So my dm is a heavy smoker who smokes indoors so ever sinse I had my dc I have avoided going round to her house...although she never smoked when we were there I hated going round and coming out with a baby smelling of smoke. So me and my DM have had endless problems due to me avoiding her house with dc. I would never have expected my DM to stop smoking in her own house for me and dc but I did expect her to understand why I preferred her to visit us instead.
So after months of arguments about smoking my DM has decided to try and stop smoking tobacco cigarettes by smoking electronic cigarettes instead. she really enjoys them that much she is no longer smoking tobacco cigs....which is great...her house no longer smells and they apparently don't contain all the awful chemicals a real cigarettes does.
BUT....what is concerning me is that she is convinced they are safe for public use and they a not actually classed as cigarettes she just puffs on it now in the house if me and dc go round. It just concerns me what the vapour contains...apparently it's nothing toxic.....but 50 years ago tobacco cigarettes were also thought to be safe....and even though e cigarrettes are allowed to be used in public i just don't trust how safe the vapour is around my dc
I have googled but all I can find is articles saying they are safe but generally from the companies that sell them....so they are obviously going to say that!
I don't know if I am been too fussy though and abit pfb....I just feel, worried about her using it infront of dc in case it does contain anything too bad...are these things even regulated properly.
All my family think I am been OTT and laugh when I ask it not to be used infront of dc....they laugh and say there's nothing harmful on the vapour these e-cigarettes produce.
So AIBU to not want an electronic cigarette to be used in front of dc (in the same room) as so little is known about them and there affects on public health...
I want to encourage my DM to stay away from the tobacco cigarettes and support her but I just don't feel comfortable an e cigarette been used in front of dc... Is that UR or am I been neurotic?
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To be worried about 'passive smoking' from an electronic cigarette
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