She smokes everywhere and I can see it effecting my health too. I can't avoid the smoke. My clothes smell of it cuz she smokes in the laundry. Its making me look old. I can't move out cuz I'm under 18. I have no where to run from it… what do i do/???? my brother and i have been trying to get her to stop smoking for as long as i can remember… What do i do? I really NEED to get her to stop. She is having coughing fits very often. We all know its from the cigarretes. What do I do to get her to stop smoking and poisoning me and my brother with that smoke?
And please no answers saying its not bad for you and that i should suck it up. I don't care if she is an adult and I'm a child. Everyone in america is EQUAL and I have myrights too. I don't want my life destroyed because of her smoking.
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I feel so sorry for you because i had tthe same problem.
My mother got lung cancer but denied it had any thing to do with her having smoked for years but after they took a rotary saw to her rib cage and cut her open then cut out part of her lung, she stopped smoking because for almost a year it hurt to cough or sneeze or laugh because of that healing rib.
I couldn't stop her but I hated it so much.
You need to keep as far of a distance form her as possible when ever she smokes. Or get a small fan in your house and blow it when she smokes to keep it from going into your eyes and lungs.
Your mother is an addict and can't quit because her body is adapted so it needs tobbacco. Just make sure you don't follow in her footsteps.
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Hey honey. I am 15 and I am a smoker. I completely understand how you feel because I used to feel the same way. She should respect you and go outside in the yard to smoke. You can't get her to stop smoking, because its her perogative, but ask her to go outside to smoke her cigarette, and chew a gum afterwards. In my house, we are all smokers, but we all go outside out of respect for each other.
I hope I helped.
P.S You could tell her how its making you feel, and ask her to cut down.
get her to see a doctor and ask them for help or tell your family members to convince her that she should stop smoking. oh and you can show her some pictures of like damaged lungs from smoking and stuff like that. hope i helped! =D and i hope your mom does stop smoking!
why not request to move in to another relatives home where there is no smoking.she doesn't seem to want to try to quit smoking and believe me when I say it is hard to quit smoking as it in an addiction.just wishing it will not make it happen