Lurksalot Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 At 27 you are a younger generation and shouldn't be smoking Quote
Crazy Eddie Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Ok ok I'll quit! (Problem is I'm pretty sure you told me to quit back when I was in Charge of your Yell Advertising all those years ago ) Quote
a4drk Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Make her chain smoke the whole packet of 20 in front of you & your wife........ Brewsters Millions therapy............ Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 My brother in law and his 16yo son are having a competition at the mo to see who can go the longest without a fag. Do you or your wife/partner smoke? it might be worth a try Quote
Mechanical Numpty Posted February 25, 2008 Author Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks folks for the thoughts etc. Mrs Mech Numpty and I had talk with her last night - all very calm - (no shouting which is suspect she was expecting we would do). All comes down to peer pressure - in with a load of girls, trying to look cool etc Been going on since New Year (assuming we believe her...) She just feels a bit of an idiot at the moment. We dont smoke - never have, she loves playing sport so majored on how it effects being able to do that, we looked at a load of stuff on YouTube and a few web sites to try and make her realise the damage it causes - also got her to work out how much it costs. She has basically fallen in with the wrong bunch of so called "friends" and was trying to fit in. Just wish there was something else we could get her interested in; something for her to do on a Fridays or Sat evening - so she is having fun but is not trying to be 23 or so. As for drinking - we have et our kids have a littel bit of wine when we have some with dinner - just so its not a huge novelty and nothing particularly special. Again this on Saturday comes down partly to peer pressure but she also gave a stack of other 'reasons' Vows never to get like that again (how many of us have said THAT after a wayyy too much??!!!). Just got to play it by ear at the moment. Asked her what she thought we should do - thought we should ground her - so she is - thought we might stop her allowance (we had thought about this but decided not to) but since she suggested it - that is now 'On Request' for the next month. No ideas if we are right or wrong - or if this will have any effect or not. Kids - dont you just love'em??!! Quote
Crazy Eddie Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Well without tempting fate sounds like it went better than expected then? At the end of the day a lot experiment and so sounds like this could have been the case. Hopefully her friends will calm down or she will find that she can hang round with them but without the drinking / smoking. All the best with it Quote
Norman Verona Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Sounds to me like a good outcome. Isn't there any sports activities going on Friday night/Saturday to get her away from the present crowd. I must admit we had similar circumstances. Lynne's view was that we had done all we could to set the scene over the previous 15 years and she trusted our daughter to do the right thing after the "experiment". It worked but I had a few sleepless nights. Good luck and keep us updated. Quote
Mechanical Numpty Posted February 25, 2008 Author Posted February 25, 2008 If you ARE a smoker - you may not want to click here... Quote
philsugrue Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 I have smoked on and off for over 20 years. Started at 15, gave up at 30 restarted at 35, gave up 3 days ago....................grrrrrrr it's damned hard and all I can think about is nicotine, no patches or gum......just cold turkey and loads of caffeine! All I can say to anyone is.......... DON'T DO IT Quote
nlash Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Quit for 2 months now.... and I feel great! I can recommend it to any smoker, the second day was the hardest. The first day you've made the decision so its easy to get through. When you wake up on the second day after one nights sleep on your decision, its at this time when you will know if you are serious about stopping. I'm now off the patches and the urge to smoke has completely gone away. Should have done it years ago but hindsight is a wonderful thing. Anyone considering giving up or have just given up, keep at it! Things do get easier Quote
a4gom Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 I was up to a lot worse at 15 but agree with the others allow her to make her own informed decision as trying to force her one way or the other could make her rebel show her a picture of slippy and explain how it stunts your growth!!! It really amazes me the amount of young kids that smoke these days, especially with all the info thats available. I don't smoke but tinkered with it a bit when I was younger, I didn't like it and didn't like the cost of it so only smoked when there was something added to the baccy back then the health risks were known but not publicized the way they are now. I wish I could say the same about drinking. I worked in pubs and clubs from the age of 16 glass collecting etc and although it was illegal I was drinking far too much, at 18 I went to the doctors with lower back problems he asked how much I drank and told me I would be lucky to see the far side of 30 unless I cut down (and that was been conservative with the truth). It was a long time before I cut down and that was more for financial reasons than health, I'm still here but I'm pretty sure there's a lot of things I can blame on drinking; memory loss etc. If I could turn back the clock this is one thing I would change, having said that I still have an odd shandy now and then now. Quote
oioi Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 im a smoker, quit last year, but failed early this year. currently plucking up the courage to stop again (today!). dont have any advice on how to deal with the daughter. but this isa question ive been mulling over as I battle with nicotine. Why are ciggies legal? if somebody wanted to put something into the market place now and said, its a drug, its highly addictive and it will kill you there would be a massive outcry... another thought for you mechanical numpty - I started smoking at about the same age as your daughter, the reason I started? Cos when we had smoked all the dope there was always some tobbacco left over... Quote
*Emma* Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 I remember getting some pressure from school mates to try smoking, but found if I just said that I'd tried it and didn't like it, they left me alone. First time I ever smoked anything, was when I was about 30. Such an innocent! Quote
oldman Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Encourage yer sprogs t'smoke.Tell em it's cool and good for their health.Chances are they'll give up Quote
Sam-Kit car dreams Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Why are ciggies legal? if somebody wanted to put something into the market place now and said, its a drug, its highly addictive and it will kill you there would be a massive outcry... Because it adds money to the treasury and is an easy way of taxing folk, just like booze and just like petrol ! If the government were that concerned about peoples health they should put cigarettes and tabacco products up to £10-£15 per pack, however they wont do that as the vast majoroty of people would fall over themselves to stop, lessening the income for that vile piece of work Brown and his hand puppet darling !! I used to vote labour too, not anymore, as i am self employed i am fed up with being taxed for everything under the sun, my income, my dividends, my petrol to get to work etc etc etc !! Rant over !! Quote
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