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how can i get my mum 2 give up smoking??

i can hardly breathe!!!!

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Creator:cammi
Created:about 1 year ago
Activity:5 months ago
Users:9
Ideas:17
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17.
Buy her pez or a fiddle toy for smokers
surius8797 | 5 months ago
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16.
Take her to a place where you can show her the lungs of a dead smoker (they look very dark and disgusting).
Tatar | 8 months ago
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15.
put a horse hair in one or a small amount of magnolia leaf old southern way of getting kids to quit
itchy | 10 months ago
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14.
i dont bring her any back from holiday for her, in 14 hehe
cammi | about 1 year ago
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13.
use coaching techniques - e.g. bringing the answers from her, not telling her
BMK | about 1 year ago
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refuse to bring any back from holiday for her
BMK | about 1 year ago
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11.
shred her fags
BMK | about 1 year ago
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10.
Why does she smoke? stress? addiction? Try to tackle the root cause. Seek help of doctor/psychiatrist if required
brainakshay | about 1 year ago
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Show her pictures of Smokers Lungs.
pma | about 1 year ago
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Tell her that if she really believes that smoking is not harmful, you wish to share her cigarettes
brainakshay | about 1 year ago
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thanks but she thinks all these smoking adverts and things are over exadureted so doesnt want to quit, when i complain and say i cant breathe she gets cross with me and tells me to leeve the room then.
cammi | about 1 year ago
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Emotional blackmail: I can get lung diseases because you are smoking.
brainakshay | about 1 year ago
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Show her the videos of paralyzed/bed ridden and lung cancer patients' sufferings and tell her that this may be her future
brainakshay | about 1 year ago
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Try subliminal messages -- when she's sleeping, whisper in her ear "I will give up smoking. I will give up smoking..."
anandvc | about 1 year ago
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Gift her a pack of nicotine gum to see if she likes it and can replace her smoking habits with chewing gum.
anandvc | about 1 year ago
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Wash her clothes in petrol.
UKJohn | about 1 year ago
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Ask her if she really wants to stop smoking. If she says "no" then there's not much you can do. If she says "yes" then buy her a book about quitting the habit.
UKJohn | about 1 year ago