I just wanted to share something I saw yesterday (it really freaked me out)...
I was walking down the block on my way to work (I live in NYC), and there was a family preparing to take a picture in front of the NY Library. It was a young boy (about 12yrs old) and his grandparents (or older guardians of some sort). The grandmother and the boy were posing, while the grandfather was trying to work the camera. He was having trouble with the camera because he had a cigarette in one hand and was fumbling around. The grandmother was also smoking.
So, the grandfather handed the cigarette to the young boy to hold. I was shocked! I literally stood still for a second watching the transaction.
And then I realized that they had done it on purpose for the picture! The grandparents thought it would be a good idea for the the grandmother and the grandson to both be smoking in the picture... isn't that funny! (Not.) All three were laughing. Then the grandmother started shouting "Lip it! Lip it!" and the 12yr old boy put the cigarette in his mouth and they smiled for the camera.
I literally almost vomited. My body went completely cold. I was actually surprised at how physically I felt the shock (I felt like I was in a bad movie or something). Anyways... it just goes to show that how we act now greatly influences those around us... I feel for that young boy - hopefully he'll have better and smarter examples on how to live a healthy life from other sources.
And as for me - I will never set that sort of example for my children OR my grandchildren, because I will never take another puff!
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