My mother had a wonderful saying that (along with an allergy to tobacco) kept me from smoking :“Kissing someone who smokes is like licking out an ashtray.” Then there were her stories of the smokers she nursed in the hospital and on the Chicago waterfront. . .Good ol’ Mom! (I know, I know: EEEEWWWWW! RNs can be VERY graphic!)
My mother had a wonderful saying that (along with an allergy to tobacco) kept me from smoking :“Kissing someone who smokes is like licking out an ashtray.” Then there were her stories of the smokers she nursed in the hospital and on the Chicago waterfront. . .Good ol’ Mom! (I know, I know: EEEEWWWWW! RNs can be VERY graphic!)