How can i get my mom to stop smoking, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!? -
How can i get my mom to stop smoking, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!? -
Okay, i-m 13 and my birthday was yesterday. I-m celebrating it on Sunday, and all i really want is for my mom to stop smoking. Her parents are healthy, old, and happy. She-s probobaly going to die before them and i-ll have nobody else because my parents are divorced. She-ll never know the feeling of not having her mom dead and her feel all alone.I walked up to her today.. and told her that i know a girl who died from a smoking realted illness and she never smoked a day in her life. Then she says things like that happen. Then i said i don-t wanna die and started crying. Then she said that-s not going to happen and i turned around and looked at her and she was tearing up. I know she wants to quitdeep down, but she can-t. She-s always so depressed because of the economy and her buissness, but i know it makes her feel comfortable and it-s hard to stop but i don-t want her to die... please help me get her convinced.All you can do is encourage her in a non confrontational way, If she is open to this its worth trying. Ask her tp get sheet of paper and draw 2 columns, in one what are the good things about smoking, the other what are then bad things. Hopefully the bad will outweigh the good and she may start to contemplate quitting.
Her doctor can Help with the initial problems related to quittingshe has an addiction and unless you finds a better way to deal with stress ( better = healthy) then no matter if she quits smoking it will be something else that she turns to, so just trying and help her along with it. maybe have anither sit down and ask her to try and limit her cig intake to like 4 a day or something1) Get her started on a hobby (beading, bowling, etc.) to keep her distracted.
2) Say, -Mom, do you love me?- Then when she says yes, say, -Well, I want you to live to see my children. I want to help you and I can support you. We-ll do this together and always remember I-ll be with you every step of the way.-
3) Support her and encourage her to quit.
P.S. Cold turkey doesn-t really work.Don-t ever throw her cigs away. Or flush that is so disrespectful.
just saying.just leave her alone, theyres really nothing you can do.Here are some of things i would do if i were you. I would go online and print out the side effects of smoking the bad parts especially. I would also go to a doctor-s office and pick up all the info they had on stopping smoking and the results of smoking. It is a bad and hard habit to quit. Talk to some consulars and see if they have any info or ideas on how to help your mom. Your mom has to be the one to quit we can do all kinds of things but the person themselves has to want to quit. There are all kinds of patches and gums they can use. Ask her to start chewing gum when she gets the urge or to go for a walk with you when she gets the urge at home. Also ask her to please smoke outside for your sake and health. Have her look on the internet with you on smoking and it-s bad side effects. A picture of lungs and what they look like after smoking for a while might help her change her mind on smoking. Tell her you love her and want her to be around for a long time as you need her. Good Luck to you.
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