When I see smokers with babies, I really want to yell at them...

[Sophrosyne1]

Given the fact that smoking can increase the chance of cot death, breathing problems, glue ear and a whole host of other nasties (not to mention cancer) why is it that every time I go into town or for a walk in my local area I see 'parents' who think it is OK to smoke all over their children? It makes me want to yell very loudly!!!

'parents' YABU

YANBU - these people are morons.

There are (many much) worse things done to kids. I imagine I'm in minority here, but very YABU.

me and dp were talking about this the other day. we think it should be legal to take the fag off them.

yabvu

never heard of addiction?

or maybe empathy??

Oooohhh as DH says you never go home and beat wife and kids after 20 Marlboros do you?

Shut all the pubs and ban off licence sales of all alcohol IMO!

YABVU!

dont like seeing it in a car with children or in a room with them.

But outside...worse things happen

perfectly fine to dislike smoking and choose not to take part

very wrong to hate smokers as a group

Am disgusted when I see that especially in a car even though my mum was and is a smoker. Everyone knows betterthan this now.

luckysalem Why stop there why not tell people what they are allowed to buy in the supermarket too?

YANBU - how stupid to breathe ciggie smoke over your kids. I would go as far as to say - it is abuse.

she didn't say she hates them. she said she wants to yell at them.

i'm with you on this, makes me very sad for the child.

i'm not saying don't smoke. i'm saying don't smoke around your kid. or better yet don't smoke around MY kid.

Unless they're giving them blowbacks, then yeah, YABU. None of your business. I don't shout at women I see formula feeding. And a little empathy about people who are in the grip of an addiction might not go amiss either.

trip trap.

this is getting SO tiresome.

I don't notice that. I think they blow it away from their babies. It's not great, I know, but never having been addicted to nicotine, I don't know how hard it might be to give up.

I do feel sad when I see mothers with bumps smoking.

you can't compare FF to smoking.

I can if I want

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Does FF cause cancer then or contribute to asthma or cot death? gosh I had not heard that I wonder why.

Selfish, selfish, selfish. It is an addiction, don't smoke around your kids, get help.

This is such a dull thread it needed livening up

again.

yes, a dull thread with several other very similar ones around .

Can of worms, spicemonseter.
I think point is, we all see parents doing things that don't seem perfect. But unless you know the WHOLE picture, and if the child is not in immediate danger or obviously managed by deranged people, maybe a little tolerance is called for??