Driving the girls to school this morning, the driver of the car in front of us was smoking. When he threw this cigarette butt out the window, I exclaimed, "Ewe, that is just nasty!"
Valerie: What happened mommy?
Me: Some man littered in the street. He was smoking, which is an awful habit (as I pantomime the act) and he threw the cigarette butt in the street. Smoking is bad! It will kill you, ya know that?
Valerie: It will kill me?
Me: Yes, sweety. You shouldn't smoke because it's a dirty habit and it kills people.
Valerie: Why?
Me: Because it makes your lungs dirty and starves your body cells of oxygen.
Valerie: (eyes glazing over) Oh!
Me: So, Valerie, is smoking clean or dirty?
Valerie: Dirty...
Me: Is smoking good for you or will it kill you?
Valerie: Kill you... Mommy, can I have yogurt after school?
Yup, that lesson really sunk in, I can tell.
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