This is why I don't want people smoking around my kid!

Most people respect my wishes, but there are still a few family members that roll their eyes and go ahead and light up those cigarettes in front of me, my husband, and our toddler. (family!) They think holding the cigarette away or in a different direction means we won't inhale any of the smoke. They also think I won't hold true to my word when I tell them I won't come over any more if they smoke inside the house. I WILL hold true to my word! I inherited a strong sense of stubbornness from my father! Maybe reading this will make it "less smokey" to them and more clear.

Secondhand tobacco smoke contains
over 4,000 chemical compounds. More than 60 of these are known or suspected to
cause cancer.
Secondhand smoke can be harmful in many ways. In the United
States alone, each year it is responsible for:
*An estimated 35,000 to 40,000
deaths from heart disease in people who are not current smokers
*About 3,000
lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults
*Other respiratory problems in
non-smokers, including coughing, phlegm, chest discomfort, and reduced lung
function
*150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (such as
pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which
result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations
*Increases in the number and
severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million asthmatic children

The 1986 US Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of
involuntary smoking reached 3 important conclusions about secondhand smoke:
*Involuntary smoking causes disease, including lung cancer, in healthy
nonsmokers.
*When compared with the children of nonsmoking parents, children
of parents who smoke have more frequent respiratory infections, more respiratory
symptoms, and slower development of lung function as the lung matures.
*Separating smokers and nonsmokers within the same air space may reduce, but
does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke.