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That is almost word-for-word why my sister told me that she started smoking at age 20.
by neutronicus 16y ago
That is almost word-for-word why my sister told me that she started smoking at age 20.
- GrandMasterBirt 16y agoKids mimic you. You smoke, guess what your kids will think (the same thing I thought) "wow, everyone seems to be enjoying it, I wonder what the fuss is about". With my sister, I grew up telling her about what smoking feels like and the addiction. Guess why she does not smoke... Its not a big curiosity anymore for her, she just knows nothing good will come of it. She also tried (unsuccessfully) to get my mom to quit smoking. She understand addiction and why its bad to start. Once you realize just how much they mimic its incredible the things you can realize. When I saw my daughter standing idly doing the same little motions with her feet as I do when I stand Idly, I realized: Nothing too little will go unnoticed with the child, the child will pick up on everything I do and thus if I want her not to do it, I must MODEL the right way for her.
- neutronicus 16y agoNeither I nor my parents smoke. My sister says that her peer group doesn't smoke and that, when she first started, she hid it from them. It was something she did by and for herself to cope with the anxiety of exams at college. She was anxious and depressed, and cigarettes helped. Just presenting a data point in favor of the assertion that the great-grandparent post dismissed.
- scotty79 16y agoThat's something smoker might say to rationalize his/her choice when he/she had any choice to make. Nicotine only alleviates anxiety caused by lack of nicotine. Instead starting smoking she could withhold her pee to feel greater relief when she finally pees. It would be just as much help in coping with life stress as cigarettes are.