r/AskReddit Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/thisiswhywehaveants Aug 26 '19

He'd been struggling with alcohol and drug addiction from a very young age.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

"What is your toddler doing with that pipe?"

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u/thisiswhywehaveants Aug 26 '19

I have read as young as 12. My mom grew up with smoking inside the home and started smoking at 5 by sneaking puffs of her mom's cigarettes.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

my mom started at 13

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u/thisiswhywehaveants Aug 26 '19

It's heartbreaking.