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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
Ouch! I always feel sorry for kids whose parents smoke, since even people who smoke outside carry into the house the carcinogens and other toxins that result in children having more lung issues.
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My parents smoked inside the house for years when I was growing up! They stopped smoking inside a couple of years ago. I'm 20 now and so far my lungs are in good working order. I can still play the flute! Of course I've inhaled all the stuff that is present in second hand smoke but I really don't want to know what. Each of my parents has gone through periods of not smoking. Everything in my house is permeated with a strong smell of stale cigarettes, including MY clothes. And if you walked up to the door without knowing anything about us, the one thing you could be sure of is that there are smokers inside the house.
As a kid, the fact that my parents were smoking in the house was more embarrassing than anything. I would have friends over for short periods once in a while but I never had any sleepovers, I guess because those parents didn't want their kids being exposed to all that crap. I always had to go to somebody else's house.
I've heard that kids whose parents were/are smokers are more likely to pick up the habit. I'm not the least bit interested.