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Brad
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Date Posted: 18:16:38 05/02/07 Wed
In reply to:
Linda
's message, "Re: Telling Parents" on 22:36:47 05/01/07 Tue
Today was hell. It still is. I fell asleep in math class and got yelled at by the teacher. I couldn't concentrate all day I wanted a cigarette so bad, but my parents made sure I wouldn't have a chance to go smoke. I totally blew up at my mom when she asked me how I was doing when she picked me up at the end of the day... and her reply "That's just the lack of nicotine talking" made me even more angry. I've got a killer headache right now, and writing on this board makes me want a cigarette even more, but I'll try and answer your questions.
My parents won't be mad at my friend's parents because my friend's parents didn't know I was smoking. I knew if I smoked openly in their house they would tell my parents, so I only smoked in my friend's room, with the door closed.
Actually, they are mad at my friend's parents because they encouraged their son to smoke. My friend told me today that my mother called his mother and asked her if she knew he smoked, and apparently an argument ensued.
Brad
>Oh, Brad, I'm so sorry. It is indeed very tough to
>start smoking when you live at home with parents who
>don't smoke. You may really have to give it up until
>you leave home.
>
>That being said, since the damage is already done in
>your case, you may want to communicate to your
>parents in a respectful way that it would be
>unreasonable of them to think that you would never try
>a cigarette in your life. Especially since your best
>friend's parents smoke, it's not a stretch for your
>best friend to smoke (BTW, did your parents know that
>he smokes before today?), and that you were
>comfortable trying to smoke in front of him rather
>than in the pressure of a crowd at a party or
>something like that, and you ended up liking it. IMHO
>you should promise them that you won't smoke again
>while you're living at home, and keep that promise.
>
>Also, will yor parents be upset at your friend's
>parents for letting you smoke in their house?
>
>Try to build the trust back with your parents by doing
>more chores around the house, being cheerful, etc.
>Good luck, and please feel free to blow off steam here
>or ask more questions.
>
>Linda
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