- Jul 22, 2019
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I have a parenting funny I want to share but it might require a bit of background first.
1)So my hubby's mom drank until her liver quit and she passed away in her 30s.
2)My father-in-law drank until he got diabetes and neuropathy leading to his drunken suicide.
3) My grandfather got drunk and committed suicide when my dad was a kid.
4) My dad was an alcoholic and got shot up (5+ bullets removed)but survived and recovered.
5) My mom smoked until her lungs quit and she died in her 50s.
6) My little brother was into drugs and alcohol and committed suicide just shy of his 27th birthday.
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So I may have overstressed substance abuse education with my own kids.
My kids have not been raised around me and my husband's families. They do know our families' histories and my stance. I made sure of that.
So, when big brother and his family came to visit one day, my then 7 year old caught my sister-in-law smoking behind our house.
My daughter was shocked to see her smoking and said, "Do you believe in THE SMOKE?"
My sister-in-law was amused and said, "Well yes, sweetie, I do smoke."
"Do you know you are gonna to DIE?"
"Well, we are all going to die, sweetie."
"Not me."
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I forgot this happened but recently learned this is a favorite family joke my big brother and sister-in-law tell people.
My bad.
1)So my hubby's mom drank until her liver quit and she passed away in her 30s.
2)My father-in-law drank until he got diabetes and neuropathy leading to his drunken suicide.
3) My grandfather got drunk and committed suicide when my dad was a kid.
4) My dad was an alcoholic and got shot up (5+ bullets removed)but survived and recovered.
5) My mom smoked until her lungs quit and she died in her 50s.
6) My little brother was into drugs and alcohol and committed suicide just shy of his 27th birthday.
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So I may have overstressed substance abuse education with my own kids.
My kids have not been raised around me and my husband's families. They do know our families' histories and my stance. I made sure of that.
So, when big brother and his family came to visit one day, my then 7 year old caught my sister-in-law smoking behind our house.
My daughter was shocked to see her smoking and said, "Do you believe in THE SMOKE?"
My sister-in-law was amused and said, "Well yes, sweetie, I do smoke."
"Do you know you are gonna to DIE?"
"Well, we are all going to die, sweetie."
"Not me."
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I forgot this happened but recently learned this is a favorite family joke my big brother and sister-in-law tell people.
My bad.
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