How do people like her even get to keep their kids?

Entitled bimbo smokes over 5 packs of cigarettes a day despite having COPD and both her 4-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son having asthma as seen on her Instagram stories.

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My son goes to the same school as her son, and has been over at their house a couple of times, always coming home smelling like a chronic smoker. I thought he was exaggerating when talking about his friends mom, until I once went to pick him up myself.

She came to answer the door wearing just a tiny bikini and had a cigarette in her hand. In the house there were ashtrays on practically every surface, and a big open trash can in the living room that I guess she uses to empty the ashtrays. And the cigarette smell in the house was so overwhelming it's almost impossible to describe.

My son says she basically always lights up a new cigarette right after she puts out the last one, and that he has never seen her spend longer than a minute or two without a cigarette.

It's crazy how someone can be so rich and have all kinds of things me and my family could only dream of but at the same time she's forcing her kids to live in such a disgusting environment. Do you think CPS could do something if they were told about the situation?

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gregloa · 61-69, M

Do you think these kids want to be taken away from their parents and put into foster homes??? I seriously doubt it. You say they’re rich. All your complaints are she smokes and dresses to stay cool. Can you imagine the pain these kids would go through if they were taken away??? Why don’t you butt out for Pete’s sake!!! You didn’t say they are on drugs or violent.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@gregloa she mentioned the children having asthma. That can be quite serious when their throats close up. I had a neighbor who smoked and her 4 year old daughter had asthma attacks and was hospitalized and had to be put in a tent with oxygen so she could breathe. Her mother woke up at night and heard her gasping for air, she was starting to turn blue. They got her to the hospital in time. Her pediatrician told the mother to stop smoking inside the house or even around her outdoors and not to allow anyone else to smoke inside the home whether the little girl was there or not. So she did just that. At night she would go outdoors to smoke every time. And she got so tired of dealing with the cold in the winter that she decided to quit. My now ex-husband would go over there to visit her husband and try to light up a cigarette knowing this and she put her foot down and told him nobody gets to smoke in their house. He got mad about it insisting it was “his right”to smoke in the house.

Our daughter developed asthma due to his chain smoking especially inside during the winter. He wouldn’t quit for her. She never had such a serious attack as that little girl but hearing her cough and she would get ear infections etc. We divorced when she was 5 due to his drinking etc. He would get visitation every other week and dump her off on his mother so he could go do what he wanted. But after his father died of lung cancer when she was 12 years old he stopped leaving her with his mother. He didn’t want his mother asking for rides or help. He would bring our daughter with him to his house and he and his roommate were both chain smokers. In the winter she was coming home with either ear, nose or throat infections. Got allergic to two antibiotics due to being on so them so often. It was impacting her health a lot.

If the parents care enough they will learn to change their habit of smoking around the children and setting off their asthma. It’s their choice, they can smoke but do it outdoors etc. And if they are wealthy then they can well afford air cleaners in their home and other things that could help with their health.