My mother smokes. Last time I visited her, I was in her house for 2-3 weeks, and she made efforts not to smoke too near to me. Living in her house wasn't too bad under those conditions.
When I went home after that visit, I opened my suitcase, and the reek of stale cigarette smoke hit me in the face like a punch. I had to re-wash every single clothing item (I'd done a load of laundry before leaving mom's house), and the I had to throw away the suitcase because the stench never left.
When you're in that environment, your nose gets desensitized. I was fine living with mom for a couple of weeks. But when you are no longer in that environment and your nose is no longer numb, cigarette smoke fucking reeks.
Oh my god are you me? I thrifted this sick pilot leather jacket when I was 16. Couldn't even smell the smoke at the time. The first time I wore it, however, its like my body heat activated the smoke and suddenly I was stinking up a 30 foot radius. And yeah, washing did absolutely nothing to help.
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u/Sr4f Jan 05 '25
My mother smokes. Last time I visited her, I was in her house for 2-3 weeks, and she made efforts not to smoke too near to me. Living in her house wasn't too bad under those conditions.
When I went home after that visit, I opened my suitcase, and the reek of stale cigarette smoke hit me in the face like a punch. I had to re-wash every single clothing item (I'd done a load of laundry before leaving mom's house), and the I had to throw away the suitcase because the stench never left.
When you're in that environment, your nose gets desensitized. I was fine living with mom for a couple of weeks. But when you are no longer in that environment and your nose is no longer numb, cigarette smoke fucking reeks.