An update on a story we posted a while ago:
“He caused a storm around the world when filmed chain smoking cigarettes – aged just two years old. Now Indonesian toddler Ardi Rizal is centre of attention again after kicking his 40-a-day habit. The reformed smoker spent 30 days in rehab after his shocking behaviour was filmed by a TV crew at his home in Musi Banyuasin, in the South Sumatra province. When the two-year-old’s smoking was first exposed, his parents said they were reluctant to stop his £3.78-a-day habit because he threw tantrums between cigarettes.
His mother, Diana, 26, wept: ‘He’s totally addicted. If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick.’ His fishmonger father Mohammed, 30, added: ‘He looks pretty healthy to me. I don’t see the problem.’ Despite their liberal attitude, health officials intervened to help the four-stone boy improve his already obvious poor health.
The Jakarta Globe reported the couple handed over Ardi for the rehab programme and he was weaned off cigarettes. During his time with doctors, tests showed he already has heart problems – although that could be from his obesity rather than his serial smoking. Ardi was followed by U.S. TV’s The Early Show who filmed him as he enjoyed what was – hopefully – his last cigarette before going into rehab in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta. They then showed him the next day as he rolled around on the floor screaming and crying as he threw a fit at being refused a cigarette. His mother Diana was also given ‘therapy’ – effectively training in how to be a proper parent.
Read more at The Daily Mail (Thanks Liam R)
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Lost for words…..
I love this crazy world we live in. Hilarious.
At least he’s off the cancer sticks now. I don’t know why anyone would willingly start using something that has been proven to kill you!
Thank God (or whomever you pray to) that the kid kicked the habit.
When I saw the clip of him smoking on Youtube my heart sank for the little guy.
Smoking + his weight were signs of a very early demise for this kid.
Thank goodness for that. I just hope that no permanent physical/psychological harm has been done to that poor child.
At least he’s quit?….
unbelievable.
Dearie me…..am glad he’s given up the cigarettes, but the fact they’ve said he already has heart problems, I’d have thought his weight must be the next issue to tackle. Poor boy.
LC x
My biggest concern is that the child carries the parents genes. Do they qualify for some form of Darwin award by proxy for successfully causing the death of their child and thus negating their unfortunate reproductive activities? I rarely use such strong words to describe anyone but the parents are a right pair of f**king idiots.
Sounds like some of the chavs in my area…
I find it ironic that the world’s shortest man (in earlier article) is smaller than a four year old who has smoked for most of his life.