# Father-in-law gives son cigar

> Son gets inappropriate gift from father-in-law.
- Title: Father-in-law gives son cigar · Slate Magazine | Shortify
- Summary: Son gets inappropriate gift from father-in-law. Parent imposes six-month timeout after son smokes cigar given by father-in-law.
- Keywords: father-in-law, son, cigar, timeout, parenting, care and feeding, gives, Slate Magazine
- Source: Slate Magazine — https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/parenting-advice-father-in-law-timeout.html?via=rss
- Author: A.J. Daulerio
- Published: 2026-10-01T17:15:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: father-in-law, son, cigar, timeout, parenting, care and feeding
## Son smokes cigar
A 12-year-old son smoked a cigar given by his father-in-law.

> A FUCKING CIGAR
## Father-in-law denies
Father-in-law called it a one-time thing after son smoked the cigar.

> one-time thing
## Parent reacts
Parent imposed six-month timeout for visits with father-in-law family.

> six-month timeout
## Husband disagrees
Husband thinks parent is being overly punitive for the gift.

> overly punitive
## Expert advice
Expert suggests talking to son about nicotine dangers and asking father-in-law to stop giving cigars.

> talking-to about the dangers of nicotine
## What happens next
Parent and family move past the incident without further damage.

> one-time blip
## Key takeaway

Parent imposes six-month timeout after son smokes cigar given by father-in-law.