Choosing my own path

Bon Jin, 18, is pursuing writing, even though it’s not what his parents wanted.

Dad, please stop smoking

Jennifer, 15, has tried to get him to quit but he won’t listen to her.

I was born into a smoking family. My dad, uncles and older cousins smoke all the time. They never listen to anyone’s pleas to quit. I hate it when they smoke right in front of my face or at my house because I can’t stand the smell. I’m scared that one day I might get sick from inhaling the wafts of thick smoke. Even though I tell them about the risks to their health, nothing has stopped their addiction, even when my grandpa died from smoking.