You may not smell the smoke, but for your kids’ sake, wake up and smell the coffee.

Your kid lies to you.

Your honor roll student.

Your president of the student body.

Your All-State athlete.

Even your girl scout.

Sure, there may be one exception to the rule somewhere, but those kids are few and far between.

Of course, the degree of the lie varies.

But it happens.

So don’t be stupid.

E cigarettes are growing in popularity among the under 18 crowd here in the United States.

Big time.

They were invented in China as a way to help smokers quit smoking cigarettes.

They use a cartridge of liquid nicotine, in combination with an atomiser.

When you take a drag off the e cigarette, it heats up an internal element, converting the liquid nicotine into a vapor which is inhaled.

There is no fire, or ash, or smoke, or cigarette butt.

A cloud of vapor is exhaled, and it quickly dissipates.

You are still inhaling  nicotine.

There is no regulation on these.

A couple of states have laws prohibiting their sale to minors.

But not most of them.

And it doesn’t really matter.

It is ridiculously easy to get around these laws.

You can buy them at the mall.

And online.

Nicotine is a poison.

It is highly addictive.

A diluted teaspoon of it can kill a small child.

Just to make it a little more enticing, you can purchase this liquid nicotine in flavored varieties.

Like chocolate. Bubble gum. Cherry.

So this liquid nicotine is incredibly addictive to the teenagers who are “smoking” it, and it is easily ingested by toddlers who stumble upon it accidentally.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Kids have now discovered how to use these things to “smoke” weed.

All you need is some marijuana oil.

This can supposedly give you a high that is up to ten times stronger than when you actually smoke pot the old fashioned way.

And no one can detect it because the vapor is almost 100% odorless.

Your kid could be “smoking” pot using one of these things, and you would have no idea.

Your kid can smoke it in the car, on the train, in his room, and even in school.

Anywhere.

And you would never know.

There is no good reason for a kid to have one of these things.

If you find one,

get rid of it.

If your kid tells you he or she hasn’t used it to “smoke” nicotine,

don’t believe him.

When she says she is “holding it for a friend,”

SHE IS LYING.

Your kids do not hold things for their friends.

They hold them for themselves.

If you find something in your kid’s possession that he or she shouldn’t have,

IT IS HIS.

OR HERS.

PERIOD.

And maybe it’s not one of these e cigarettes.

Maybe you find the real deal.

Maybe you find a bag of weed.

A pack of cigarettes.

A lighter.

A couple of pills.

Don’t be stupid.

They belong to your kid.

NOT A FRIEND.

If you smell smoke on your kid,

it’s not because her friend, or her friend’s mom was smoking, and she happened to walk through the room at the time the “friend” was exhaling.

It’s because your kid was smoking.

If you find gum, or mouthwash, or breathstrips or mints,

along with cologne, or perfume, or body spray in your kids’ car,

he or she is hiding something.

Don’t be stupid.

Kids who don’t smoke don’t hold cigarettes for people who do.

Kids who don’t do drugs don’t hold drugs for their friends who do.

I know you want to believe your kid.

I know you want to tell yourself,

Not my kid.

My kid would never do that.

There’s got to be an explanation.

Um,

there is.

Your kid is doing shit he or she shouldn’t be doing.

Believe me.

Denial is not going to help you or your child.

But if that’s the river you decide to swim in,

if you choose to believe your kid,

the one who is in possession of something he or she shouldn’t have to begin with,

well,

then I’ve got a really great bridge to sell you.

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