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Originally posted by Sunny_01
I suppose it is down to parents having respect for their children. I have not allowed smoking in my home since my children came along, so when I did smoke I never subjected my children to passive smoking. I used to say "I choose to smoke but my kids dont" neither of my children smoke and I think that is partly down to me being a responsible parent as a smoker.
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I'm with you Sunny.
My house has been a no-smoking zone since my first child was born. I quit smoking when I was PG with my first, but I started again a few years later. Then I quit again when I was PG with my second child, and started again a few years after that. I have since quit (for good this time) about 3 years ago and haven't looked back.
However, even during the time that I was a smoker, I would sit on my doorstep to have a cig and then go and wash my hands before I dealt with the baby.
My husband still smokes, but he goes to the door to smoke because he chooses not to subject the kids to second hand smoke. Any visitors to my house must go to the door to smoke as well.
If my kids decide to become smokers when they are adults, then there's not much I can do about that, but up til then I can at least ensure that they aren't living in an atmosphere of second hand smoke.