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To ask if your teen DC vape?

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Mumma1991 · 20/01/2026 23:42

Do your teen DC vape? My 17 year old DD has just started vaping and I’m furious as we are all non smokers in this household. Just wondering, out of interest, if anyone else’s teen DC vape and what did you do to try and stop them? Did it work or did they just keep on vaping? I’m determined to get DD to quit vaping but DH thinks it will be difficult due to her age!

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Maray1967 · 21/01/2026 07:18

BansheeOfTheSouth · 21/01/2026 00:02

No. They think it's stupid.

Same here with DS17. And DS25 has never smoked/vaped.

Is she hoping to go to uni? Is she expecting a parental financial contribution? If so, you have leverage if you’re prepared to use it. My line would be that I’m not spending a penny on funding higher education for someone who is so stupid that she’s spending money on vaping.

If that’s not her plan, she should still know that any vapes found in the house would be binned.

boombangabong · 21/01/2026 07:18

youalright · 21/01/2026 06:42

Yeah my daughter did from 14 which I use to take them of her when i found them it didn't stop her now shes 16 she can do what she wants.

She’s still a child at 16 so she can’t really do what she wants.

Bananafofana · 21/01/2026 07:18

Yes

Natsku · 21/01/2026 07:06

My 14 year old doesn't, think it stinks and is stupid but tells me quite a few in her year do, including her ex friend who was always the most well behaved sensible girl so that was a bit of a shock to hear!

youalright · 21/01/2026 06:42

Yeah my daughter did from 14 which I use to take them of her when i found them it didn't stop her now shes 16 she can do what she wants.

SwayingInTime · 21/01/2026 06:40

Yes, she's addicted, it's depressing

NeverHadHaveHas · 21/01/2026 06:39

My dd did for about 18 months from when she was 14. Most of her friends were vaping and they were getting them from older siblings or older kids at school.

I have always told dd I would rather she didn’t lie to me, so she was honest about trying it. I made it very clear I didn’t want her to do it but was also realistic about the fact that I smoked at 15, knowing that my parents would hate it, but I just lied to them about it.
My view is that if she feels like she has to get into the habit of lying to me, she won’t feel like she can come to me if the shit really hits the fan.

She stopped regularly vaping over the summer. She came to her own decision, but I made it clear throughout that I didn’t like it. I’m sure she probably does it occasionally, but I’m not getting hugely upset about that as I smoked from 15-25 and didn’t turn out to be a delinquent.

What I do find interesting in real life are the amount of parents who have told me very confidently that their children would never vape because the parents have forbidden it, when I know for a fact that they do. I would be mortified if I was saying that to someone who knew dd was vaping, which is another reason I’ve asked her never to lie to me about things like that.

caringcarer · 21/01/2026 06:03

3 teen boys no e vape or smoke.

Tenofcups · 21/01/2026 05:46

My SD did vape for a couple of years, she’s now 18 and has stopped as she realised it’s stupid. Thankfully she came to her own conclusion I don’t think us trying to stop her would have worked

PollyBell · 21/01/2026 05:25

No, vaping is the reason they didnt use school toilets

HelpMeGetThrough · 21/01/2026 04:58

I know the eldest has in the past, he’s 23 now and living back here after Uni and I’ve seen a vape in his room.

Youngest, just turned 19 is doing a Sports Teaching Degree at Uni and plays Rugby, is a FA football Ref and is generally into most sport and is extremely fit. I wouldn’t say he is a constant vapist, but I know he’s had a toot or two on a vape in the past.

Hufflemuff · 21/01/2026 04:19

Tink3rbell30 · 20/01/2026 23:53

Yes unfortunately and nothing worked to stop her! Still doing it now at 19, started at 14.

How was she getting a hold of vapes at 14?

I've got an 11 year old, year 7... theres girls doing it in their year. I have in mind that if I find out my DD has vaped - ill be tracking down whoever gave it to hers parents, going to the school to kick up a fuss, raiding any corner shops she has managed to somehow purchase from, shaking down other kids parents who bought it for her. Real scorched earth campaign.

BansheeOfTheSouth · 21/01/2026 00:02

No. They think it's stupid.

YourKhakiViper · 21/01/2026 00:00

No, they’re both into their fitness so wouldn’t vape or smoke and I’m with you op, I’d be upset if they did.

Tink3rbell30 · 20/01/2026 23:53

Yes unfortunately and nothing worked to stop her! Still doing it now at 19, started at 14.

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