Ahh, bitchy moms. I can't get enough of them! As a member of a forum that shall remain nameless, I have a daily source of entertainment in that of local moms who have nothing better to do with their days than complain about one thing or another. It's hilarious. So, as I was browsing today's local gossip, I came upon a thread entitled "Smoking in drive through." I clicked on it faster than I could even think, mainly because I love a good cat fight. I mean, who doesn't, if we're being honest??
So to briefly summarize, Mom is upset that some "extremely rude" smoker decided to light up while in the drive-thru. REALLY? If someone smoking in front of me is the worst part of my day, color me THRILLED. Do I find the smell offensive? Sure. However, there are lots of offensive smells out there: overly perfumed women, anyone with a bad case of BO, raw sewage, dead skunks (or any other road kill for that matter)...you get my drift.
Why are we beating up on the smokers anyway? They've had their right to smoke in public pretty much revoked at this point. As of October 2009, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, 71% of the U.S. population lives under a ban on smoking in "workplaces, and/or restaurants, and/or bars, by either a state, commonwealth, or local law." That's a pretty sick number, right? And only 12 of the 50 states have no statewide ban on smoking. Not only that, but the taxes these people pay to buy their cancer sticks actually help fund some pretty integral government programs, like children's health care and education.
I don't know. I guess I'm less worried about what a stray puff of smoke from cigarette (or even 10) is going to do to my kid than I am about the carbon emissions created from the factory farming industry and the coal-burning power plants here in the United States. I just feel like we have bigger fish to fry than the smokers. To this woman, and those who agreed with her petty complaint, I say...ROLL UP YOUR DAMN WINDOW and shut your trap. I'm sure that smoker will be on the forums later this evening complaining about your kid who was screaming at the check-out because you wouldn't give him that processed chocolate bar.
Eh, it's just some woman's way to sound like she has a finger on the pulse of politics and issues that are "important." While, yeah, smoking isn't the brightest idea - it's not the end all of the world. She's just probably ran out of things to bitch about since American Idol doesn't start up for a few more weeks.
ReplyDeleteFirst off...I'm a secret smoker. Okay, now not so secret. I don't smoke around my kids, in the car with my kids, but can't wait to light up for the relief. Which for me I find funny because I hide it. I think ppl have waaaaay to much time on there hands to judge other ppl. Give each other a break!
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