Re: I need to blow some smoke off!-DEB A.

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http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/ via n; there are plenty of sites on this; it

applies to ALL kids, but ever more so to our children with cystic fibrosis.

Cheers! and love, n Rojas

I need to blow some steam off!!!!!!

I am so pissed!!!!! We just spent Christmas with my Father in law and every

year I have to worry about someone smoking around my girls. Well, the last few

years I thought I had made myself clear to my father in law and step mother in

law that our girls cannot have smoke around them. But my stubborn Father in

law I think feels like this is my house and I will do what I want! So we get

there and as soon as we walk in the door my middle child that does not have CF

says to me MOM they are smoking in there!! I looked at my husband and said did

you hear Lynzie they are smoking!! He says to me I know and shrugs his

shoulder and I know everyone heard what we were talking about so they quickly

smoked

the rest of their cigarettes. I told the girls to stay in the kitchen the

farthest away from the room they were in. So OK everyone starts to eat (So

know

one was smoking at that time which was so very nice of them NOT!!!) and thank

god it was nice out because as soon as we get done eating I talked the girls

into going outside and ride the 4 wheelers which I didn't have to ask them

twice.

Well, after about an hour of being outside my youngest who is 6 decides she

wants to come inside and have some dessert. I tell her again and everyone

heard

me please stay in the kitchen so you can stay away from the smoke. Well, I am

sure you know how well that went before long she was begging me to go into

another room were everyone else was. I finally agreed because know one is

smoking in that room. Well, while we were in there my father in law wonders in

that

room WITH A CIGARETTE!! I THINK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF MY EAR!!!! I sat there

for about 5 minutes and I said Natalynn lets go outside and I quickly grabbed

her and went to the breeze way and my husband comes in from outside and I

look at him and I said lets go home. He knew I was pissed and he said OK. I

got

the girls coats on and told them to wait out in the car while I get

everything.

I got out of there so fast I hope they realize I was pissed!! When we got

home I was in tears!! My husband drove our four wheeler home so I was in the

car

with my two girls that have CF and I was trying to explain to them why we had

to leave so early and while I was doing that I burst in to tears!! I am so mad

at myself for getting so upset in front of them but I couldn't keep it in any

longer. I feel so bad because they got upset and were worried about me.

I just can't understand how a Grandfather can think so little of his

grandkids!! I am so upset that I am in tears just writing this!!! I talk some

more to

my husband and he totally agrees that his Dad will do what he wants to do

because it is his house. I said I am going to have to talk to him and see if I

can

get through to him because obviously my husband can't. So I told him if this

don't work well we will be spend the next Christmas at home! I hate to do this

to our kids but it is not worth risking them getting sick and damaging them

lungs! I just can't think of people that only think of themselves!!!!!!! It is

so unfair for my girls!!!! I guess if they want to see our girls they will

have to come under our turf!! And live by my rules!!! And the funny thing is

he

will say to my girls how come you don't come to visit me that much anymore

DUH!!!! HOW CAN I GET THOUGH TO SOMEONE THIS STUBBORN!!!!!!! DO I HAVE TO

DRILL IT

IN YOUR HEAD DUH!!!!!! I even asked my husband does he even realize what CF

is and he said I don't know but he has seen my oldest have PICC lines in and

he

know she has had to have surgery but he just doesn't CARE!!! I can't see it

any other way why would someone be so heartless????? I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND

IT!!!!! I am feel so much better just to get this out!! I'm sorry for making

this so long but I really need to vent. I hope every one else's Christmas was

better then mine. Our Christmas at home was the best ever it just went sour

when

we had to go to my in (like someone else on here calls it) MY OUTLAWS!!!!!!!!

Thanks again for listening!! Deb A

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/26/2003 1:07:47 AM Central Standard Time,

Rojas5915@... writes:

http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/

Thanks n but he would probably look at that and throw it in the garbage

he doesn't care about anything but his cigarettes!! Deb A