Kids smoking Smarties? Yep.

[Flitzanu]

i blame dragons.

they're always blowing smoke and it looked so magical to me and i wanted to be like them!

parents...don't let your kids hang out with dragons. they're a bad influence and may encourage smoking.

 

[ritalee76]

It's kinda like the phenomenon of kids choking themselves until blacking out - kids were doing that when I was in gradeschool (one kid did it to himself in the locker room at school), but again it wasnt as widespread because there wasnt worldwide dissemination of such things via the internet (since there was no internet).

We used to do that! I had forgotten all about that. At one of the little parties I went to when I was like 12, that's pretty much all we did to each other. No spin the bottle or anything LOL

 

[rsngfrce]

Smarties are a gateway drug

Next thing you know, they'll have a pixie stick habit!

 

[CssReb]

I blame many of the parents. They let their kids roam the neighborhood until 10 or 11pm with no supervision and then wonder why their 11 year old daughter was touched inappropriately buy a 16 year old boy. Or their son was caught by another parent smoking pot. My daughter is not allowed that much freedom. She does many things, but roaming aimlessly around at night is just asking for trouble.

QueenInNC, I agree with you on this.
I was no angel growing up both my parents were alcoholics.
I was all over the place.
One good thing came out of it though, knowing everything I did as a kid, my kids never got away with anything, come to think of it they never got a chance to try

Proud mom of 2 boys 1 graduated college and 1 is a freshmen

 

[Nuck]

QueenInNC, I agree with you on this.
I was no angel growing up both my parents were alcoholics.
I was all over the place.
One good thing came out of it though, knowing everything I did as a kid, my kids never got away with anything, come to think of it they never got a chance to try

Proud mom of 2 boys 1 graduated college and 1 is a freshmen

I talk openly with all my kids about drinking and drugs. They drank, they smoked cigs and weed. Talk and jokes about sex were and are common. They learned very early on that sex is fine but it HAS to be safe, no matter what the circumstances. They have learned to experiment responsibly and none of them are drinkers, smokers (1 vapes occasionally with me) and the only one that ever uses weed does so only with his friends and only in extreme moderation.

The first has his degree and is FINALLY about to get out of the house and the second is about to get his. The rest are all on their way.

I really believe that children need boundaries that are stable, I also believe the boundaries have to be wide enough to allow children to experiment, take risks and to fail.

Sorry for the long post but I guess the point was, strict rules are not the only way to produce healthy and happy children.

 

[QueenInNC]

QueenInNC, I agree with you on this.
I was no angel growing up both my parents were alcoholics.
I was all over the place.
One good thing came out of it though, knowing everything I did as a kid, my kids never got away with anything, come to think of it they never got a chance to try

Proud mom of 2 boys 1 graduated college and 1 is a freshmen

Same here. Congrats on the college grad!

Nuck, I know that we have different parenting styles. I am not implying at all that my way is the right way. It is only my opinion. I am a hard ... and my husband is a mush ball. They have to have dicipline from someone!! lol

Kate, you could be right! Who knows. I just hope that my daughter sees the e cig as something that helped me quit smoking after many struggles to do so, and not something glamorous like smarties. I have been very honest with her about the power of nicotine addiction and hope that she is listening. I know she will try smoking. I hope it makes her throw up and never touches it again. lol

I also have to add that as a kid, I was never allowed to have pixie sticks. My Mother was afraid that I would choke

 

[QueenInNC]

I talk openly with all my kids about drinking and drugs. They drank, they smoked cigs and weed. Talk and jokes about sex were and are common. They learned very early on that sex is fine but it HAS to be safe, no matter what the circumstances. They have learned to experiment responsibly and none of them are drinkers, smokers (1 vapes occasionally with me) and the only one that ever uses weed does so only with his friends and only in extreme moderation.

The first has his degree and is FINALLY about to get out of the house and the second is about to get his. The rest are all on their way.

I really believe that children need boundaries that are stable, I also believe the boundaries have to be wide enough to allow children to experiment, take risks and to fail.


I have to add that my children do not have it so bad. The oldest just got purple streaks put in her hair yesterday. I welcome them to express themselves freely and safely. We are also very open about sex and drugs. My 13 year old has a mouth that won't quit. She informed me a couple of years ago that she had new words for penis and vagina. They were exactly what you are thinking! I am laid back and know that kids will be kids, but I really do try my hardest to keep them on the right path. I have to make sure that my 13 year old is a positive role model for my 5 year old. It is tough sometimes! But, hey, who said parenting was easy? lol My 13 year old looks 17 and that doesn't help either. She is 5'9" and stunning. No one belives that she is 13. She gets lots of attention from older boys, not knowing how young she is. I spend a great amount of time making sure she knows that she needs to respect herself. The attention can be overwhelming and tempting. I may be a little more laid back if I had boys....maybe
Sorry for the long post but I guess the point was, strict rules are not the only way to produce healthy and happy children.

I 100% agree with this! Too many children have no boundries, was my point, I guess.

 

[Frankie]

had to see this in action..this kid's got a quick tutorial for the uninitiated:

YouTube - How To Smoke Smarties

I miss the bird though

 

[CssReb]

hahaahaaaa Frankie I was thinking the same thing, ya know, if this boy's parents point him in the right direction he may have a future in reviews or instructional videos

 

[rsngfrce]

I miss the bird though

Has anyone checked out smarties-forum.com?

 

[angel.white]

At first I watched that vid, I was like "where are the parents?!?" then he got to the end and says "it din't kill you, didn't hurt at all, it's just like candy." and I realized he's totally right. It's nothing more than a different way to consume candy. The kid knows cigarettes are dangerous, that's why he's explaining the difference. It doesn't kill you, you aren't inhaling tar into your lungs, you aren't getting addicted, there is no nicotine, he's totally right. I think this kid is a lot smarter than we're giving him credit for. He's altruistic, making how-to videos (and a very decent one at that, better than many adults manage to make). He's smart enough to figure out how to do that (recording the vid, getting it uploaded to youtube, and all that), and he's intelligent enough to make a legitimate argument for why it isn't a bad thing at the end.

Props to him, his parents should be proud.

Has anyone checked out smarties-forum.com?

Yeah, they're all freaked out about an FDA crackdown :/

 

[DCrist721]

i blame dragons.

they're always blowing smoke and it looked so magical to me and i wanted to be like them!

parents...don't let your kids hang out with dragons. they're a bad influence and may encourage smoking.

^True Story

Puff (the magic dragon) led me to do drugs.

 

[Figurehead]

We used to do that! I had forgotten all about that. At one of the little parties I went to when I was like 12, that's pretty much all we did to each other. No spin the bottle or anything LOL

I never got to play spin the bottle either. I think we should have a great big meet & greet in Vegas in October, then you could all come to the haunted house and watch Scorch the Clown breath fire and terrorize people, then after we could all go out, smoke some smarties, and play spin the bottle.

 

[DisMan]

Half of us look at this and go "OMG"....I'm looking at this and going "There's the curiosity of children at its...well, worst."

Think of it this way...who was the first person to think of eating that round thing with a shell that came out of a chicken's ...? Or who were the first people who figured out which berries were good to eat, and which were bad?

I'm gonna go eat an egg now....and ponder the question.

 

[ritalee76]

I never got to play spin the bottle either. I think we should have a great big meet & greet in Vegas in October, then you could all come to the haunted house and watch Scorch the Clown breath fire and terrorize people, then after we could all go out, smoke some smarties, and play spin the bottle.

Yea! And then afterwards, we could all smoke our smartees and be happy!

Hmmm.. I'm thinking classic coke bottle... Either that or boone's farm.

 

[DCrist721]

I never got to play spin the bottle either. I think we should have a great big meet & greet in Vegas in October, then you could all come to the haunted house and watch Scorch the Clown breath fire and terrorize people, then after we could all go out, smoke some smarties, and play spin the bottle.

I think that spin the bottle is just a mythological game that only happens in movies and TV shows, because I never went to a party where that was played or heard of anyone playing that. We just stole alcohol from our parents and choked ourselves (that's right, we didn't need someone else to do it for us ). And then we would go home and tell ourselves "next time I'm gonna talk to Susy" and many "next-times" would come and go without talking to Susy, until we were in high-school and Susy had herpes.

 

[DisMan]

And then we would go home and tell ourselves "next time I'm gonna talk to Susy" and many "next-times" would come and go without talking to Susy, until we were in high-school and Susy had herpes.

Did you go to my middle school or something? LMAO.

 

[Nuck]

Spin the bottle was for rookies. All the hard-core kids played truth or dare!

 

[rsngfrce]

I think that spin the bottle is just a mythological game that only happens in movies and TV shows, because I never went to a party where that was played or heard of anyone playing that. We just stole alcohol from our parents and choked ourselves (that's right, we didn't need someone else to do it for us ). And then we would go home and tell ourselves "next time I'm gonna talk to Susy" and many "next-times" would come and go without talking to Susy, until we were in high-school and Susy had herpes.

But just think how cool it would have been if you could have choked yourself on YouTube?!? You would be a star! I never tried it, but I had friends who choked themselves on their school desks to get sent home...

 

[DCrist721]

But just think how cool it would have been if you could have choked yourself on YouTube?!?

Not as cool as I would have been if I choked Susy on YouTube while she was tied up in my race-car bed.