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okay, well my mom and her boyfriend smoke. a lot.
i only visit on saturdays, but it drives me CRAZY because whenever i come home i smell like ciggerettes. and i dispise that smell. i don't like people who smoke that much either, because i have heart issues and i can't really breathe around it.

how can i try and convince my mom and her boyfriend to stop smoking? i already tried, and i told them how bad it is for you and everything, but they didnt' care. i WANT them to care. i hate this.

can someone give me advice on how to avoid this? or something?

here's what you have to do:

explain that they're telling you that they dont care about jeopardizing their own health but you care for them. word it like this "mom, i need to talk to you. its about the smoking. i mean this with full respect but...it's unhealthy and if something were to happen to you i'd be miserable and depressed. would you want that to happen to me? im worried for you and your boyfriend. wouldn't you care if i smoked? please...at least think about what ive said and talk to me. i love you and i would never want anything bad to happen." and if it makes you feel any better my mom smoked for 17 years. it will be ok. best of luck. hope this helped

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(Rating: 5) thanks for helping :)
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