.. never smoke, and those whose parents have never smoked, smoke?

not true, hon

Natisse said:

hmm.. I was just wondering cos a numbert of friends I have whose parents have smoked, will not smoke and hate the habit, yet others whose parents have never smoked, do infact smoke.

Ok so I am repeating myself lol.. but for me in my experience it seems more than a coincidence.

REDFEATHERS said:

count me as the exception then both my parents smoked... and I smoke

i heard something similar, that addictions skip a generation. probably way too much of a generalization to be true.

both of my parents were smokers, and i don't smoke.

My mom smokes, my dad smokes,my brother smoked and I smoke. I'm currently trying to grow up and get rid of my bad habits. Once again.

Rehab from everything this week. Then I go to AZ.

that's not true...

It's true for my brother and myself.

No, I come from a long line of non-smokers and neither me nor my brother smoke.

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My mother smoked when I was a kid, and my father still does. My broker smokes and I never have.

Uh. No.

I'd say not true.

Both my parents smoked, both my brother and I smoked. Both my parents have quit and both my brother and I have quit.

sure its not true but but my parents smoked and I've never smoked.

Shorty said:

Copycats! Your brother and you!

My grandfather didn't smoke, but my dad did for a while, and both of my brothers smoke but I don't.

My Dad smoked for years...but I didn't pick up the habit from him....I didn't start smoking hard until I got into some trouble during my first enlistment in the service.....suffice to say that the national crop of Amsterdam was present in my pee-pee....and the Army thought that was a no-no....so they said no more...

...hence, a smoker was born....but even now, it'll take me about a week to 10 days to smoke a pack, if not longer....probably gonna quit during this latest deployment.....trying to get the wife to quit too...and so far, the kiddies hate the fact that we smoke....little shits bring home those flyers showing what lungs look like after X number of years, blah, blah, blah.....too smart for their own good....but I should be glad that they're showing some activism...

If you have spent your youth in smoke and have had to witness your parents cough their lungs out, then die of cancer, it MIGHT waken a person up to the obvious.

A sensical person, that is. Maybe that's why some do not smoke, even if their parents did.

my parents DID smoke ... i tried to ... a couple times ... but really NEVER needed it the next day ... and generally ... do NOT like smoking ... so i do NOT ...

i do know some people whose parents did NOT smoke ... and they did .... (quit when they got older and child bearing etc)

My parents both smoked (my mom has since quit), and my sister and I both hated it. I would never dream of smoking. But, my sister now does. So.

Maybe it's a common thing because most children will be told more often of the dangers of smoking by responsible parents who smoke themselves. My mum smoked and we never liked it. She never did it inside the house and we always made fun of her by adding up how much she spent on fags per year. We used to put those smoke pellets in her cigarettes for a laugh too

I tried a few when I was a teenager when it was supposed to be "cool" and they did nothing for me so I figured why bother starting if it takes a good few months to get addicted anyway? Waste of money.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Same here. I never smoked and never will. I don't even date women who smoke. It's a smelly, disgusting habit. My dad quit eventually, but not my mother.

Both of my parents were smokers. (My father no longer does.) I've never smoked myself, and -- to the best of my knowledge -- none of my siblings has either.

I don't know if there's a connection. The main reason why I've never smoked is that it simply doesn't appeal to me. However, seeing my parents (and other family members) struggle with nicotine addiction makes me think that it wouldn't be a good idea to start now.

As if it's something geneticly

HamsterHuey said:

My grandfather was a smoker from his teenage years until his 70th birthday. Unfortunately, he quit too late and died of lung cancer at age 81. Shortly before his death, he said that he wished he'd never started.

At the time, three of his six children smoked. Eight years later, those three are still smokers.

My sense is that at least two of them wish they were non-smokers. However, nicotine is pretty addictive stuff. Why else would they continue to do it even after it killed their father? They're all reasonably intelligent people.

everybody in my family smokes except me and my brother.

My dad used to smoke. My mom says she never did.

I fancy a cigar on special occasions.

Anx said:

I've heard that maybe addictive temperaments can skip a generation.

CinisterCee said:

~cues Daddy Pop sample~

"Ooh, Daddy"

My Mother smoked, My younger brother and I smoke, My older brother smoked but quit 10 years ago. None of my four sisters do. Although my two older sisters used to.

My Mother quit 15 years ago.....Not had one since Though she says, she still gets the occasional craving.....but hates the smell of Cigarettes.

I am planning on Quitting - I even have booked an appointment with my local "Stop Smoking" clinic.

I started smoking at 16 - Me and my mates thought it was cool

Im 37 now.....It isnt cool anymore.....
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