Anyone Else Enjoy Piping With Their Kids?

[Idahojoe]

I have 3 sons, all of which enjoy a pipe from time to time. Pictured here is my youngest, enjoying a nice bowl of Royal Flake with a glass of Johnny Walker Blue. There's something quite special about pondering life's little nuances while Piping with your offspring. I started a new Christmas tradition this year by giving each of my sons a new, quality pipe and a couple ounces of choice tobacco.
Life is good!

 

[scloyd]

There's something quite special about pondering life's little nuances while Piping with your offspring.

I agree.
One of my sons is a cigar and pipe smoker and my son-in-law is pipe smoker. We have exchanged pipe and tobacco gifts at Christmas and the three of us attend the Chicago Pipe Show together every year. I really enjoy it when the three of us get together for a smoke.

 

[JMcQ]

I introduced my oldest son, who is 23, to pipe smoking this past Thanksgiving. He seems interested. I just sent him a package from SP. It is a nice feeling though, sitting with this man, that you helped create, pondering life with a pipe.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

My step son, who has finished grad school and gearing up to go to South Africa, has gotten into cigars... which is awesome, because he brings me a nice stick when he comes over. I am giving him a box of Our Fathers for gifts for his host family in SA.
But anyway, we enjoy smoking and talking about family politics and just mulling over the magic of life in general. It's nice. He is the only other male in my family, so it is a bonding thing.
I'm not going to even try talking him into pipes. Things like that are better left up to the individual. But, I enjoy our cigar time immensely.

 

[winton]

My son goes with me to the CPCC meetings. He has stated that he goes partially to just spend time with me.

 

[BROBS]

Lol I expected actual children ? ?

 

[Idahojoe]

I'm not going to even try talking him into pipes. Things like that are better left up to the individual. But, I enjoy our cigar time immensely.

I agree with that. Bonding over a good smoke is more important than the method used to partake. 2 out of my 3 boys (my wife as well) actually prefer a cigar over a pipe. I don't get it, but I except it!

 

[scloyd]

My other son has no interest in pipes or cigars and that's just fine. We hang out together, go to lunch and have a beer. I love spending time with all of my kids.

 

[tbradsim1]

I enjoyed play smoking with my 7 yr old grandchild, his sister and him would spend summers at the farm, I would smoke on porch and he would pretend with a cob, we also practiced peeing off the porch trying to hit a cat, something every 7 yr old boy should learn. After summer he came back from school, took his cob out his backpack and proceeded to pee on tree in their front yard. Got a call from my daughter half mad half chuckling asked what did I teach him during the summer. I replied Everything a boy should know!

 

[Idahojoe]

I enjoyed play smoking with my 7 yr old grandchild, his sister and him would spend summers at the farm, I would smoke on porch and he would pretend with a cob, we also practiced peeing off the porch trying to hit a cat, something every 7 yr old boy should learn. After summer he came back from school, took his cob out his backpack and proceeded to pee on tree in their front yard. Got a call from my daughter half mad half chuckling asked what did I teach him during the summer. I replied Everything a boy should know!

Excellent Grandpaing my friend!

 

[adui]

None of my children are even remotely interested. Though its not a habit I should want my kids to take up, I do wish my son particularly would. It would give us a little more in common, and he might actually understand Dad a bit more. TBH it would be nice to sit and enjoy a bowl with any of my three.

 

[docrameous]

Yup. My son in law and now his wife my daughter smokes pipes. We smoke on special occasions (I.e. my birthday).

It started with cigars because all of my kids like smoking cigars as something special to do with dad.

I don’t normally smoke cigars, so when they are about to come home for a visit, one of the first questions they ask is did I go out and buy cigars.

I am going to get some cobs to keep on hand in the future too.

 

[rushx9]

My 2 sons are still well below legal age but I find it funny that my oldest (14) hates all smoking and fake gags everytime he even sees a pipe in my hand, while my youngest (6) thinks it's super cool and wants to pick them up and pretend to smoke them and asks me questions about them. I bought him a stage prop cob and a bubble pipe to play with and it's super cute, but part of me feels like a bad parent for letting him "play smoke". I grew up with candy cigarettes, soap bubble pipes, bubble gum cigars, and big league chew so the other part of me feels like I turned out alright so I should just go with it.

 

[bullet08]

growing up in 70's, everyone smoked. i knew i was going to smoke, and waited forever to buy my own pack with money i earned. my dream came true when i was 12 or so. my two sons growing up after our lord's year 2000 think tobacco is worst poison one can use, closely followed by alcohol. on top of that, they think bagpipes music sucks. oh well. they are good boys other than not joining me at smoking.

 

[writingraav]

My son and I at a meeting of the Brooklyn Pipe Society, which he co-founded. A chip off the old block as I co-founded the Christopher Morley Club in Philadelphia

 

[Akousticplyr]

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My son and I at a meeting of the Brooklyn Pipe Society, which he co-founded. A chip off the old block as I co-founded the Christopher Morley Club in Philadelphia

When did your son go bald?
Just kidding - that’s a fantastic portrait and honestly deserves to be framed in both your homes.

 

[Parsimonious Piper]

My son’s 24 and lives across the country. He’s not a regular piper, but does enjoy a bowl with me whenever we’re together. Over Christmas this year his wife joined us with her own cob on my parents’ back porch for a nice long smoke and chat. Good times, though rare.

 

[jttnk]

My dad was a pipe smoker for a very brief part of my childhood. After that he has been a cigar guy. I think he loves when I sit in his back yard and have a pipe and hang out when we visit. (Which I didn’t do until 3 years ago, new to piping). My oldest likes the occasional cigar. I love enjoying it with him. He’s in college. Won’t ever touch cigarette or vape, but likes cigars. Of course I have those guilty feelings and must always say! Enjoy tobacco responsibly... you don’t smoke cigars all the time at school do you... he just laughs. I think it was so drilled into us “smoking is bad” I just have to say it. My youngest 16 zero interest. If he ever does want to try I’m into it when he’s 18.

I’m glad they that we, my father and my son, can share some of this together as a hobby. If he ever gets into pipes I’ll for sure support it! But only on the weekends and only one bowl a day, and brush your teeth when you’re done, don’t inhale...?

 

[writingraav]

When did your son go bald?
Just kidding - that’s a fantastic portrait and honestly deserves to be framed in both your homes.

Thanks. It is framed in both houses.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

My step-son works at bouch's in mobile, Al. Everytime he visits we smoke all day.. its an extra special time for me. He always brings the good stuff.