How can I get my dad to TRY to quit smoking? -
He always smokes in the house and it-s making me sick. Whenever somebody tells him to go outside, he goes -ugh- and ignores us! The only place in the house that doesn-t smell like smoke is the very BACK room. The worst part is, he smokes at his computer desk and the desk is right around the kitchen! HELP! IS there any free thing to help him quit smoking? Thanks!
Recently, my dad quit smoking after years of us encouraging, motivating, persuading, yelling, and cussing (you name it, we’ve done it). It was a struggle for so many years, but the fear of sickness finally convinced him to quit smoking. Many of us smoke (in fact, one third of all male in this world do), but none of us ever think about the harm it has on our body and our wallets. From experience, I won’t dare try to convince anyone to quit smoking, but here are some financial facts we should all consider every time we light a cigarette.
At $5 a pack of cigarettes, my dad could’ve accumulated $1.6 million in investment and savings. This is assuming that he would invest or save the money weekly for 50 years earning 10% annually. 50 years ago, the cigarettes were not $5, but my dad smokes more than one pack of cigarettes many days of the year too. This also does not include the cost of lighters or matches.
His life insurance is much higher because of his “experience” in smoking. Actually, we were told that his insurance would probably be 1/4 if he never smoked.
His health insurance is the same thing, read the life insurance point again
Non-smokers receive home owners insurance of about 10% because there are less chances that they will burn down their home
Non-smokers usually perceive a better image than smokers which indirectly lead to a higher salary. This is due to smokers potentially having yellow teeth, bad breath and smelly clothes.
Those extra packs of gum, extra trips to the dry cleaners all add up in our lives.
The list goes on and on. Smoking ranks as one of the most harmful activities we can do to our physical and financial health.
You can try to ask him politely if he can smoke outside and tell him that its out of respect. its your lungs hes affecting too. if he goes into the whole, -i pay the bills- lecture, explain to him that you understand, but your health is at risk too and you don-t smoke.
as for getting him to quit, you can try laying out the facts for him and posting them up or showing him. but im pretty sure hes heard all of it before right?
him choosing to quit is completely up to him. he HAS to WANT to stop in order for him to quit. he needs will power. you cant make him quit. its like every other drug addict, alcoholic, etc. its completely up to the person. they have to decide that what they are doing is not healthy, and then quit.
if he continues, well then you may just have to wait until you get older and move out. however, that is extremely disrespectful to you i must say. any parent who puts their kids through that is extremely selfish. i don-t smoke, but if i did, i would be doing it outside so my kids wouldn-t get sick.
just take his packet of cigarette and throw them in the garbage... dont let him see when you take it... and dont throw it where he can see... good luck,
i totally agree w this guy. you dad should have respect for the family, especially since its making you sick, and you guys dont smoke. good luck kiddo
Install water sprinklers in your home....when ever smoke will be detected they will start showering and this may help you...