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Dealing with Smoking of a 17 Year Old
Asked by L.C. from Phoenix
on March 29, 2008
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My 17 yr old son, a senior in high school has started smoking. When we talked to him about it he said he would stop, today he came in smelling like a cigarette and wh...
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- I would advise there be consequences if you catch him. I remember I tried that excuse with my husband about it being my friends and I am almost 48. I quit a year...
- Hi L., I know how you must feel. I have an 18 year old and although he doesn't smoke I know what teens go through when trying to fit in. I found an article you may ...
- Maybe you could take him to your family dr who could show him how smoking will affect his body.
Does Anyone Else Find Cigarette Smoking Just Plain Annoying?
Asked by E.J. from Lincoln
on August 1, 2011
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My 2 closest friends both smoke like trains. I can say I have not always been perfect. I smoked for 2 years and quit cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant with...
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- I was the smoker in my group of friends. I never expected anyone to come with me went I went out to smoke, and I stopped smoking indoors when my daughter was born. Eve...
- You have the right not to go outside with them. I have plenty of family and friends that quit "going out" with me for a smoke. It usually makes the smoker smoke les...
- I have asthma (not much now) and one of the few things that sets me off is cigarette smoke. I was married to a smoker who never smoked inside but had his first heart ...
Can You Be a Smoker and a Good Mom?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on May 6, 2011
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My BFF just called from the zoo, where she took her 14 and 11 year old kids (they don't have school today, teacher workday). She said they were in the parking lot and ...
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- I am a smoker and im the bestest mom ever!! I do not smoke in my house or car for respect for my kids and I don't want my house to stink. I love the 3's you don't have...
- I am not a smoker and make sure that my kids think it is disgusting because it is something I never want them to pick up. With that being said - OF COURSE YOU CAN BE A...
- I do the same exact thing all the time. I actually thought I was a good mom for NOT smoking in the car or around my child. I would have had a few choice words for ...
Anyone Smoke?
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on May 1, 2011
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I'm just really curious. We were coming home from shopping this afternoon and it was nasty hot (not really, but it feels that way since it is just getting warm enough...
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- Don't smoke, never have and would never date anyone who did. Smoke bothers me. Another thing that irks me is a woman chewing gum... just gross I hate seeing someo...
- I smoked in college, but once I got married and had children, it just fell by the wayside. I occasionally smoke with some of my friends who still smoke everyday when I...
- i've smoked on and off more than half my life. currently i smoke. yeah i need smoke breaks occasionally. i usually have one cigarette in the morning, one at naptime...
RUDE Smokers!
Asked by R.. from Austin
on September 30, 2010
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I don't have a problem with smokers. Heck, both of my parents and my fiance smoke. (he isn't allowed to smoke around me or baby, or in the car... and he has to wash hi...
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- Good for you. That woman was totally rude. Here in Michigan, smoking has been banned in public places. I have nothing against smokers since I grew up around them, b...
- I think you handled it great! I'm anti-smoking myself and probably a pill about it. You know when you're heading into Target, etc. and the smokers huddle right outsi...
- Wow, What a crazy lady! Good for you for saying something. I love what Anna Lee B said her son does. Usually I just start coughing like I'm dying and waving my hand in...
Understanding symptoms...again
Asked by J.S. from Springfield
on December 5, 2007
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I am needing some help figuring out what is going on with me. This is my fifth pregnancy (I lost one baby last year and have 3 other children), so you would think that...
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- Hi J., The thing that worked for my nausea, as strange as it sounds, was eating. Like a couple other people have said, I just forced myself to eat something small ...
- I was extremely sick this time around. With Emme I wasn't sick, even for a day. The thing that really helped me was taking 1/2 a vitamin B6. I swear...it saved my life...
- I am in a very simular spot as you. I walk on the treadmill every day even if it is just 10 minutes and I try to eat very small amounts of food all day. my nausia is...
Smoke from a Woodburning Stove
Asked by R.M. from Charlotte
on February 6, 2009
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I was just reading concerns on smoking in house with children. Brought to mind of our woodburning stove that has been in high gear lately. When you enter my home the o...
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- You may want to crack open a window to keep carbon monoxide levels low.
- R., you are a wonderful grandmother! First of all for keeping your grandson, and secondly for being concerned about his health and safety. He is a lucky little boy. My...
- Hi R., Smoke is never good for kids but the smell itself from a wood burning stove should not do as much damage as a lot of articles say. One of the reasons that sm...
40 Ounces of Breast Milk up for Grabs
Asked by A.P. from San Francisco
on June 8, 2010
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Hi Mom's,
I have a little over 40 ounces of breastmilk in my freezer that is about 2 months old. I pumped extra so that I could use it if needed when I stopped brea...
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- I think the steps it takes to donate make sense. I hate things that are tedious like that, myself- but in order to properly donate you need to do it. Sooo... i think...
- Hi A.... :) So, I had a bunch left over and kept it deep in the freezer for a few months. My middle baby got really really sick at about 15 months...she got an ea...
- They make donated milk donors go through hoops for a reason...Wouldn't you want to know where it came from was it tested for diseases, contamination,bacteria or if the...
My 11 Yr Old Little Sister
Asked by T.R. from Tampa
on August 31, 2010
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I am a mother my self of a 7 yr old and a 5 yr old but i have an 11yr old little sister and last night me and my older sister were going threw her cell phone and seen ...
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- What kind of relationship do you have with your sister? Can you sit her down and talk about this. Let her know that you are there and available for any questions/con...
- YOu are also a mom and I'm sure she looks at you as more than just a sister. You are an authority figure in her life. I echo what the others are saying, if mom can...
- What a great opportunity to teach the lesson: don't text/email or pm anything that you wouldn't be comfortable having your mom read! Just tell her you saw everything...
Am I Wrong or Being to Paranoid ?
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on December 4, 2008
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Ok a few weeks ago I went to sonic to get a drink, there was an employee right outside the door smoking. Then when he finished he went inside without washing his hand...
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- eating out is a lot grosser than we all realize.
- If you only knew how many bugs we eat that are just in food you buy at the grocery store, you'd probably be more grossed out than someones hand touching your fries. Yo...
- I have worked in many resturants. Hand washing is VERY important. People who cashier or wait tables cannot prepare food cause money & other things in the front of the ...
