Dear Queenie,
My son is what they call a chain-smoker and a careless one. He drops cigarette ash everywhere and there are burn holes in some of his clothes and his furniture. What’s worse is that he and his wife have small children and he smokes around them.
I’m worried that – God forbid! – he might start a fire or he will get cancer or lung disease from smoking and that the smoke might make his wife and their children sick too.
Queenie, is there anything I can do?—Worried mother
Dear Mother,
Have you talked to your son about your fears? If not, do so at once – for all the good it may do, because smoking is a very difficult addiction to break. However, there are many effective aids for those who want to break this habit. If he is willing to try, your son should consult his family doctor for suggestions.
And have a serious talk with your daughter-in-law too. As you say, her health and that of her children is also at risk and if your son is willing to make the effort to stop smoking her help and support could make the difference between
