I can't imagine lying about any of those things. I have honestly never done pot, I did drink when I was underage and I will be honest about the consequences of that, and I have no issue with my kids having sex outside of marriage so long as it is as safe as possible and under the right circumstances. Teens can tell when you're lying, most of them aren't idiots.

I have never lied to my children about any of those things.  If anything, my experiences allow me to share why drinking, sex outside marriage, etc is wrong.  I can't think of a right circumstance for a teen to have sex.....

If you tell these lies, they will only come back to bite you, no one else. Teens know when you're lying. Ultimately, they're going to do what they want anyway, so you may as well use the mistakes you made to at least TRY and teach them something.

Not all of these things are even mistakes! Growing up and life in general is about experiencing and learning from it, every kid is gna do at least some of this stuff, telling ur kids u didn't is going tO make them lie to u about it because it'll reinforce there egocentric beliefs that u don't understand them and their lives.

I stopped at the boobs one. NOT all guys care for enormous boobs, and if in the back of your mind you think that, then you have some serious self-esteem issues. Have fun passing that on to your daughter. :|

I do not lie to my kids. They have to know I am human and learn from my mistakes.

Really, really? I don't intend to lie to my child about things like that. I'll be honest about sex before marriage, and any kind of "party" issues. It's a learning tool, and I like to think I'm not that much of a hypocrite. Besides, I take a more "realistic" approach towards the sex issue. I'm not going to expect her to wait until marriage, considering that may never happen. Not to mention, teenagers are aware enough to know when you lie about this crap. I did when my dad tried to pull anything.. I'd just say "bull", and he'd tell me the truth. They may not have the best judgement, but that doesn't mean they're dumb enough to believe all that. The only thing I slightly agree on, is the father thing. You shouldn't get your children involved in your marital issues. I intend to tell my child that we "weren't compatible". Technically, it's not a lie. There's no reason to load "he/she was cheating on me" issues to a child. Save that for when they're adults, and ask again.

I don't think teens are that stupid.  They're just pretending to believe you to make you feel better.

I will be honest with our boys when they are older...I used to drink but no longer do. I did it and moved on. By telling them the truth they know the true consequences. Yes I had sex before marriage and wish I would have waited so that will be a lesson for my boys.