Stupid Kids Part II

Jeff and I went with Doug and Sarah to the Monster Truck show in Red Bluff this weekend. It wasn't as good as last year, but we still had fun. Anyways, it's intermission and I look over to my left and there is a very pregnant young girl. She's hanging out with her friends and then pulls a pack of cigarettes out of her purse. At first I think...well, she's the only one with a purse, so maybe she's holding them for someone...NOPE! She goes ahead and lights up right there, all the while rubbing her baby belly. I couldn't believe it. I was instantly angry. At first I tried to tell myself maybe she just has a very round beer belly. Then she started rubbing it, and her friends were rubbing it. I dont' think she's the next Buddah or anything, and I know I wouldn't let my friends rub my beer belly....

This isn't the 80's. It's no longer acceptable to smoke when you're pregnant. I guess I was so shocked because you really don't see that anymore. I think back when our mom's were having us, times were different. But now, with everything we know now about a baby's development and how every single thing the mother puts into her body goes into the baby....some pregnant women even give up caffeine for crying out loud!

Now, I am by no means perfect. I'm the occasional smoker, but I also know that I'm not pregnant. It's just irritating to see someone do that while they're pregnant. Some people try for years to get pregnant and take such care to not do anything harmful to the fetus. This girl probably had a one night stand with some greasy guy in the back of his truck and now it's too much of an inconvenience to quit sucking on her cancer stick.