"You are my strength, strength like no other. Reaches to me"

Was walking down the path along KKH towards the bustop yesterday when walking slowly in front of me was a family of 3.
Dad, little Boy and Mum.

Dad puffing a cigarette
little boy about the age of 4, bouncing along inbetween them
Mum puffing a cigarette
Give it a few months, the boy would be having one or two of these:
URTI, Asthma, Bronchitis, Bronchiolitis or Pneumonia and the sweet boy might need up to 8 puffs of Ventolin every hourly.
Who knows, the boy might just have been discharged from the hospital, previously coming in for those very reasons!

Hey, these are all facts, researched, found, stamped and proven. So i shall and will not sugar my words.
You are adults.
Fully capable of rationalizing and making decisions.
If you choose to ruin your lungs despite knowing the harm you're causing yourself, that's really fine by me.
But do not bring along the lungs of your young ones.

I see that you do love your little kids. You may be judged by many, one look and people talk. But there's no doubt the sincerity you have towards your children. The way you put your hand on your kid's head, gentle, assuring. The way you smile at your kid, like any proud parent would.
So, my plea is simple and clear.
If you do love your sons, your daughters then
Protect your kid's health.
Protect your kid's lungs.
The consequences of the choices you make, does not only affect you now.