E cigarette problems at home

[Hinterscher]

My dh and I have a problem. We have a 2,4,6, and 11 year old. The 11 year old has had e cigs explained to her and cautioned on nicotine. I vape, dh smokes analogs 5 or so a day. Our 6 y/o caught DH blowing out vapor from my pv the other day and asked him what he was smoking. I believe if she is old enough for that, she needs to have e cigs and analogs explained to her. DH dosen't want me to vape in front of the kids at all b/c he's afraid it will lead to smoking later on for them. None of my pv's look like analogs at all. I think we need to sit down, show them a real analog and a e cig and explain the difference. Some meds I use causes me tremors- nicotine helps that and helps calm my nerves (won't go into detailed case studies, suffice to say that 2 docs agree with me that it does help) Tell them that this is something Mommy uses to help with her medication (it is). I believe in honesty in all things, I was lied to a lot as a kid. I think I should be able to vape in front of the kids with their understanding instead of hiding out like a criminal and not being able to watch them. I might add that e cigs have gotten me completely off of analogs. Sorry for the rambling personal problem but this is reallly coming in between dh and me and I would like some input. Please no flames, I'm depressed enough as it is, though. Hope i made everything clear enough.

Thanks a lot

 

[SudokuGal]

I believe in the honesty. Best wishes on you two working it out.

 

[Tori]

I have an 11 yr old son who is very intrigued by my e-cig. He asks all kinds of questions and I answer them all honestly. He's so happy that I'm not smoking analogs anymore he really is trying to be supportive about my vaping. I do not vape anywhere in my house except my bedroom so never in front of him. The reason is, I never smoked analogs in front of him either so I don't vape in front of him. I showed him a few choice clips from youtube videos about the 510 and I explained to him the difference between an analog and my e-cig. I told him all about the bad stuff they put in analogs (most he knew from school) and explained the reason I smoked was due to nicotine addiction. I told him that some people use nic gum or nic patches to replace analogs but I chose my e-cig and am trying to cut my nic level every so often until I'm at 0mg. He asked about the 'smoke' that comes from the e-cig and I explained that it isnt smoke it is a water vapor and it disappears within a few seconds and doesnt smell bad like cigarette smoke. We have talked about it many times and I think he understands it. I'm always afraid he will talk to his friends about it and call it a pipe or something and they will tell their parents his mom is smoking a pipe 8-o like a drug pipe... so I always call it my nicotine inhaler which it is. He keeps asking me if I'm still vaping with my nicotine inhaler so I guess he cant smell anything which is good. I never smoked in my house but he could always smell it on me Now he tells me I smell good Honesty is good and at 11 they are old enough to understand more than we think. Good luck!


***wanted to add in no way am I saying it is bad for you to vape in front of your kiddos... it's a personal choice... I guess yea I feel a bit guilty about my habit and that is my beef. It's great you're off analogs! I'm sure your kids will notice the difference in you now that you've quit!

 

[bearscreek]

It IS a bit like an asthma inhaler. I would probably try to explain to them, because if you hide things, they will find out anyway and then think it must be really bad. (I hope that wasn't already said. I haven't read all through yet.)

 

[twoshadetod]

I have a 12 year old daughter that is very happy I don't smoke cigarettes anymore. The problem is she heard me talking about non nicotine flavors to my fiance and asked if she could vape some non-nicotine flavoring. I found this very shocking because she demised smoke, she cough whenever she saw me smoke and always complain I smoked. Anyhow back to the ecig, I explained to her that even though it's not nicotine the act of smoking mimicks using a drug and that is part of my addiction, not something I want her doing.

I hope we don't see kids walking around with pv's , rolling their eyes going "it's non nic juice" to any adult that looks at them twice or questions them vaping.

 

[WonderfulMe]

I got my e-cig so I could vape in the car with my four year old and not feel guilty. She seems fascinated by it but also happy that I don't smoke in the car or around her anymore and for the first time since I was twelve I actually have hope I can quit. I have just told her it helps me not to smoke but I don't want her smoking analogs OR using a "lighter" (that's what she calls my PV, I guess because of the LED) I tell her it's only for people like me who were stupid and started smoking before they knew any better and then couldn't stop. IMO you should ALWAYS be honest with your kids, otherwise how can they trust you? (That doesn't mean I tell her everything about everything, I just don't lie to her)
It seemed to go over pretty well, she always tells me she's happy I don't smoke around her cause it stinks and makes her cough, and how she's not going to be stupid and smoke.

 

[enico]

I try not to let my four year old son see me vaping. At that age kids are just too curious and if they see your e-cig lying around they might just grab it and take a puff. My son has seen mine and I told him it was poison and only for adults. Of course I also keep it out of his reach at all times. The main thing is keeping it away from kids.

 

[Hinterscher]

I went to see my counselor today, gotta have one to be cool, anyway I talked to her about it and she said pretty much the same thing you guys all did. Honesty is the best policy. Explain it lightly, then vape away in front of them, they now know that Mommy is using that instead of something much worse. Mommy is trying to do better. Also, to make sure they know it is very, very much for adults only and only for those who have smoked before, it is not a toy or is it to be considered "cool" even if smoke does come out of it and it lights up. So now we know, we really are smart around here and very helpful. Thanks very much to all of you for supporting me and helping me through this!

Missy

 

[SquirrilahFish]

i run into similar problems with my family my wife doesnt smoke but is very supportive of me getting away from analogs and really likes that i am making an effort to do so, however we have a 6 month old and i try not to let her see me vaping, I agree that an 11 year old is perfectly capable of understanding the concept but i dont think it is a good idea to subject your younger kids to your habits. Monkey see, monkey do,