This one is a good...
My son and I go Trick-or-Treating with the neighbors across the street. As we are halfway through our jaunt, the mother stops and lights up a cigarette. My son points a finger right at her and says, "Smoking! You are going to die! You need to stop that!" He's 7. At first I kind of cringed, thinking "Oh no, not exactly the best way to handle that socially son." Then, I stopped myself and thought, "Nope, he did the right thing." If I saw someone about ready to jump off a bridge, wouldn't I say something? He was just telling her the truth, and sometimes it hurts to hear the truth and often times its uncomfortable, especially if it is coming from an innocent child in a crowd of onlookers! 🙂
If I ever had a reason not to light up again, it would be to not be singled out and yelled at by my son that I'm going to die if I don't stop smoking and right now! Of course I have a lot of reasons not to smoke again, but its worth noting that humiliation by your own flesh and blood is a big deterrent! HA.
Kids, they say the darnedest things and at the same time, they speak from their hearts when they do. Precious.
