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My mom was a 1 1/2 or so pack/day smoker. I have nmaaaaybe the vaguest, briefest, fleeting memory, or two I can think of even though my general earliest memories go back somewhen at 4 yrs old. So I'm not sure about my memories.
I don't remember our 1st apt smelling of smoke in general.

I thought she quit when I was around 5, but maaaybe I was closer to 4.

Anyway she caught that bad flu in the mid-late 50's, then got serious asthma which did get more tamed decades later. It was a very rough time early on for her, a few years.. I don't have that many memories of her well.
She did at least got rid of her smoking!

My dad's dad smoked. He had his own room door closed where he smoked in our first apt. It didn't really seep out, though. He died of cancer of the vocal cords (refused operation to remove them) before we moved.

Luckily, I never picked it up. I hated having to use the girls bathroom in the Cafeteria. The stench! Ugh!!!

My dad was almost a teetotaler. But both his parents were heavy drinkers. His dad had the ?dt's twice, sent to a hospital or some place to detox. He probably had a up & down childhood. I think he'd have a social drink, or so at certain business lunches, or diners. Kept some hard liquor up in a high cabinet for our relatives.

I was a light social drinker. Wine at relatives houses. Black & white russians, at one particular bar, pina coladas at some other get togethers. Something with bourbon...I hated whiskey, scotch.
I enjoyed getting a bit of a buzz.

Never had a big sweet tooth, so like no tons of cake. Not too much candy, you'd find me having sweetarts.

Cookies, yes, as a kid through teens. Then less, except for chocolate chips.

Was having a regular coke almost once a day for fairly long time, but now hardly any soda (1 every few ?months) once I had a at the very lowest end of pre-diabetes blood test results.

Always preferred darker chocolates - once I had Hersey's then Special Dark Halloween candy; I went darker & darker. When Lindt's 72% showed up in their Lindt store on 5th Ave (NYC). I love 72% - 85%. 90%'s pretty good, too.
I still like Reese's PB cups. But, wow, when Trader Joe's came out w dark chocolate PB cups! W0000t!

Bc of not having good dark chocolate near me I eat a lot less. I have less money, too...so.... I suppose w the elevated lead, or cadmium content reports. that's a good thing.

My mom, and I started lowering our salt intake maybe late 20's, early 30's (?her later 40's into 50's.).

I use the little salt packets. Usually 1/2 of one on potatoes, rice, pasta, or eggs. About everything gets the pepper packet(s), and garlic powder jar treatment. 😀👍