There are only a few things in life that I am passionate about. Most of the time, I am an easy, go with the flow person. I believe 
everyone has rights and they can choose how they live. I have always told my kids that what other people do is often no wrong, or right, but different. My culture and way of life is important to me, but I do not judge people who want to live a different lifestyle then I do. My Dad was the most important person in the world to me as a child. I looked up to him and trusted that he was the smartest man in the world. He made life fun and gave my sister and I a love for trying new things and adventure. It was normal to see him with a cigarette in his mouth. I was never embarrassed or worried about the fact he smoked and never gave it a second thought.
General Warnings
As I entered my teen years, there were more and more warnings that smoking might cause cancer. People talked about it, but most of time no one was really concerned. It was socially acceptable and most grown men did smoke. We heard statistics about lung cancer, but that was something that happened to other people, not someone I knew and loved.
It Is Hard To Break a Habit
My Dad did make several attempts to stop smoking. My sister and I usually hated when he tried, because he would get in a really bad mood. Usually he was only able to stop for a few weeks. He had been smoking since he was fourteen and old habits are hard to break, if not impossible.
Your Dad is Full of Cancer
When my Dad was in his fifties, he was full of life and enjoyed skiing, hiking and backpacking. I was always proud of all he did and we joked that he would be around at least forty more years. My kids loved their Papa and he adored them. He started complaining that he felt dizzy all the time. We told him, it was nothing, but he was concerned enough to see the Doc. After a quick check up, we heard he had a spot on his lung. Surgery quickly followed and then there was the moment I will never forget. The surgeon came out of the operating room and told us Daddy was full of cancer due to smoking and had three months to live. I still relieve that day in my mind and I want my kids and grandchildren to know why I am passionate about the dangers of smoking. It is a story I hope gets passed down to each new generation. Because I do believe that smoking kills. It killed my Dad.
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i dont smoke becaus i also have seen first hand what it can do. my nan has lung diesase caused through smoking and i am so worried about that hapening to others that i love so it upsets me that my oh smoke but i shall let my son know when he is old enough what dangers it can cause x
aww imsorry to hear about your dad
.. i did smoke but i dont want my lil girl to and the only way doing so it her not to see me doing it i spose, its really made a point and made me realise its a little selfish in a way to smoke as u dont really gain nothing from it xx
I used to smoke but recently have suffered with anxiety, scared of death etc and I can’t even passive smoke without contemplating to dangers of what just happened. I will make sure my little girl knows how it affects you, ill be showing her graffic pictures and telling her scare stories. x
Sorrymto hear about your dad
I don’t smoke and my OH has quit 4 years ago whichnim very proud of him as he was a 20 a day smoker! I will try teach my kids it’s bad but they will always do what they want when there older x
i smoke but really want to quit, not for my self but for my kids
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I try to teach my kids that smoking is stupid and dangerous.xx
Sorry about your dad, I don’t smoke and never will tbh, x
This brought back a lot of memory for me I was 9 when my dad passed away due to cancer from smoking him also being in his late 50 had smoked for ages and it was normal for us to see him with a cig they gave him a year to live but exactly 8 weeks from diagnosis he passed away its horrible that my last memory are of him riddled with cancer and really fragile a shadow of the strong man that brought me up for 9 years I struggle to recall the man he was before the horrible disease took over which is heartbreaking xx