Once I had kids I had to stop smoking in the house.
- Secondhand smoke is far too dangerous for babies and young children, and I was focused on being the best dad I could be.
That said, I couldn’t just stop smoking weed or I would go insane. I decided to turn the small space in the attic into a smoker’s den. I laid down some nice carpets, and hung tapestries on the underside of the slanted roof. I got a couple of easy chairs, along with a television with a gaming system. The most important part of the smoker’s den was the ventilation system. I would quickly find out that I needed overall climate control for the attic, and not just an air purification system. I was so focused on maintaining a good indoor air quality I never considered temperature control. The air purifier would pull the smoke out of the air and run it through an air filter, so the secondhand smoke wouldn’t permeate the rest of the house. But I was also in an attic, which is exposed to the most direct sunlight and is always the hottest room of the house! I needed a portable air conditioner just to make the temps low enough that I could enjoy getting high. I had to replace the tapestries on the ceiling with additional insulation, and after that the little air condition worked pretty well. The air quality in the smoker’s den was superior, but it was never quite cool enough for my liking. Being a parent means making sacrifices.