SHAME... Shame on this mother!!!

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Gunjji

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While at work, we were in a residential neighborhood putting up those solar panels moving from pole to pole and we had like 5 in a row.

I see these two little girls running up the sidewalk and one had a cigarette in her hand. I know this because I heard her say something about a cig and i looked over. She couldn't be no older than 5 or 6.

I figured her mom sent her to the neighbors to bum a smoke and she was running it back home so I didn't pay much attention. A few min later shes running up the sidewalk again, same direction and stopped across the street from our truck and says, "look what I have" and holds up a cigarette.

I told her, "you better not light it"
She said I cant, its not real. Its my moms and she uses it to quit smoking. She holds it up and I can see that its an e-cig and at the same time she takes a puff and blows out vapor. I was like WTF!!!

I told her, take that back to your mommy and tell her I would like to speak with her. She leaves, i guess she goes home but i didn't see her again. Her mom never came out either.

While working, I didn't get to see what house she went to. But talk about a heavy blow to the e-cig community!
 

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I hope Mom didnt know she had it and if Mom didnt know she had it, then she is still not a good one in my book.
I have several kids around here all the time . I know where my pv's are and I know where my kids are too.
My 4 yr old is taught that it is a cig and she is not allowed to touch it. And she doesnt, because she is afraid of a spanking (and has never even had one yet).
 

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I kinda got to agree with Demon here. Kids imitate there parents...and well if the parent is using ecigs they are going to want to play grown up and do so too.
Just like they try to shave like daddy, talk on phones, put mommys make up on. ect
It's kinda a human nature for kids to imitate. It's not good, but it doesnt mean the mom's a horrible mom.

This actually came up here in heath(I think) just the other day dad bust his kid playing with his. Called I'm the worst parent ever thread(or something to that like)
 

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goes to show the day and age - when i was growing up u couldn't catch me at home if there was daylight - yes even at 5, but I lived on 24 acres (cause if i was at home i was given stuff to do)

Depends upon where you live...there are places kids dont/cant step out doors alone...and places where they roam freely in herds.
 

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It's really tough being a parent these days because everyone's so quick to judge the parent for everything the kid does. Over on "the other forum" one of the vendors had his 15 y/o son send another vendor some nasty emails without his knowledge. The emails came at like 3 in the morning. Everyone was blasting him for being a horrible parent. My thought process is we, as parents, cannot be around our children 24/7 to monitor what they're doing. Kids all do stupid stuff. (how much stupid stuff did you do when you were a kid?) We all make mistakes. The good parents learn from those mistakes and make an effort to not repeat them. I'm hoping that this kid stole the ecig without her mother's knowledge and got in trouble when it was discovered that the girl had it.
 

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Payton scares the crap out of us...she's TOO friendly! :unsure: Our biggest fear is someone pulling the old 'my doggie hurt/I lost my puppy' line on her...

Strangely enough, that was MY mother's biggest fear about ME!

Luckily, we live in a good, close neighbourhood. Everyone knows every one else and there's a LOT of kids. But, they don't go out ALONE.

That being said, regardless of where you live, bad things can and DO happen..remember Piper the Hero?

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/womens-room/95272-piper-rescue.html
 
Ok I, being a mother of 2, have to put my :2c: in. My almost 11 yr old, is very proud of Dad and I for quitting, and at 1st was very interested in the PV. and knows that there is nic in the juice. and still sees it as a bad habit of sorts. he likes to smell the juices, but will only do so when i let him. he knows he can't touch them or pick them up because of the nic. and it is poison!

I think it all boils down to the child...They all are diff, god love them. Some r just more prone to misbehaving than others. Just like when they are babies u have to teach them that the stove is hot.. u have to teach them the rights and wrongs on everything.

Now if I had a younger one, they would know that it was very bad to touch it. Like a stove, it can hurt you, make you sick.

Now that being said. I live in a rural area where everyone is either related or know each other. and my son is allowed only so far when riding his bike ect...But still knows not to talk to strangers, and run and scream..lol.. cuz i taught him that. I dont shelter him, cause that is dangerous in itself. He knows how sick some people can be, we have to teach our children that. But not to where they are scared to step out the door!

My other child is an adult and just got his own place yesterday w/ a friend:(. and as some know He has a PV...but still smoking analogs...when he was growing up he hated to be around smoke, but still ended up smoking.
But that is off the topic....sorry..

So all in all, as a parent you have to know your child! and set things accordingly! If I lived in a diff area, big city....run down.... there would be diff rules........and if he was more prone to misbehave.... My PV would be more monitored .....i think i said that right!..and when other children around I keep it all put up and w/ me. you never know!
 

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You're so right, zbasspro. I think so many horrible thoughts every time my son rides his bike to his friend's house or wants to play in the neighborhood with his friends. BUT, he'll be 12 in 2 weeks and I can't keep him sheltered because of my fears. So, I talk to him. Explain that there are some BAD people in the world. Someone may want to take him or hurt him and he needs to be aware of his surroundings. I try not to scare him, just keep him aware. He seems to understand and does a good job of calling me when he gets to where he's going. He knows I worry, so that helps because he doesn't like me worrying.

I know times have changed since I was a kid, but I used to stay outside until it got dark. I only came home if I was thirsty or hungry.

Kids still need to be allowed to be kids. Keeping them inside only gets them addicted to tv's and video games.
 
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