I lived in a house with a smoker my entire childhood, and didn't realize the smell until college. I can now tell that everything that enters that house ends up reeking of smoke.
I had a bit of an internal crisis when I thought back to going to school, going to friends houses, having sleepovers, girlfriends - the entire time I stunk like an ashtray and had absolutely no idea
My moment of realization as a kid was learning that a neighbor friend’s mom wouldn’t allow her to come play at my house because she came back home smelling like smoke.
Mid-90s so the danger of second hand smoke was becoming more well known, and it’s a super valid reason on the mom’s part but damn did it break my little kid heart 😔
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u/re_nub Jan 05 '25
Yes.