoke my life away with cigarettes until the day I quit. My 15 year old son is into sports and doesnt want to mess up his lungs, my 17 year old daughter has never been able to stand the smell of cigarettes. Theyre mom has never smoked and their step dad only smokes outside. My 2 month old will never see a cigarette in my mouth. His mom (my current wife) smokes cigarettes like crazy but no where around him.


(Good lord I have a lot of kids. Add 2 more step sons in the mix too)

I quit smoking when I started a family, but now I smoke in front of the grandkids. I'm old now and that exempts me from giving a crap what anyone thinks...lol

My son is 6 months old, he sees daddy smoke often(outside).

I grew up in a house where both my dad and mom smoked... Everywhere, the car, the house, the back yard, etc...

It never made me want to smoke a cigarette.


I've been smoking cigars and pipes since 1982.

I made a choice to not hide my cigar and pipe smoking, not to mention having a beer or glass of scotch. I didn't want to send the message to my kids that it was something to be ashamed of and didn't want to be duplicitous in front of them.

Maybe in the lazt year have i started to smoke in front of my kids...

I quit smoking when my kids were born and started back when they went off to school.

I didn't hide my pipe smoking from my kids.

Typically with children, the foreboding makes it all the more tempting... I hid nothing, I offered reasoned choices, the ultimate decisions were theirs. They turned out great, and live very healthful lives with few if any poison vices that I'm aware of. Now as for myself... cough cough sniff burp, that's a whole other hell.

my son was 20 when i started smoking. he doesn't particularly care for it, but he's not forced to be around it, lol. he chose not to sit out with us this weekend while I was smoking, but at other times at the house around the firepit (not as close quarters as the screened porch) he does.

people don't seem to care if they smoke cigarettes around their kids, or even while pregnant, so at my house I will smoke a pipe if I want, just use it as a teaching moment.

I stopped smoking anything for 5 years, after my daughter was born. I switched to vaping. I still vape mostly, but have taken the pipe back up. My kids see me smoke my pipe, and have always seen me vape. I told my eldest that I used to smoke cigarettes, but stopped them, because they're horrendous for your health. I only smoke my pipe outside, but I vape everywhere else.