don't answer if you mind me askin but were you clean when you had your son?that includes methadone?
when i had my kids,i didn't even have a drink or a fag but i have since had a termination cos i was heavily into my habit and couldn't bear the thought of having an addicted baby
my daughter is 16 and my son 18
i really need to make sure my daughter doesn't try smack-she is very much like me which is why i told her
my son is different and i don't think he will get into trouble with drugs
i have heard that the likelihood of an addicts kids getting a habit is higher than kids of parents that don't use
i was concerned when my daughter told me that her weed dealer also sells smack
@Kat
I know your question was directed at pinky, but i just wanted to say, my daughter has known since she was 14 yrs old, she was a bit of the rails at the time & was told by someone in the family who thought she knew already. She rebel'd for about a year, but since then, ive educated her, got her books & stuff on it, and she's seen first hand the state of withdrawls, she is now 18, nearly 19, and has been in work & her 3rd year at college since leaving school, she has transport, a beautiful home ect... she only smokes a bit of weed, but she fights my corner if any of the family critisise me for my usage, she hates the H... but totally understands why i do it, and we are so close, the key is EDUCATE them, & NO LIES...
my boy however is 12 yrs old, he doesn't know as yet, he does know i take pain meds (mmmm), the reason i told him this is because the same bloody family member cant keep her mouth shut & has only gone and told him i do drugs, stupid coy!! so im gentley sliding towards what is really going on, but i think he is too young to get it just yet..& he only lives with me part-time atm..he spens a lot of time at his nans while i try to sort my shit out
good luck hun.. 7 just because you do it, doesn't mean your kids will..