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[maryann]

Russellcrew,
Thought I'd throw in my comment. My sister had cf and my granny smoked. As a kid I remember no smoking signs up all over my house. Even my other grandparents, who lived near and we spent a lot of time with, had no smoking signs. This was back in the 80's when people still thought it was okay to light up in someone else's house. I can't remember anyone ever smoking inside. Maybe you should try that and if she must smoke, set up a "smoking area" outside, far away from the kids.

 

[maryann]

Russellcrew,
Thought I'd throw in my comment. My sister had cf and my granny smoked. As a kid I remember no smoking signs up all over my house. Even my other grandparents, who lived near and we spent a lot of time with, had no smoking signs. This was back in the 80's when people still thought it was okay to light up in someone else's house. I can't remember anyone ever smoking inside. Maybe you should try that and if she must smoke, set up a "smoking area" outside, far away from the kids.

 

[maryann]

Russellcrew,
Thought I'd throw in my comment. My sister had cf and my granny smoked. As a kid I remember no smoking signs up all over my house. Even my other grandparents, who lived near and we spent a lot of time with, had no smoking signs. This was back in the 80's when people still thought it was okay to light up in someone else's house. I can't remember anyone ever smoking inside. Maybe you should try that and if she must smoke, set up a "smoking area" outside, far away from the kids.

 

[maryann]

Russellcrew,
Thought I'd throw in my comment. My sister had cf and my granny smoked. As a kid I remember no smoking signs up all over my house. Even my other grandparents, who lived near and we spent a lot of time with, had no smoking signs. This was back in the 80's when people still thought it was okay to light up in someone else's house. I can't remember anyone ever smoking inside. Maybe you should try that and if she must smoke, set up a "smoking area" outside, far away from the kids.

 

[maryann]

Russellcrew,
Thought I'd throw in my comment. My sister had cf and my granny smoked. As a kid I remember no smoking signs up all over my house. Even my other grandparents, who lived near and we spent a lot of time with, had no smoking signs. This was back in the 80's when people still thought it was okay to light up in someone else's house. I can't remember anyone ever smoking inside. Maybe you should try that and if she must smoke, set up a "smoking area" outside, far away from the kids.

 

[lightNlife]

The smoking thing is an interesting topic to tackle. We had a similar issue last summer when my SIL stayed with us for a week. She had been told before hand that the house rules were NO SMOKING around me. She misunderstood and thought that just meant she couldn't light up in the house. She sneaked out and had a smoke one afternoon while I was napping and came back REEKING of nicotine. We had to tell her that for the rest of the visit her lighter, pack of cigarettes, and the clothes she was wearing that she'd stunk up with the smell, were going to remain outside in a box until the end of her visit. If she wanted that stuff sooner than the agreed upon stay (which was a week), then that would automatically have to be her last day with us, NO MATTER WHAT. She was 18 at the time and although we were keeping an eye on her while the in-laws were out of town, my husband would have immediately driven her back up to their house (an 2 hour round trip) if she decided to smoke again.

I hope you'll be able to set some very clear house rules. We even have a rule about no perfumes or colognes because it aggravates my asthma so much. You have to put health first, regardless of whose feelings may be hurt in the meantime.

I'm so sorry this is such a tough thing to do. In a perfect world, people would automatically know how to behave and would be exceedingly pleasant about cooperating.

 

[lightNlife]

The smoking thing is an interesting topic to tackle. We had a similar issue last summer when my SIL stayed with us for a week. She had been told before hand that the house rules were NO SMOKING around me. She misunderstood and thought that just meant she couldn't light up in the house. She sneaked out and had a smoke one afternoon while I was napping and came back REEKING of nicotine. We had to tell her that for the rest of the visit her lighter, pack of cigarettes, and the clothes she was wearing that she'd stunk up with the smell, were going to remain outside in a box until the end of her visit. If she wanted that stuff sooner than the agreed upon stay (which was a week), then that would automatically have to be her last day with us, NO MATTER WHAT. She was 18 at the time and although we were keeping an eye on her while the in-laws were out of town, my husband would have immediately driven her back up to their house (an 2 hour round trip) if she decided to smoke again.

I hope you'll be able to set some very clear house rules. We even have a rule about no perfumes or colognes because it aggravates my asthma so much. You have to put health first, regardless of whose feelings may be hurt in the meantime.

I'm so sorry this is such a tough thing to do. In a perfect world, people would automatically know how to behave and would be exceedingly pleasant about cooperating.

 

[lightNlife]

The smoking thing is an interesting topic to tackle. We had a similar issue last summer when my SIL stayed with us for a week. She had been told before hand that the house rules were NO SMOKING around me. She misunderstood and thought that just meant she couldn't light up in the house. She sneaked out and had a smoke one afternoon while I was napping and came back REEKING of nicotine. We had to tell her that for the rest of the visit her lighter, pack of cigarettes, and the clothes she was wearing that she'd stunk up with the smell, were going to remain outside in a box until the end of her visit. If she wanted that stuff sooner than the agreed upon stay (which was a week), then that would automatically have to be her last day with us, NO MATTER WHAT. She was 18 at the time and although we were keeping an eye on her while the in-laws were out of town, my husband would have immediately driven her back up to their house (an 2 hour round trip) if she decided to smoke again.

I hope you'll be able to set some very clear house rules. We even have a rule about no perfumes or colognes because it aggravates my asthma so much. You have to put health first, regardless of whose feelings may be hurt in the meantime.

I'm so sorry this is such a tough thing to do. In a perfect world, people would automatically know how to behave and would be exceedingly pleasant about cooperating.

 

[lightNlife]

The smoking thing is an interesting topic to tackle. We had a similar issue last summer when my SIL stayed with us for a week. She had been told before hand that the house rules were NO SMOKING around me. She misunderstood and thought that just meant she couldn't light up in the house. She sneaked out and had a smoke one afternoon while I was napping and came back REEKING of nicotine. We had to tell her that for the rest of the visit her lighter, pack of cigarettes, and the clothes she was wearing that she'd stunk up with the smell, were going to remain outside in a box until the end of her visit. If she wanted that stuff sooner than the agreed upon stay (which was a week), then that would automatically have to be her last day with us, NO MATTER WHAT. She was 18 at the time and although we were keeping an eye on her while the in-laws were out of town, my husband would have immediately driven her back up to their house (an 2 hour round trip) if she decided to smoke again.

I hope you'll be able to set some very clear house rules. We even have a rule about no perfumes or colognes because it aggravates my asthma so much. You have to put health first, regardless of whose feelings may be hurt in the meantime.

I'm so sorry this is such a tough thing to do. In a perfect world, people would automatically know how to behave and would be exceedingly pleasant about cooperating.

 

[lightNlife]

The smoking thing is an interesting topic to tackle. We had a similar issue last summer when my SIL stayed with us for a week. She had been told before hand that the house rules were NO SMOKING around me. She misunderstood and thought that just meant she couldn't light up in the house. She sneaked out and had a smoke one afternoon while I was napping and came back REEKING of nicotine. We had to tell her that for the rest of the visit her lighter, pack of cigarettes, and the clothes she was wearing that she'd stunk up with the smell, were going to remain outside in a box until the end of her visit. If she wanted that stuff sooner than the agreed upon stay (which was a week), then that would automatically have to be her last day with us, NO MATTER WHAT. She was 18 at the time and although we were keeping an eye on her while the in-laws were out of town, my husband would have immediately driven her back up to their house (an 2 hour round trip) if she decided to smoke again.

I hope you'll be able to set some very clear house rules. We even have a rule about no perfumes or colognes because it aggravates my asthma so much. You have to put health first, regardless of whose feelings may be hurt in the meantime.

I'm so sorry this is such a tough thing to do. In a perfect world, people would automatically know how to behave and would be exceedingly pleasant about cooperating.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Just a quick story in hopes to catch your attention on the smoking visitors...
There was a girl here in town with CF. Her parents smoked in the house. She died when she was 9. And granted, CF killed her, but I guaran-damn-tee her parents' smoking inside pushed it along big time. I wish I had known when she was alive, I would've called DCF on them.

Don't let anyone smoke in your house, even if it's "inconvenient" for them.

I went to Barcelona after I graduated high school and stayed with a friend of my dad's, Juan, and his girlfriend and 3 adult kids (and their spouses were in and out often). Almost every one of them smoked. And without even saying a word, the entire time I stayed with them, they went out onto their tiny balcony to smoke. Keep in mind this is THEIR house. If people I've seen twice in my whole life (as they live in Spain) can be that considerate on THEIR property, you can most certainly enforce a no-smoking rule on your own damn property.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Just a quick story in hopes to catch your attention on the smoking visitors...
There was a girl here in town with CF. Her parents smoked in the house. She died when she was 9. And granted, CF killed her, but I guaran-damn-tee her parents' smoking inside pushed it along big time. I wish I had known when she was alive, I would've called DCF on them.

Don't let anyone smoke in your house, even if it's "inconvenient" for them.

I went to Barcelona after I graduated high school and stayed with a friend of my dad's, Juan, and his girlfriend and 3 adult kids (and their spouses were in and out often). Almost every one of them smoked. And without even saying a word, the entire time I stayed with them, they went out onto their tiny balcony to smoke. Keep in mind this is THEIR house. If people I've seen twice in my whole life (as they live in Spain) can be that considerate on THEIR property, you can most certainly enforce a no-smoking rule on your own damn property.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Just a quick story in hopes to catch your attention on the smoking visitors...
There was a girl here in town with CF. Her parents smoked in the house. She died when she was 9. And granted, CF killed her, but I guaran-damn-tee her parents' smoking inside pushed it along big time. I wish I had known when she was alive, I would've called DCF on them.

Don't let anyone smoke in your house, even if it's "inconvenient" for them.

I went to Barcelona after I graduated high school and stayed with a friend of my dad's, Juan, and his girlfriend and 3 adult kids (and their spouses were in and out often). Almost every one of them smoked. And without even saying a word, the entire time I stayed with them, they went out onto their tiny balcony to smoke. Keep in mind this is THEIR house. If people I've seen twice in my whole life (as they live in Spain) can be that considerate on THEIR property, you can most certainly enforce a no-smoking rule on your own damn property.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Just a quick story in hopes to catch your attention on the smoking visitors...
There was a girl here in town with CF. Her parents smoked in the house. She died when she was 9. And granted, CF killed her, but I guaran-damn-tee her parents' smoking inside pushed it along big time. I wish I had known when she was alive, I would've called DCF on them.

Don't let anyone smoke in your house, even if it's "inconvenient" for them.

I went to Barcelona after I graduated high school and stayed with a friend of my dad's, Juan, and his girlfriend and 3 adult kids (and their spouses were in and out often). Almost every one of them smoked. And without even saying a word, the entire time I stayed with them, they went out onto their tiny balcony to smoke. Keep in mind this is THEIR house. If people I've seen twice in my whole life (as they live in Spain) can be that considerate on THEIR property, you can most certainly enforce a no-smoking rule on your own damn property.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Just a quick story in hopes to catch your attention on the smoking visitors...
There was a girl here in town with CF. Her parents smoked in the house. She died when she was 9. And granted, CF killed her, but I guaran-damn-tee her parents' smoking inside pushed it along big time. I wish I had known when she was alive, I would've called DCF on them.

Don't let anyone smoke in your house, even if it's "inconvenient" for them.

I went to Barcelona after I graduated high school and stayed with a friend of my dad's, Juan, and his girlfriend and 3 adult kids (and their spouses were in and out often). Almost every one of them smoked. And without even saying a word, the entire time I stayed with them, they went out onto their tiny balcony to smoke. Keep in mind this is THEIR house. If people I've seen twice in my whole life (as they live in Spain) can be that considerate on THEIR property, you can most certainly enforce a no-smoking rule on your own damn property.