The only non-smoker... - Smoking Cessation Message Board

amandalee · 12-04-2002, 09:35 PM

in my family. I lived in a house of 6 people for 22 years. My parents, grandparents and my brother all smoke and yes, believe it or not, I have never picked up a cigarette in my life.

My father has been smoking since he was 12 and now is smoking 2 packs a day. My mother, probably 1 pack and between both my grandparents - 2 packs a day. My brother? I'm not sure only because he is also taking cigarettes from my parents. Dad has had 3 heart attacks and is overweight. My grandmother has had lung cancer and they all still smoke.

As someone on the outside, I find that I am the minority, so when I give them hell for smoking, they just tell me to leave. It has become so bad that now I hope something will happen to me just so they might THINK of quiting. Advice? I don't know if I even need any. Just venting I guess. I am not living at home any longer, but it still effects me. I still need my family around.

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7cm cyst on spleen
Autoimmune Chronic Active Hepititis
Epilepsy w/Temporal Lobe Seizures
Kidney Infection
mild arthritis
goiter on thyroid
inflamed liver
I'm 23 and I'm falling apart! Advice???

miss_understood · 12-04-2002, 10:53 PM

First of all, I want to give you major applause for next picking up a ciggarette in your entire life. Neither have I. It's actually pretty hard to find non-smokers in today's world. Someone is always smoking something.

In the same situation, I have also asked my mom to quit (my mom smokes, my dad smokes, my sister used to smoke--but she faithfully quit) but you can never really honestly get someone to quit smoking unless they are ready to. There is no way they can just quit smoking one day and not be affected by it.

The best thing to do is to share with them the things that could happen to them and how serious these things could be. It's a big issue and they can't ignore facts.

amandalee · 12-07-2002, 01:10 PM

Oh, they know the facts all right. They also know that they should quit....but it's a matter of them actually doing it. I personally don't see it happening. They will do whatever they can.

I know this is horrible to say, but I honestly hope I get severe asthma, or some kind of medical problem where it is the fault of second hand smoke. Maybe if something happens to me rather then them, maybe they'll consider quiting.

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7cm cyst on spleen
Autoimmune Chronic Active Hepititis
Epilepsy w/Temporal Lobe Seizures
Kidney Infection
mild arthritis
goiter on thyroid
inflamed liver
I'm 23 and I'm falling apart! Advice???