Double Standards - Smoking while pregnant and complaining about another's parenting skills

[cate]

expat Wrote:

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> well if as I am sure Keef smoke naked in the

> garden, hose himself down before he puts on

> clothes the child is properly relatively safe 8-)

>

> I take it there will be no children outside on

> Lordship Lane where I have seen people smoke?

I think some pubs should be allowed to be smoking again (or else have a smoking room) as it would then stop people standing outside smoking. It must be very unpleasant for nearby residents and passers-by.

[expat]

ah but not if the Eunuchs smoke... 8-)

[dubluke]

Cate - the voice of disapproval

[Brendan]

That article is awfully judgemental of judgemental people.

[cate]

You do sound defensive even if you taking the p***. My attitude towards smoking has changed because I have seen lots of health problems caused (not only to children) by smoking. Lung cancer, emphysema, leg amputations due to circulation problems caused by smoking are a few. I used to live next to a couple who were heavy smokers and the smoke came up through the floorboards into my under-stairs cupboard in my kitchen. It was foul. I could hear them coughing all the time through the walls in the house. The smoke used to waft over the garden fence into my garden. No one thinks a smoking related illness will happen to them. The optimism of youth.

[????]

As I've said before, I have a sneaking and growing regard for those mums and dads who stand in the kids bits of the local parks puffing away, apparently oblivious to the obvious and venemous hatred pouring out of the eyes of the parenthood of SE22/21/24

[dubluke]

cate Wrote:

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> You do sound defensive even if you taking the

> p***. My attitude towards smoking has changed

> because I have seen lots of health problems caused

> (not only to children) by smoking. Lung cancer,

> emphysema, leg amputations due to circulation

> problems caused by smoking are a few. I used to

> live next to a couple who were heavy smokers and

> the smoke came up through the floorboards into my

> under-stairs cupboard in my kitchen. It was foul.

> I could hear them coughing all the time through

> the walls in the house. The smoke used to waft

> over the garden fence into my garden. No one

> thinks a smoking related illness will happen to

> them. The optimism of youth.

Jesus, cmon now cate, it's friday, cheer up a little

[????]

cate Wrote:

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> You do sound defensive even if you taking the

> p***. My attitude towards smoking has changed

> because I have seen lots of health problems caused

> (not only to children) by smoking. Lung cancer,

> emphysema, leg amputations due to circulation

> problems caused by smoking are a few. I used to

> live next to a couple who were heavy smokers and

> the smoke came up through the floorboards into my

> under-stairs cupboard in my kitchen. It was foul.

> I could hear them coughing all the time through

> the walls in the house. The smoke used to waft

> over the garden fence into my garden. No one

> thinks a smoking related illness will happen to

> them. The optimism of youth.

Don't worry, they're probably dead now. That'll learn them.

[*Bob*]

What's this? Cigarettes are bad for you?

Good God - someone should, I dunno, take some steps to inform the populace.

[dubluke]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> What's this? Cigarettes are bad for you?

>

> Good God - someone should, I dunno, take some

> steps to inform the populace.

have you tried calling the police?

[Narnia]

Frankly, I think it should be encouraged. People are living too long. The government would save money in the long run by lowering taxes on cigarettes. If people die younger the others will not have to retire later and pension funds would recover.

[Moos]

???? Wrote:

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> As I've said before, I have a sneaking and growing

> regard for those mums and dads who stand in the

> kids bits of the local parks puffing away,

> apparently oblivious to the obvious and venemous

> hatred pouring out of the eyes of the parenthood

> of SE22/21/24

You judgmental bastard. We disapprove, sniff, roll our eyes and dislike people based solely on appearance in SE15 too, you know.

[Brendan]

I just disapprove and dislike people regardless of the post code.

[citizenED]

"...smoking while pregnant and complaining about another's parenting skills..." see, it takes a woman to demonstrate such impressive multitasking.

[cate]

Narnia Wrote:

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> Frankly, I think it should be encouraged. People

> are living too long. The government would save

> money in the long run by lowering taxes on

> cigarettes. If people die younger the others will

> not have to retire later and pension funds would

> recover.

Good point. Why don't you put it on the new coalition website?

[*Bob*]

Cate.

How many people contributing to this thread? Most of them parents. Most of them non-smokers (including me, virtually).

Leaving aside your general smoking-related warnings (the nuts and bolts of which everyone I'm sure mostly agrees with and have been well aware of for twenty years.. thanks though..) - leaving that aside - with regards to your specific chastisement of Keef and his discreet smoking.. you're (literally) on your own.

That ought to tell you something.

[cate]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Cate.

>

> How many people contributing to this thread? Most

> of them parents. Most of them non-smokers

> (including me, virtually).

>

> Leaving aside your general smoking-related

> warnings (the nuts and bolts of which everyone I'm

> sure mostly agrees with and have been well aware

> of for twenty years.. thanks though..) - leaving

> that aside - with regards to your specific

> chastisement of Keef and his discreet smoking..

> you're (literally) on your own.

>

> That ought to tell you something.

Thanks for the lecture. I appreciate it.

[*Bob*]

No problem.

If you ever find yourself in a singular minority again, let me know and I'll do my level best to make the most of the occasion.

[cate]

Bib, Can you remind me of what minority I am in again, because your last post was rather convoluted.

[*Bob*]

No, I don't think so. I think it's clear enough.

Have another read through if you're still unsure.

[Brendan]

citizenED Wrote:

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> "...smoking while getting pregnant and complaining about

> another's parenting skills..." see, it takes a

> woman to demonstrate such impressive multitasking.

Fixed that for you.

[cate]

Smokers of ED, unite. I forgot to mention my boss, who died of throat and tongue cancer, in his fifties, 25 years after he quit smoking.

[Narnia]

How did he return then?

[red devil]

How about Glory Holes for smokers?...oops, wrong thread

[*Bob*]

There's no glory in smoking.

Indeed, if there's one thing I've learned today, it's that even I gave up a quarter of a century ago, all that awaits me is a long, lingering, painful and early death on a Navajo Indian reservation, possibly preceded by the amputation of limbs, with only a premature baby to mourn me.

Have a great weekend, everyone!