hi. i read your other readings and liiked how you answered them. well heres my problem:
my good friend (id like to keep HIS name unknown) smokes and hes been doing it a little before last summer. i keep telling him its real bad for him and he just laughs and either walks away or changes the subject. well he went to the doctor the other day and found out hes having problems with his lungs do to his smoking, so now his parents know and everybody. now you're prolly thinking its to late to help him really now, now that he is sick, but i dont know if i should be hanging around him. not only is second hand smoke bad, but i cant watch one of my best friends hurt themselves. what should i do?
jess
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? bUt_lAuReN_kNoS_bEtTeR answered Thursday January 6 2005, 9:43 pm: well i have some guy friends that smoke too, but i dont and neither does anyone in my family. but all i can say really is be there for him when he needs you and tell him how you feel. tell him that you dont want to be his friend anymore bc you cant keep seeing him hurt hiself and then maybe he'll wake up and relize that smoking isnt cool or good for you. hes only been smoking less then a year and hes already sick, if he keeps going down this path, what would he be like in 5 years? would he even still be here? tell him exactly how you feel and come back and tell me what his reply to you was bc then you would know weather to be his friend or not [ bUt_lAuReN_kNoS_bEtTeR's advice column | Ask bUt_lAuReN_kNoS_bEtTeR A Question ]
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