Hey, I'm an artist too!
I have an idea for another flash you can do - Show some kid smoking a cigarette, and not far from him, his faithful puppy looks on, sad and neglected. Ooh, and here's another one! Show a guy, smoking a cigarette, then when he's finished, have him walk away, accidentally leaving his pack of cigarettes behind. A few moments later, the guy's son/daughter, walks up and discovers the pack of cigarettes and picks them up. Play some ominous music, then fade to black.
Does this sound familiar to anybody? It should, because just like this cartoon, it's the same, sickening garbage we've been force-fed since kindergarten! i This is not 'touching' or 'inspirational'. It's just more soulless propaganda from the anti-smoking Nazis. Don't get me wrong - smoking is bad - but let's not pretend like this is art, and give it ten star ratings for its 'emotional' quality.
If the author really was an artist, he(she?) could have picked a million different self-destructive behavioral patterns to model the father character after, but he chose smoking. Why? Well, given that he's already identified himself as part of the anti-smoking group, I'd think that answer was a given.
Stop preaching, and let people enjoy their godd*mn cigarettes!