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My mother started smoking at fourteen and still smokes now at seventy three, my dad gave up rolling his own cigarettes at fifty and he's seventy five. So is it genetics? If my dad had continued to smoke would he still be here? Who knows? I never smoked because it never appealed to me, but my husband smokes cigars and even though I hate this habit, it smells better.
helenS · 36-40, F
It's not genetics, it's statistics. Life expectancy of smokers is decreased by about 15 years on average. A non-smoker may die of lung cancer at the age of 35, and a smoker may live to 100 years old.
As a smoker you are more likely to die earlier, that's all.
Fairydust · F
I’ve never smoked, my dad smoked and died at 38 from gullet cancer. Probably due to smoking. For that reason I never took it up even though all my friends did.
SW-User
@Fairydust Sorry about your Dad. That must have been rough.
Fairydust · F
@SW-User
Yeah I was so young and didn’t really understand at that time, plus no one actually sat me down and told me lol, could have helped. 😌
SW-User
I don't mind the smell of pipe smoke. There was one great uncle in the family who used to smoke a pipe and I kind of liked it; the rest however, uncles etc. all smoked cigarettes until their doctors warned them of the consequences. It's kind of funny how all my uncles and great uncles quit at once.

My dad never smoked but died with COPD, as a result of breathing in a ton 2nd hand smoke at work for 35 years. I know all about it, because I visited his office on occasion, and it had about the worst air quality I've ever experienced inside a building.

My mom smoked up the house for a while behind Dad's back when one of her ditsy friends told her she could lose weight that way. 😑

I'm allergic to everything, so have never tried it.
Eclecticallysound · 41-45, F
@SW-User Passive smoking is just as dangerous but people don't often think about that. I read that warnings about smoking goes back to the fifties yet it was always the social thing to do. My mum is like a chimney yet she boasts her lungs are clear, she doesn't get it can affect other parts of your body.
SW-User
@Eclecticallysound My dad began working in those smoky offices sometime in the 1950's. As I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, there wasn't all that much awareness among the adults I knew of the harmful effects of smoking. I remember well those awful hot summer nights on the lake when I was a kid in a tent full of smoking adults playing cards. I had to step outside for air frequently. 🤢
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Both of my parents were smokers. Mom does she 42, dad 52! My mother in law died age 200 and also smoked. Go figure it.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard typo, 100.
@samueltyler2 Ah, thought you were kidding. 😄
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard you do know me better than that.
Cigarguy101 · 41-45, M
I smoke a cigar or two every day. It's something I really look forward to. It's my me time and my relaxation time
sree251 · 41-45, M
@Cigarguy101 Seems like you're all out to unwind. Does you wife make your drink? What kind of work do you do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcZin09rrks
Cigarguy101 · 41-45, M
@sree251 I'm a divorced single father lol

I am a warehouse manager
Eclecticallysound · 41-45, F
@Cigarguy101 Sounds good - I'll have a pint of that!
My dad smoked cigarettes until he was in his 50s then changed to a pipe. He stopped when he was in his 60s. He had a heart attack at 82 and died. Mum never smoked and died of cancer at 86. I smoked from the age of 13 for 10 years but stopped.. I dont like the smell now and could never go out with a woman that smoked.
firefall · 61-69, M
I think it is genetic, at least wrt cancer.My father was the 12th of 13 children (no TV then, haha) - all 13 of them were smokers all their lives, and none of them died of cancer - although 5 of them including Dad, died of COPD, but all made it to at least 80
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@firefall it is the interaction between nature and nurture, genetics and the environment.
I don't smoke.
RuyLopez · 56-60, M
I use to smoke heavily but quit many years ago.
Eclecticallysound · 41-45, F
@RuyLopez Good for you, not easy though. The cravings can still resurface sometimes, or so my dad told me.
RuyLopez · 56-60, M
@Eclecticallysound I still crave a good smoke when I drink or sometimes in the morning with the first cup of coffee. I tried to quit several times but it finally stuck. I used patches to help. At one point I had like 3 patches on at the same time because I was just slapping them on left and right.... 🫨
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
Heredity and other health factors are part of it
Convivial · 26-30, F
Often the luck of the draw i think
sree251 · 41-45, M
He smokes cigars. Fat cats smoke cigars. How fat is your cat?
Eclecticallysound · 41-45, F
@sree251 What??
My father stopped smoking when I was 12, Mom said he suspected I had started (I had, but not seriously). Mom never smoked. I’ve possibly smoked about ten cigs in my life, and none after age 23.

 
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