A woman shares her shock after discovering that her ex bought their 11-year-old son a vape and allows him to smoke it at his house. In the UK, it is illegal for under-18s to use or purchase e-cigarettes or e-liquids. Despite it being illegal to sell vaping devices to under-18s, research shows a steep rise in underage vaping over the last five years, according to Action on Smoking and Health.
Sharing the horror of finding out her child has been allowed to vape, the woman shared her thoughts on the popular Mumsnet forum to see if she was being unreasonable. She wrote: "My 11-year-[old] DS [dear son] who is in Y7 [year seven], sees his Dad every other weekend. Well, it has come out that his Dad vapes now, which because he is a fully grown adult is fine but what I am so angry about is that my ex has bought DS [dear son] a vape and he regularly vapes when at his Dad's house.
"Should I tell my ex that unless he stops DS [dear son] vaping I cannot send him to his house? What would social services do regarding the situation if [my] ex refuses to do the sensible and right thing, which knowing him is the more likely outcome to happen."
