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My 19 Year Old Son Has Started Smoking
Asked by K.D. from Raleigh
on January 12, 2012
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I am so sad. My husband saw our 19 year old son smoking in the backyard today. I know he is over 18 and I can't really stop him but any advice would be appreciated.
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- This is the hardest addiction to break! I am currently trying to quit for the gazillonth time. I think a talk from an older cousin he looks up to would be a good start...
- K., I know it must be very hard to see this. But truthfully, I'd call the cousin and accept that your son will be mad. And yes, talk about your dad. Pull out pi...
- I smoked as a teen and my mom never said anything about it. Of course, I would not let him smoke in the house, but other than that I would stay out of it. I guess bc...
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 ...
Seeking Suggestions - Found Out My Pre-teen Is Experimenting with Smoking
Asked by L.W. from Columbus
on November 27, 2007
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My son will be 13 at the end of December and in the past three weeks I have found out that he tried drinking and now he is experimenting with smoking. I have talked to...
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- Take him to a AA Meeting. Let him see where he will be years from now if he continues down this "Experimenting Road". I got drug to one when I was 15- caught drinking...
- Although my husband and I are smokers (we do not smoke in our home) we have dicussed the importance of never smoking to our children, ages 6, 13 & 15. They have witnes...
- let him know where you stand on the issue and stick with it. i started smoking at 13 and continued until 19. my mom just made it easy for me, even buying my cigarettes...
How's the Best Way to Support a Friend Who's Trying to Stop Smoking?
Asked by H.M. from Columbia
on February 19, 2012
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Hi Mamas!
I have a friend who has been smoking for the better part of 20 years and he's asked me to help coach him through the quitting process. Mostly he wants for m...
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- In my experience, people can't really help other people quit smoking. Be there if he wants to talk, I guess...but it's on him. Believe me, I know. If you have the t...
- I would keep him busy and not eat out all the time. My mother in law is trying but she's lazy about it. I'm allergic to it and never smoked. When my kids spend the ...
- Always offer positive encouragement. Don't use food as a distraction. Bring him some celery sticks or find things to do where he won't be able to smoke. The first two ...
Just Quit Smoking and Dont Want to Put on the Pounds
Asked by A.D. from Houston
on April 27, 2008
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i just quit smoking of 17 years for the second time in my life and last time i put on some weight and am so not wanting to do that this time i have been trying to watc...
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- Please read "the easy way to quit smoking" by allen carr. it will help you a ton.
- Have you tried the patch or the new gums? My husband and I quit smoking almost 2 months ago, and I used the patch for 2 weeks. That's not the length of the program, ...
- That's awesome about you wanting to take charge of your body. First may I suggest eating 'whole' foods whenever you get the idea of wanting to put something in your mo...
My Mom, Step Dad, and Smoking Around the Kids... HELP
Asked by B. from Dallas
on May 29, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I am asking for a little advice and for someone other than my hubsand to tell me I am not a bad person.
My mom has been married to a wonderful man for 4 y...
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- Sounds like she has some issues beyond the smoking thing. My mom smokes and she totally respects the fact that I do not want my children around the smoke. We sit in no...
- I, too, grew up in a smoking household and HATED it. My mother visted me in college when I had minor surgery and my room STANK forever afterwards. OK, I'm going to...
- Telling your mom/step dad they cannot smoke in your house is OK. Not taking your children to their house because you don't want your kids around the 2nd hand smoke is...
Need Encouragment--smoking Updated-day 2
Asked by B.S. from Houston
on April 9, 2010
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Ok moms....I have smoked since I was 19. I am now 32. I have tried to quit over and over again. My father (who lives with me is going to quit with me). My last cig was...
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- You are on day 2. Way to go. YOU CAN DO THIS. Try chewing gum. It is true that it can relieve stress. I like Orbit white personally and it is $1.88 at Walmart for...
- Go to the store and buy a bag of tootsie pops. It will help with the oral fixation for a while and give your hand something to do. Drink lots of water to keep hydrat...
- ok, quitting smoking is ROUGH! I have quit, on an everyday basis, but i still smoke when i go out drinking. I love to smoke when drinking alcohol. I do not find it d...
Health Risk at My Apartments
Asked by E.G. from El Paso
on February 28, 2012
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Hello Ladies! I have an issue where I live. I moved to some new apartments a few months back after living in a house for almost 6 years. After living here for 7 mo now...
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- Buy an air purifier--or two--cheaper than breaking the lease. I'd try a face-to-face talk with them. You never know, maybe there's something the smokers can do to ...
- We bought a house and put $130K down on the house. Some crappy kids and awful parents moved across the street. They stopped paying their mortgage and after 3 years of ...
- Put an air purifier in the kid’s room and/or leave the windows open all the time. I would use extreme caution with talking to or leaving a note for the neighbors. Th...
Smoking in Home with Children
Asked by L.C. from Jacksonville
on January 31, 2009
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Hi ladies, this is a tough one! My parents moved here to be closer to my children and to help me during my separation from my husband. I will state that I never once a...
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- I wanted to offer some non judmental support. I feel how hard this is for you, but I agree with the person who said looking at it from the outside this is no-brainer....
- Like the previous poster, I have no tolerance for smoking/smokers AT ALL - and I am not one nor have I ever been one. My father smoked most of life (til I went to coll...
- Hi L.. I'm K.. I have 5 children of my own and became a Gramma for the first time last July. I am a smoker, like you, and many people in my family smoke as well. I...
Dealing with My Chain Smoking Mom
Asked by M.B. from Washington DC
on January 30, 2008
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I have a wonderful mother, who is very generous and caring. Her one major downfall is that she chain smokes. I've asked her not to do it around me (I'm 7 months preg...
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- "I'm considering not staying with my parents when we visit from now on, but I know that would hurt my parents immensely." I don't mean to sound harsh, so please don't...
- First and foremost - you have to think about the health of your child and your own health and second-hand smoke is just as bad as you smoking yourself. Explain to you...
- Wow, What a pickle you are in. You love your mom but your baby will soon be your #1 priority. Maybe try taking her to a Dr appointment with you and let the Dr know ...
