Found fag packet in DD's (14) pocket

[Reincarnatedpig]

Dd is out at a sleepover. DH just emptied her blazer pockets to take it to the cleaners and found a packet of 10 menthol fags with 3 left. I am surprised as dd always seemed to be an anti smoker. No lighter. Slim possibility they are a friends I suppose.

What is the best way if handling this? She seems fully aware of the risks of smoking so I assume it is some peer pressure thing.

If it tastes sweet, it's not a party drug.

ROFL at lottie's "I wouldn't not with an unknown substance"

What do you expect will happen? OK, you have no RL experience, but haven't you even seen anything on TV where the police do this with the substances they find during a bust?

The point is you don't what it is, you have no idea what it might do. And if you intend to get it analysed as the OP was talking about at the time common sense says you shouldn't alter it by mixing in a bit of your saliva.

I fail to see how that opinion is laughably ridiculous tbh.

I'm with Lottie to be fair! I wouldn't be tasting it and I would be taking it down to get it tested.

And I say this as a teenager who took far too many occasional drugs.

You don't get high or poisoned by touching the tip of your tongue to a substance.

And you certainly don't alter the chemical composition of a pill by the tiny bit of saliva on the tip of your tongue.

Those are actually rather ridiculous expectations, which you would not have if you had any practical experience OR theoretical knowledge about chemical substances.

Those are actually rather ridiculous expectations, which you would not have if you had any practical experience OR theoretical knowledge about chemical substances.

Spot on. I know nothing about it so I wouldn't do it and wouldn't advise anyone else to do something potentially dangerous.

Yes what an ignorant cow I am

It's as "potentially" dangerous as... I can't even complete this sentence because it's actually not dangerous.

I said "touch the tip of your tongue", not "swallow it" - i.e. work your taste buds without ingesting it.

You're quite cross about this aren't you?

I've stated my opinion, the OP is free to ignore (in fact she already says she has). Her choice.

My opinion hasn't changed. You think I'm ridiculous (personal attack much?)

Lets all move on shall we?

I didn't call you "ridiculous" or "ignorant cow". Those are your own labels for yourself. Any personal attack going on here is in your head.

I talked about "ridiculous expectations".

This is a bizarre conversation

I would quite simply stop her pocket money. I think she is lying, sorry. If they were not hers why would she put the tablet (which I think is an ibuprofen btw) in there? It just makes no sense.

My kids if they want to smoke will earn their own money to do so.

Yep cote you're definitely right it's me not you.

I still won't be licking any unknown tablets if that's alright by you??

Not my proudest moment but I used to steal my mums and one day she found them...she left them in my room with a postit note saying if you're going to smoke buy your own....I did try them had a few but little did she know I was actually selling them at school for 50p each and buying sweets but I like the fact she didn't hit the roof and make it totally banned and remove my belongings as punishment if she had maybe I would have rebelled and actually took up smoking to get one up on her teens are weird I'm a non smoker and can't stand the smell! Tell her she smells!!!!!!!