Originally Posted by
raynaputi
No matter what you say about side effects of smoking, you can't force someone to quit smoking. It's their choice. Some people can quit but there are some who can't. You can only give them advice but forcing them to accept your views and these harmful side effects won't be effective. You have to let them do it at their own will not because it's what you want.
I don't smoke and never did get influenced by friends or relatives who do. I really can't stand the smell though. But I'm perfectly healthy (well as of now as I don't know what would happen to me in the future). In my family, my parents don't smoke, but my older sister occasionally does and one of my brothers tried using the e-cig for a few times but then reverted back to a real ciggie. I also have uncles who smoke, but the rest doesn't. We can't tell them to stop as it's their choice, and they know the harmful effects it can do. BUT we always tell them never to smoke when my nephews are around. If they can't help it, they know that they can go out of the house or walk far enough away from the kids.
We had a sari-sari store in Manila. Even though we don't smoke, still we sold cigarettes. It's a demand in the neighbourhood. We don't want to be a hypocrite as we needed the money from it (among the other stuffs to sell), and it's one of the easiest money even for a small amount (neighbours buy one at a time but then they keep on buying a lot at the end of the day). Sad to say that there are kids back home who buy ciggies for their parents or a neighbour that eventually learns how to light a ciggie at such a young age, but it's the responsibilities of the parents to educate their kids about it. Although we don't sell any beers or alcoholic drinks as my parents don't want our neighbours getting drunk in front of the house especially as me and my sister are usually the ones left to tend the store if my parents are out.
