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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] When we experienced this, we set parameters. Saying no wasn’t going to work. So we assigned acceptable locations for both storage of his smoking materials and using. I don’t like it but at least my house doesn’t smell and we aren’t fighting over something that I can’t control.[/quote]

Why can’t you prohibit your teen from smoking in your house? It seems crazy that your teen gets to decide what’s acceptable in your home. I have had four teens and would never be ok with setting “acceptable locations” for them to use smoke in my house. Do a little research on the effect of put on a teen brain - it might scare you into taking steps to get your teen to stop. My niece just finished rehab for pot addiction, and I guarantee that’s a path you want to avoid.[/quote]

Are any of your teens mentally ill and have spent years in and out of hospitals and treatment centers?  And have they been exceedingly violent and the juvenile justice and mental health systems left you dealing with it alone?  If not, don’t judge. You might make the same decisions if you had actually walked in my shoes. [/quote]

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