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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn

I'm glad you've been told off. It means you've cared enough to put yourself at risk. I wonder how many folks here who like this law have never cared enough to speak out when they witnessed someone doing it.

A couple of times i've been grabbed by the scruff of the neck and threatened within an inch of my life. Some parents get quite hostile when you critise their parenting skills.

I do disagree with your second statement. I've known some very good parents who took a long time to get on the boat(and a few who never caught the boat) on this not smoking near your children ethic. I respect the sacrifices they've made and the good things they've instilled in they're kids. One failing doesn't make for a bad parent.

You clearly have more patience than me. I ended a friendship some years ago over smoking in a car with kids present.

I agree that one failing does not make them a bad parent. I guess the fact that i grew up in a smoking home where my parents forced me to breathe in that stench makes me less tolerant of descions like this.

I guess as a parent I have a lot of empathy for parents. Children are a huge investment. In a sense they are project that occupies the greater part of your adult life and is what you leave the world when you go. For someone to come along and criticize my work having invested nothing to it themselves really irks me.

I can see where parents can get upset. I used to take care of my sisters 2 kids when they took a vacation. Parenting is not easy and creates many challenges. Still parents should never think that thier skills could not be improved.