Saturday, September 18, 2010

Smoking Appeal

I'm a mom so I worry about my children starting to smoke young. At a festival a couple weeks ago, we saw a teenager pretending to smoke. She looked ridiculous!  I know kids think they look cool but they really don't.  I thought I looked cool too so I understand.  Then today, there was an advertisement outside of a store for cigars and they were completely wrapped in bright colors - they looked like popsicles.  At least, that is what my five-year-old daughter thought they were when she asked if we could go back and get some popsicles. 

An adult can make the choice whether they smoke or not.  They're adults.  Whatever the product - Acid cigars or any of the others, adult's choice.  I just don't like seeing kids get interested and thinking they look "cool" or putting them in pretty packages that kids like.

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