I wish I could get my sons to stop smoking. I read somewhere that if neither parent smokes there is an 80% chances their kids won’t. One parent smoking 50% . Both 80%. Neither my husband or I smoke. 2 of 3 of my sons do. Go figure.
Both of my parents starting smoking in their teens. They continued smoking until I was 13. I've never smoked, but my lungs got screwed up anyway. Mom and dad would buy Dramamine to suppress "motion sickness" when we traveled in the car. It wasn't motion sickness. My sister and I were gagging and barfing from the intense stench of the tobacco embedded in the car upholstery.
My dad quit smoking when he couldn't shake a bad cold during a tour in Vietnam. That was about 1966. Mom continued smoking through 1968.
My youngest son picked up the habit from his loser buddies at school. They were academic failures and added smoking to their repertoire of rebellious behaviors. As time passes we see less of this group. Many are now incarcerated. We actually succeeded in setting a couple of them on the road to a successful life. It is nice to see them stop by for an occasional visit.
Figuring: 80% chance they won't = 20% chance they will.
He hit a one in five shot. Those odds are better than calling the roll of one dice.