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Since the forum thinks they should post this crap more than once, then I will post my response to it once more.
I smoked no more than 4 cigarettes a day, contrary to my doctor's advice to smoke no more than 8. As a light smoker who also had the issue of age risks during pregnancy, I can share the outcome of my children and their behavior. My daughter is a junior in college with a 3.4 grade average who is known for her smile and easy going attitude as well as her generosity. My son is a high school junior with a 140 IQ and a 3.97 GPA in AP classes. His lowest grade in the last five years is an A-. He was honored as one of 8 kids who has NEVER gotten a discipline slip. He is active in church groups, has never had a drink or smoke, and is known for his sweetness. He does have some friends whose mothers have never smoked who are what we used to call "hell on wheels" One of those kids was not allowed to go on the eighth grade trip because of his accumulation of discipline slips. His mom claims that was because the big bad teachers like to pick on poor little Jonathon. I rather doubt that, having had Jonathon stay overnight at my house as I watched him run up and down the stairs and throw things all over the room. Another friend of my son's had very strict parents who neither smoked or drank. Now, that their son is 17, he has become fond of both alcohol and little cigars. A third friend's mom has offered my son free dinners at the local Mexican restaurant the kids love if my son will tutor her son in trigonometry so that he does not fail. Those parents are also committed non-smokers and non-drinkers. I thank God every day for my two children and am particularly thankful that they were not mixed up with babies from non-smoking moms like those who produced the above children.