Nic and I went for a walk today. Nic rode in his all-terrain wagon and held a big blue bucket so we could pick up trash along our route.
Nic: What’s that?
Me: It’s a cigarette butt.
Nic: Ha! Butt. … what’s a sig-ar-ette?
Me: It’s something some people smoke, but it’s really bad for you. Cigarettes have poison in them and if you smoke them long enough, they can make your lungs black, give you cancer and maybe even kill you.
Nic: Why do they do that then?
Me: I don’t know, buddy. They know it’s bad for them, but they do it anyway. Would you smoke cigarettes?
Nic: No way. That’s just dumb.
Me: You rock, buddy.
Nic: Thanks, dad. So do you.