Vent: Smoking in car with baby/kids

Temp174496125006552 · December 2008

DH and I are outside earlier today putting up Christmas lights. A woman, who I am assuming is the daughter of the older couple that lives across the street, pulls her car into their driveway. She then sits there for about 30 seconds or so, smoking her cigarette. Next thing I know, I look over and she's taking her kids out of the car - a little girl who is about 3 and a little boy who was maybe a year old. And not only was it bad enough that she was smoking in the car, but I really don't even think she had any of the windows cracked.

While I realize that this is totally none of my business and has no impact on me, it really pissed me off. I seriously wanted to walk over there and tell her what a selfish biotch she is. Those poor kids' little lungs!

Summerly2 · December 2008

That kind of thing pisses me off too

jsugrin · December 2008

It would piss me off too. ?I'm always a little shocked when I see people smoking with kids.

Rah · December 2008

i wish they could make a law about that!! it violates the rights of the children!!

Temp174496125006552 · December 2008

If you want to kill yourself, fine. But those kids don't even have any say in the matter. They just have to sit there and breathe that crap. Jackass.

Little_Wing · December 2008

I totally agree with you. Sometimes I really have to bite my tongue in public when I see moms and dads smoking in cars with kids. Because you can bet if they are smoking in their car with their kids, they smoke in their home with their kids. So basically their children are involuntary second hand smokers. It makes me sick. If someone is blessed enough to birth a healthy child, how are they selfish enough to subject that innocent little person to chemicals and carcinogens?

kirbabe · December 2008

I hate seeing that or pregnant women smoking!!! My DH's friend's ex-wife used to smoke cigarettes, pot, and drink when she was pregnant. DH was the only one that would say anything to her and then everyone (his friend, his friend's mom, and the ex) would jump all over him for saying anything. I refused to go over there. She's an awful human being. Her ex (DH's friend) called the cops so many times because he would go over to pick up their son (who actually isn't technically his son, but he is raising him like he is) and there would be meth pipes lying around, but by the time the cops got there, the current boyfriend would have everything gone. The cops finally quit responding to his calls. She got busted finally because she and her friends got high in a hotel room (while her son was with her). I guess they hadn't paid for the hotel room (the only thing I can figure is they stayed after check-out, but I don't know the details) so the desk clerk called the cops. I used to just dislike her because I was pretty sure she would steal my makeup. . .

lanie26 · December 2008

As of January, that is illegal here. We have really tight smoking laws.

MandC17 · December 2008

I hate seeing it too. And while I know it's none of my business I always want to say something to the parents. It's just plain selfish to subject your kids to cigarette smoke. My Dad has always smoked and when I was about 7 I had a really bad issue with coughing, the Dr said I may be developing asthma and that it could be from smoke exposure. So from then on Dad stopped smoking in the house and in any of the vehicles.