People who smoke in front of kids sicken me.

That's better.

I've heard stories of smokers outliving their loved ones who died because of their secondhand smoke. Sad is the only way I can describe it. Sad.

I consider smoking around children a form of child abuse, and many countries do legally consider it to be abuse, so that's why it sickens me. You were definitely lucky, but a lot of children aren't lucky, and they lose their lives because of it. Approximately [b]53,800[/b] people die each year from secondhand smoke exposure. 53,800 lives lost because of someone else's bad decision. Smoking, on one hand, destroys you, but smoking in front of someone else means you're dragging another life down with you. That isn't fair. That isn't fair [i]at all[/i].

It's not like smoke just disappears when you're outside. It's dangerous to smoke in front of children in any setting. Even having smoke residue on clothing, carpets, etc. (third-hand smoke) can be a health risk to babies and children.

When it comes to health reasons I don't see an issue smoking outside... But ask yourself this.... What kind of example am I setting for my children?

You're a dumbass. To put it more eloquently, pretty much all reputable health professionals would disagree with that statement. If you smoke in front of a child, you are abusing them plain and simple.