Why do people smoke around their own children?

paul34 · 11-20-07, 04:41

I don't understand. I won't get into the whole "you should stop smoking" thing because I believe that for the most part, if you want to hurt yourself, that's your right as an individual.

But second hand smoke is quite harmful, especially when it involves other people who don't have the ability to defend themselves or just "leave."

I do valet so I see plenty of cars that reek of cigarette smoke and have countless cigarette butts lying around, ash everywhere, etc. Or just the smell.

At any rate, I also see many of these people get back in their car, with their young child (anywhere from a few months to probably 15+), light up, and drive away puffing. With their kid there.

It just... makes me sick. How could you do that to your own child, or any child for that matter? Would you feed your children poison everynight while constantly punching them whenever they were around you? Well then why would you constantly introduce toxic substances into their body against their will?

If you smoke, that's your choice. I'm not debating that. However, I would assume you would at least do it somewhere where it doesn't affect other people - or at the very least, your own people.

You're supposed to be taking care of your kids, right? That's how I thought it worked. Maybe I missed a memo changing things

howareb · 11-20-07, 04:45

?? Good Question ??

Selfishness......

01TrublUGT · 11-20-07, 04:50

I think it is all personal mentality.

I smoke, and I smoke in my car but I would never smoke around a child.

I don't have any yet, one on the way though, and I do not smoke around my wife anymore. I also have a 2 year old niece and I never smoke around her, my wife and I keep her overnight and weekends sometimes and I won't even smoke in the car without her in it until all of her things (seat, toys, ect) are out of my car.

Like I said its personal mentality. I can't count the times I see an adult with a child in the back seat just puffing away. Not sure how it is in other parts of the country but here there is a law against smoking in a car with a child in it.

howareb · 11-20-07, 04:52

Congrats on the little one on the way.

BlueLibby04 · 11-20-07, 05:02

Ignorance. I try not to pay attention to other people when Im in public.. Makes me mad to see all the stupid stuff people do.

01TrublUGT · 11-20-07, 05:07

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Congrats on the little one on the way.

Thanks, just found out last week that its a boy. Anyone know how to buff out a hotwheels to a nice shine lol..

rjstaaf · 11-20-07, 05:29

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Thanks, just found out last week that its a boy. Anyone know how to buff out a hotwheels to a nice shine lol..

My son is 8 and right now he is more interested in putting firecrackers in his hotwheels and blowing them up than he is in polishing them

He is starting to show some interesting in working on the car with me though, I was starting to lose hope.

Both my son and daughter are very familiar with the 2 bucket method of washing the 'Stang

Being kids they tend to miss spots so I have one start on the hood and have the other follow behind from panel to panel so what one misses the other usually catches

Congrats

howareb · 11-20-07, 05:30

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Originally Posted by 01TrublUGT

Thanks, just found out last week that its a boy. Anyone know how to buff out a hotwheels to a nice shine lol..

I am a recent DAD myself to a baby girl. Don't worry I am polishing my gun instead for when I may need it in 16 years.

howareb · 11-20-07, 05:33

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Both my son and daughter are very familiar with the 2 bucket method of washing the 'Stang

Being kids they tend to miss spots so I have one start on the hood and have the other follow behind from panel to panel so what one misses the other usually catches

Scratches in the name of education and love.

I can't wait!!!

I will have a bottle of Menz SIP on standby.

Spilchy · 11-20-07, 06:06

I'll never forget when the cleaning woman who cleans my office came in with her baby, she was giving it soda to drink. When I simply commented why she is giving a BABY soda, she said (and I sh!t you negative): "That's ok, it's diet."

Mr. Vic · 11-20-07, 06:12

Addictiveness and the inability for self-control...
My mother smoked all my life including around myself and my order brother. I'm not sure about when she was pregnant with us but with my little sister she did as well.
She has attempted to quit a few times.
Although I made the mistake of smoking at about 8 I used my experience to influence my own self control. So I don't smoke around my kids and I have also recently quit smoking all together.
DETAILING IS MY NEW ADDICTION NOW !!!

rjstaaf · 11-20-07, 06:24

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Originally Posted by howareb

Scratches in the name of education and love.

I can't wait!!!

I will have a bottle of Menz SIP on standby.

No no no no, I typically wash the lower panels, wheel wells, wheels/tires and other areas they can't reach beforehand. They know that the sky will fall if they drop their wash mitts. They both are pretty good at it, of course I let them practice on their mom's car (Taurus Wagon) for ages until they were ready for dad's Mustang