From Karl

Phil,

Thank you for the reply, damn that was quick. I should have said,
thank you for all you have done for me over the years, for the
information when I started this adventure 6 years ago, and the
entertainment and support that came along with it. I will give you
the some back round here, whether you want it or not, so the short
version.

My wife wanted to quit smoking our daughter and son wanted us to quit,
me not so much, I really enjoyed smoking, so my wife looked into
vaping, tried the cig-alikes, you know the standard “eh”, then my wife
got serious, she got me a sidewinder for my birthday, and damn, well
damn, after I figured out how to build a coil, that one goes to you.
So we shall jump ahead 3 years and 10 mods later, I find out from one
of his friends mothers he is smoking behind the school with her son;
this was yelled at me from across the roller derby practice warehouse
my daughter was at.
The lady had a daughter as well, just to clear that up, but on to the
reason, squirrel.

So I get home, you have kids I believe, so to yell and tell him no,
ground him, I was young once and knew how that would go, at 15 as soon
as he’s out the house he is thinking hey no parents, so I looked at
him, said I can’t really keep you from smoking, turns out he had been
stealing mine and my wife’s for like 2 years, that answered a lot of
unanswered questions.

So my wife and I did what at the time seemed prudent and right, set
him up with a mod, a tank, and some Heathers Huntsman, that was 4
years ago and for him 5 mods and 4 tanks, and best no cigarettes.

My daughter also vapes, low nic, helps her with her stress, won’t give
her age as I don’t want social services at my front door, she’s not 18
but she’s older than 15. It has helped her deal with the stress and
anxiety she feels, I believe in my heart she would have eventually
started smoking. This was the better option , so to the people out
there who would say I’m a shitty ass parent; suck it. She and her
brother are happy, healthy and smoke free as are my wife and I, so
there you have it, the reason for asking the question, for my
children.

Thank you for listening, and thank you again for why you have done for
the vaping community. And yes that was the short version.

Karl