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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 122362" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Dara,</p><p> </p><p>Please give yourself some leeway. It is YOUR body, YOUR life, YOUR $$$ and as you are an adult, YOUR choice.</p><p> </p><p>Your daughter has very little control over her life because she is a child. Teen is still child. It is also probably NOT her $$$ and as she is NOT an adult, NOT something YOU should turn a blind eye to.</p><p> </p><p>We have a phrase in my home called "grown-up XYZ". Curse words are "grown-up words", you see what I am aiming at?</p><p> </p><p>While you can't actually force her to quit, you can make her life miserable. Where is she smoking if she is homeschooled? At the library, out with friends, ??? Maybe if you can go with her, or pop in where ever she may be, she will be "busted" enough to stop.</p><p> </p><p>You can take her to the doctor to get info on what options she has medically to stop smoking. To even see if Nicorette or the like is safe at her age and with any medications she is on, or if Chantix is an option, or whatever.</p><p> </p><p>You can stop fixing her favorite foods, movies, lots of stuff. You can get creative. The "hypocrit" name is one cast in order to manipulate parents. Don't fall for it. Tell "baby girl" that you making the decision as an adult is FAR different than her making it as a kid.</p><p> </p><p>I would fund the gum habit, or hard candy, etc... but no allowance, birthday $$, etc... If relatives give her $$$, then you can put it in the bank for her or use it to buy stuff, but NO cash for her. </p><p> </p><p>I have NOT had to face this, so these are my OPINIONS and SUGGESTIONS. If they seem not useful, please ignore them. They are what we have discussed doing, should this situation arise. </p><p> </p><p>Others will have other info.</p><p> </p><p>In one college psychology class, nicotine addiction was equalled to cocaine addiction in terms of being hard to break.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 122362, member: 1233"] Dara, Please give yourself some leeway. It is YOUR body, YOUR life, YOUR $$$ and as you are an adult, YOUR choice. Your daughter has very little control over her life because she is a child. Teen is still child. It is also probably NOT her $$$ and as she is NOT an adult, NOT something YOU should turn a blind eye to. We have a phrase in my home called "grown-up XYZ". Curse words are "grown-up words", you see what I am aiming at? While you can't actually force her to quit, you can make her life miserable. Where is she smoking if she is homeschooled? At the library, out with friends, ??? Maybe if you can go with her, or pop in where ever she may be, she will be "busted" enough to stop. You can take her to the doctor to get info on what options she has medically to stop smoking. To even see if Nicorette or the like is safe at her age and with any medications she is on, or if Chantix is an option, or whatever. You can stop fixing her favorite foods, movies, lots of stuff. You can get creative. The "hypocrit" name is one cast in order to manipulate parents. Don't fall for it. Tell "baby girl" that you making the decision as an adult is FAR different than her making it as a kid. I would fund the gum habit, or hard candy, etc... but no allowance, birthday $$, etc... If relatives give her $$$, then you can put it in the bank for her or use it to buy stuff, but NO cash for her. I have NOT had to face this, so these are my OPINIONS and SUGGESTIONS. If they seem not useful, please ignore them. They are what we have discussed doing, should this situation arise. Others will have other info. In one college psychology class, nicotine addiction was equalled to cocaine addiction in terms of being hard to break. Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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