For example, nearly every hotel has a casino, and nearly every casino allows smoking.

And she’s visibly horrified when I explain that there are many places where people are allowed to smoke indoors in Las Vegas. For many years, she’s smelled my suitcase, clothes, and other belongings when I’ve returned from business trips to the Gambling Capital of the World. While Louise has long dreamed of exploring Las Vegas beyond a plane change at McCarran International Airport, she’s also quite apprehensive due to the stories she’s heard about the city’s abundant cigarette smoke. But in a country where too many children are already addicted to nicotine, whether via old-fashioned cigarettes or modern 21st-century devices, I’d rather have her dramatically (and unnecessarily) hold her breath around smokers than become one. This includes when the driver of the car next to us at a stoplight is smoking and both cars have the windows rolled up.

For as long as I can remember, my daughter Louise has held her breath anytime she sees someone smoking.

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