I grew up with a mom who smokes like a chimney... my brother and I hate it to this day. Our clothes smelled, the house smelled, my brother has respiratory problems. Luckily my brother and I have not picked up the habit! I hate being in an enclosed area with someone smoking. I start to have trouble breathing. Now that I work in an area where I see what smoking does to you, I take every chance I get to educate about smoking cessation. Yes, it's your choice. But it's not my choice to have secondhand smoke, it's not your friends, family, children to have it either. So- if you smoke please do not do it where it can potentially hurt someone else. Try to quit... start by just cutting down. Little steps will help you. Think of the money you'd save!
When I see someone smoking I don't think trashy... I said that before. I also said you don't look pretty... I mean this by how the aging process works. You do not age well when you are a smoker. I'm not here to offend anyone who smokes. Just here to try to get one more person to quit. I'd like to see all of you around for a long time! That's all.
