Today, once again I tried to convince my dad to stop smoking. And once again, while I was speaking, he lit up a cigarette and smoked until my asthma flared up and I was wheezing so hard that I had to leave the room. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my doctor told me my asthma was being triggered by my dad's smoking. He wrote a note to my dad, asking him to refrain from smoking while around me. My dad took one look at the note, then threw it in the trash, saying the doctor "doesn't know what he's talking about." FML
Today, my dad hit his mid-life crisis. When I came home and said hi, he told me to shut up, then went to the living room. He then lit up a cigarette and started muttering about having to put up with me, then went into a coughing fit, because he's never smoked before in his life. FML
Today, while driving me to the hospital because I was having an asthma attack, my mother lit a cigarette. FML
Today, my dad found out I recently tried weed. He called me a useless waste of air and grounded me for the rest of the year. Then he went outside and smoked his third cigarette of the morning. FML
Today, my parents have smoked for most of their lives and are both healthy as horses. Meanwhile, I smoked for two years, then went through hell quitting, and just had my first asthma attack and was lectured about "long term effects of tobacco, even after cessation." THIS IS BULLSHIT! FML
Today, I told my dad to go to the doctor, as he’s been hacking his lungs up every minute for a month, and I've not had a decent night’s sleep since then. He insists he’s not sick, and my mom yelled at me because she sleeps in the same room and is able to sleep through it. FML
Today, my dad thought it would be funny to make me hold an unlit cigarette before FaceTiming my mom so he could prank her by saying, "He's got a new habit." My mom did not find it funny, especially when I mentioned to her that I did not willingly participate. Now I'm stuck in this car, listening to them argue. FML
Today, I was having a cigarette in a smoking area when a mother with a pram strode towards me and exaggerated a cough to make some sort of point. Reluctantly, I put it out and walked off. I then turned around to see her lighting up a cigarette, and blowing smoke all over her baby. FML
Today, my mom found my dad's hidden stash of cigarettes. He told her they were mine and now I have to spend two hours at therapy for my "smoking problem" every weekend. I've never smoked. FML
Today, I overheard my mom telling my aunt what an “attention-seeking drama queen” I’ve been lately. All I asked was that she not smoke around me. I’ve had asthma all my life and am currently recovering from Covid. She thinks it’s all a conspiracy, meanwhile I haven’t taken a deep breath in weeks. FML
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nix1993 41
#1 In principle I agree with you. However I would have very little respect for someone who puts their own desire to smoke above their child's health. That respect plummets zero when he deliberately lights up in front of her in an attempt to possibly trigger an asthma attack only to prove a point. That kind of person doesn't deserve anybody's respect.
KingZach 10
one small puff for man, one giant hit for mankind.
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Comments (115)
Attacksloth 33
My father smokes about a pack a day. I know that your loving instinct can lead to you asking him to quit repeatedly, but you have to also respect his boundaries and be tactical about it if you do ask. If he's done this to you in the past, then you should keep expecting it, unless you try something new in a different situation i.e. not in a closed room, in a coffee shop or restaurant or something. He has to want to quit, so until he wants to quit you should be supportive, let him know that you're there in the event that he does want to quit, tell him the benefits of quitting, and leave it to him.
iwadasn 33
How do you know she's an adult? She could very well be a child or teenager living with her parents, in which case her right to breathe in her own home trumps her father's right to smoke in his own home.
mrd1997 19
My mother has been smoking since I was a young child. It's been 17 years that I've known her and have seen her smoke. She quit for a year, but then my stepdad who also smokes got her back into it. I've tried many times to get her to quit. It came to the point once when I was little that I got so angry at her for smoking, that I took all her cigarettes and cut them up. (Not smart obviously, they're very expensive) but at the time I didn't give a shit if they were expensive, it was my mothers health that I cared about. And recently finding out that I have asthma because of her smoking all these years, it makes me even more upset that she smokes. She's trying to stop though, just like your dad should. She also smokes outside, and you should try and talk to your dad about that. My point about this, is that I know how it feels to have parents that smoke. It's hell, especially with asthma. But whether you talk to them or not, it's still very hard for them to quit, especially if they've been smoking for a long time. You and your father need to sit down and talk, quickly that is so he doesn't light another one, and sort out where he should smoke because of your health. Good luck OP.
bacon_lover03 12
I can tell your dad really cares :P
liv421 2
When my mom started smoking again, I would spray her all over with febreze whenever I saw her and tell her to go shower and brush her teeth. I'd also print pictures of people with mouth and lung cancer and leave them around the house. It didn't work too well - she still smokes - but now she knows not to do it in the house since I told her I won't tolerate my house smelling like an ashtray ;)
felicitysmoak_ 2
honestly, i'd steal every last one of the cigarettes and lock him inside the house and force him to quit.
chosha_fml 27
OP: once he lit up, why did you stay, if you knew it would trigger your asthma? Yes, your dad's an ass, but protect yourself.
NamelessFace 22
I can't believe people are defending this guy. Addiction to smoking is 100% the addict's fault and while getting them to quit is harder than just asking them once, OP shouldn't be blamed for trying. OP's dad SHOULD quit, it would benefit literally everyone. No one should just "respect" that he wants to smoke. I mean, we don't "respect" people who like to steal or murder other people, do we? Extreme exaggeration, I know, but you see my point: it shouldn't have to be like that. As for the specific case at hand, I think most people are missing the point. The FML isn't exactly that OP's dad is a smoker and OP has asthma making it all worse, it's referring to how WHILE SHE WAS TALKING, her dad lit a cigarette in his daughter's face. Not only is this rude because he was interrupting her, it's also rude because he was pretty much spitting in the face of what she was telling him, i.e., to quit smoking (that or he wasn't listening at all), and also it's just plain wicked that he knew she had asthma and lit the cigarette right in front of her. I mean, it's bad enough if you do that to anyone, but someone with asthma? That's low. TL;DR: FYL, OP. FYL to infinity and back.
soulreaper12296 28
At the very least make him smoke outside. My dad smokes, but he has NEVER smoked inside the house.
Bigfabthetruth52 22
what a dick