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Here's a thought to ponder on; you see a young woman with a pack of cigarettes. What is the first thing you think?

"Ugh, I hate women who smoke"

"I can't imagine her teeth or breath"

"It is so unladylike to smoke"

There is a whole list of negative attitude towards the act of smoking, even more so if you happen to be female. I for one, happen to believe that this stigma is actually good. Smoking is bad for your health, it makes you look unattractive sucking on a piece of stick and the thing I despise most about smoking is how smokers do not give an ounce of regard to non-smokers who are subjected to inhaling their second hand smoke...something much more damaging than smoking itself. Talk about irony.

I am talking about this today because I was just asked yet again to buy cigarettes for someone. I am not happy that this person chose to stop her abstinence from smoking and yet, I am not so much bothered that she had asked me to buy, after all I already run a lot of errands for her.

What bothers me most about actually buying cigarettes (for whatever reason) is how it makes me look being associated with them.

Merely asking for cigarettes, paying for them, holding it in my hand, it being visible in my bag/car/pocket/etc makes me repulsed at the image it makes me portray. I can't help but think what other people are thinking when they see me with one. "Oh, this woman smokes. Disgusting." In actuality, I don't really care that much what is being thought of me, but I just don't like to be associated with cigarettes. I don't want to be seen as a smoker, even though I am not one. They disgust me and to be associated with something that I hate is what I can't stand about having a pack on me. That goes for men, too. I won't date someone who smokes. I'm sorry but it just makes you look frickin' unattractive to me.

That being said, to smokers out there reading this post, do not be offended. I have nothing against you personally, just your silent killer friend.