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Smoking and Choice

 

I have friends who smoke but never in the house... only outside, usually on
the front stoop. Never in the car unless it's a car only for the smoker.
They have kids now. And that helps their kids have some say-so about their
breathing space. The reason for not smoking indoors is that the smoker grew
up in a home where the kids didn't get to ask that no one smoke in the
house, and it reeked. That's probably part of the reason he smokes. He has
siblings that smoke, 3 out of 4. He would love to quit and so would his
sister. I used to visit the family a lot in the house of his parents and
that's where I started liking the smell of cigs. Then it wasn't long (couple
years) before I took it up. Now I've quit.

Just some ideas for reasons to smoke outdoors rather than indoors. If anyone
wants them (probably not ;). But doing that might cut down on kids and
friends taking up the habit.

~Katherine

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:


Marty's girlfriend smokes. She tries to stop. Marty smokes a few
cigarettes a week, I hear. His jeep smells like cigarettes because he
lets Ashlee smoke in there. Holly doesn't mind that smell. I do
because my parents used to smoke in the car and not care what I
thought about it.

-=-The product of that home (your child) will know they were loved and
cherished and given all possible opportunities!-=-

Yeah, I guess; whatever (Sandra said resentfully.... thinking about
how that bratty Marty lets his girlfriend smoke in his jeep...)

(I'm joking, and sighing, and wishing he had a girlfriend who didn't
smoke, because, y'know, maybe grandchildren... and... trying not to
think wishfully-controlling thoughts...)
 

There's some interesting new research on the effects of third-hand smoke (the basic upshot being that the chemicals that come in with the smoker are still toxic). . . at least there's fewer of them (for the sake of the children's air).

Andrea

--- In AlwaysLearning@..., k <katherand@...> wrote:

I have friends who smoke but never in the house... only outside, usually on
the front stoop. Never in the car unless it's a car only for the smoker.
They have kids now. And that helps their kids have some say-so about their
breathing space. The reason for not smoking indoors is that the smoker grew
up in a home where the kids didn't get to ask that no one smoke in the
house, and it reeked. That's probably part of the reason he smokes. He has
siblings that smoke, 3 out of 4. He would love to quit and so would his
sister. I used to visit the family a lot in the house of his parents and
that's where I started liking the smell of cigs. Then it wasn't long (couple
years) before I took it up. Now I've quit.

Just some ideas for reasons to smoke outdoors rather than indoors. If anyone
wants them (probably not ;). But doing that might cut down on kids and
friends taking up the habit.

~Katherine



On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:


Marty's girlfriend smokes. She tries to stop. Marty smokes a few
cigarettes a week, I hear. His jeep smells like cigarettes because he
lets Ashlee smoke in there. Holly doesn't mind that smell. I do
because my parents used to smoke in the car and not care what I
thought about it.

-=-The product of that home (your child) will know they were loved and
cherished and given all possible opportunities!-=-

Yeah, I guess; whatever (Sandra said resentfully.... thinking about
how that bratty Marty lets his girlfriend smoke in his jeep...)

(I'm joking, and sighing, and wishing he had a girlfriend who didn't
smoke, because, y'know, maybe grandchildren... and... trying not to
think wishfully-controlling thoughts...)
misskatenwa
 

Whenever my husband was having a hard time quitting & staying stopped, I found American Spirit Tobacco which is chemical additive free.

Here's the link:

What I saw was that when the chemicals are gone from the tobacco, it made it easier to smoke less and easier to quit. There are testimonies in the American Spirit literature about it too.

It's sad that people become addicted to smoking, they know it smells bad and makes them feel bad; still, they're compelled to continue, often longer than they wish. I feel for them.

And at the same time, I don't want to smell it. Phew

:)
Kate

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