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Smoking
Okay well my lifes pretty good. except for the fact that my mom is on and off with smoking. how do i get her to stop?! or at least try to stop?!
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Smoking is a really hard habit to break. You cant tell a person that they have to stop smoking, it scares them. They have to want to quit smoking for them, not for anyone else. But maybe print of statistics on how many women die a year from smoking and show her. Say that you know people that have had to grow up without a mom and you dont want that. Just ask her if she would try to stop.
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You cannot make them stop. It is their decision, and you cannot change it. There's really not much you can do.
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I know what you mean. My parents both smoke and my grandparents did for a long time. Ive always been bothered by my parents smoking and tried to get them to quit, but nothing has been successful so far, because they simply don't want to quit. I hate to say this, but there is really nothing you can do to make them quit smoking, it's entirely up to them. Also, keep in mind that they're going to have a lot of trouble with it if they choose to stop, and it might take a few tries for them to fully quit, so you have to be very patient with them.
The only suggestions i really have for you is to have a serious talk with your mom. Tell her how you feel about her smoking, and how it affects you (second-hand smoke, etc.) Explain how you just want her to be healthy and you want her stop. Then, if she seems to warm up to that idea, explain all the different ways to get her to stop. There are tons of different quitting methods, like the gum or the patches, that can help her successfully quit. They're expensive though.
Make sure that when you go to talk to her you know a lot of facts about smoking and its effects on the body. Make sure to google "quitting smoking" and check out websites like [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) . Maybe even show her these sites to explain better what you mean. She's going to need a lot of support if she goes through with it.
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