Second Hand Smoke & Kids

[Natasha]

I guess they would be out of luck then

Doesn't seem very logical now, does it???

 

[GraceAbounds]

What about:
"They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you"

Yep, that too. LOL!

Our parents screwed us up to some degree and we get to turn around and do so with our children.

Damn humans, not being perfect and all!

LOL! :24:

 

[Zorak]

It's from a poem by the fantastic Philip Larkin, This be the Verse.
One of my favourites.

 

[gillibean]

Doesn't seem very logical now, does it???

And polluting the atmosphere and other people is logical how?

 

[Natasha]

And polluting the atmosphere and other people is logical how?

People pollute the atmosphere in millions of ways...doesn't mean we should outlaw it all. Everything we do has some kind of adverse effect, pretty much. I don't see you threatening to crush my hairspray can. LOL

 

[gillibean]

People pollute the atmosphere in millions of ways...doesn't mean we should outlaw it all. Everything we do has some kind of adverse effect, pretty much. I don't see you threatening to crush my hairspray can. LOL

Aerosol should be outlawed as well. We should be reducing pollution, not excusing it.

 

[thatguyjeff]

When I see people smoking around kids, I want to take the cigarette and shove it up their nose. People who smoke in public provoke a similar reaction but I only want to yell at them and stomp on their cigarettes.

What about people who feed their kids McDonalds on a regular basis?

 

[gillibean]

What about people who feed their kids McDonalds on a regular basis?

They should be smacked but since it's a form of nourishment, there's not much we can do at this point.

 

[Dana]

Cows "pollute" the atmosphere every day... You don't see a mass slaughtering of cows.... well besides everyday proccessing

 

[SRC]

Smoking around a child is bad, I can decide if I want to stay in an area where there is smoking going on .. a child can't, but so is smoking away from the child then coming right inside and picking them up and holding them on your nicotine laden clothing.

It might not harm them right away .. but if your child always had a runy nose, or is always coughing .. or various other allergey type symptoms .. you can almost guarantee your smokey clothing is the culprit.

My son is allergic to cigarette smoke and his nana smokes around him .. when he was a baby and he went to her house (not by my choice but court ordered visiation) he'd come home smelling like an ashtray. His clothes reaked, his hair reaked, I got to where I had to throw the clothes out on the deck because it made his laundry basket reak .. AND the rest of his clothes that were in it.

I feel the same way about parents drinking while with their children. We were at a restaurant the other day and there was a couple and their 2 small (between 3-7 yrs) children with them .. BOTH parents were drinking. I saw them go through 2 pitchers of beer. Fucking disgusting .. that they would do it AND that the restaurant is ALLOWED to serve them!

I was >< close to saying something .. but my mother was begging me not too.

 

[SRC]

That could be a form of child negect/abuse if all they ever get is junk food.

actually .. there have been several parents prosecuted for neglect/abuse for overfeeding their children to the point where their health was threatened from obesity (from feeding them junk food only).

And I applaude the judges for it!

 

[Zorak]

Smoking around a child is bad, I can decide if I want to stay in an area where there is smoking going on .. a child can't, but so is smoking away from the child then coming right inside and picking them up and holding them on your nicotine laden clothing.

It might not harm them right away .. but if your child always had a runy nose, or is always coughing .. or various other allergey type symptoms .. you can almost guarantee your smokey clothing is the culprit.

My son is allergic to cigarette smoke and his nana smokes around him .. when he was a baby and he went to her house (not by my choice but court ordered visiation) he'd come home smelling like an ashtray. His clothes reaked, his hair reaked, I got to where I had to throw the clothes out on the deck because it made his laundry basket reak .. AND the rest of his clothes that were in it.

I feel the same way about parents drinking while with their children. We were at a restaurant the other day and there was a couple and their 2 small (between 3-7 yrs) children with them .. BOTH parents were drinking. I saw them go through 2 pitchers of beer. Fucking disgusting .. that they would do it AND that the restaurant is ALLOWED to serve them!

I was >< close to saying something .. but my mother was begging me not too.

How big is a pitcher?

 

[SRC]

How big is a pitcher?

how big is a pitcher? Um .. you know .. those plastic things of beer that usually a group get .. comes with 4 cups

 

[gillibean]

Cows "pollute" the atmosphere every day... You don't see a mass slaughtering of cows.... well besides everyday proccessing

We have entirely too many cows on this planet.

 

[Zorak]

how big is a pitcher? Um .. you know .. those plastic things of beer that usually a group get .. comes with 4 cups

In this country we drink like men so I don;t really understand :24:

But what's that, about 4 pints? If that.

2 pints each parent seems alright to me

 

[SRC]

In this country we drink like men so I don;t really understand :24:

But what's that, about 4 pints? If that.

2 pints each parent seems alright to me

um .. you shouldn't drink and drive yourself around .. much less with kids in your car!

You wanna do it .. be my guest .. but kids dont' have the option to decline a ride (nor do they realize that they should)

2 beers will get you put in jail here if you get pulled over after drinking them.

 

[HisHoliness]

I feel the same way about parents drinking while with their children. We were at a restaurant the other day and there was a couple and their 2 small (between 3-7 yrs) children with them .. BOTH parents were drinking. I saw them go through 2 pitchers of beer. Fucking disgusting .. that they would do it AND that the restaurant is ALLOWED to serve them!

I was >< close to saying something .. but my mother was begging me not too.

So you never have an alcoholic drink around your kids?

 

[groundpounder]

And polluting the atmosphere and other people is logical how?

People pollute the atmosphere in millions of ways.....

Cows "pollute" the atmosphere every day...

I just polluted the atmosphere with my :asshole::eek :dunno

Not good :ninja :yuk

:24:

 

[groundpounder]

I think her point is drinking to excess. Again--as Gracie said, kids emulate--they do what they see, not what they are told. Obviously, virtually ever kid is going to drink alcohol at some point when they get older--try it anyway--most will continue some will not. You don't want your child to see you drinking an entire pitcher of beer anywhere actually.

so true

 

[SRC]

So you never have an alcoholic drink around your kids?

Absolutely not .. my child doesn't even know I drink. He's 11 .. He learns by example .. and I would like for him to remain as innocent and unbias as possible.

When I feel the appropriate age comes, that I believe that he can and will understand the act and meaning of drinking .. I will disclose my actions to him .. but until then I will not do something in front of him that I don't want him doing until he is of a certain age (not saying 21 .. but I'd prefer him not be 13 and drinking).

I also don't curse in front of my child either.