Telling your parents you smoke cigarettes?

Question

Ive been smoking now for about a year, while living on my own and going to college and I havent told my parents and I think its time. I used to not know if I was hooked, but now I can definately tell I'm addicted. I know the health consequences and also the cost that can be incurred but everyone has their habits that are the same way. I just dont know how to tell my mom, she smokes too but she still thinks I hate smoking, as I used to tell her I hated it all the time when I was growing up. Now its not that I want to be able to just smoke all the time around her and stuff, but I just want to her to know it so Im not uncomfortable when Im smoking and maybe she will randomly catch me when Im least expecting it. Id rather her know than see my doing it. I have a couple younger sisters and I dont plan to smoke around them, and I dont even want to tell them. I jsut wanna tell my mom so she knows and maybe if I need to go outside and have a smoke while sisters are gone, I can do that. So anyone have advice?

Answer 1

 I dunno, I'm 13, almost 14, and I've been smoking since 7th grade...  I was caught with a pack of cigarettes and a lighter at school and got suspended, that's when my parents found out.  They grounded me for 2 weeks and I had quit by then.  Recently, I have started smoking again, not only tobacco, but marijuana as well.  I asked my mom if I could smoke marijuana and she was sorta skeptical at first, but after I gave her good reasons (she used to smoke marijuana all the time as well), she decided she was okay with it.  I bought a glass pipe and I smoke tobacco out of it too, and this morning my mom saw the tobacco in the pipe (I forgot to clean it last night) and asked me about it and I told her that I just didn't have any weed and my friend gave me some tobacco so I had been smoking it.  I do think about it a lot, I'm wondering if I am addicted, but other than that, I have been smoking in my room next to the window, with the door closed and a stick of strong incense...  My dad doesn't know and I don't really plan on telling him any time soon.  Just try to be honest, or hint at it and see what their views on it are, because my mom quit smoking, and I thought she wouldn't be okay with me doing it, but hinting around and stuff, I became really open about it with her.  Hope this helps.

Answer 2

i am 12 and smoke i am guna tell her whn i reach 14 and say mum i was stupid and i started smoking and how is shouting guna help realy i just need to no your there for me my bro tld her like this mum wld u love me no matter wht and she sed why what av u done and e went wld u and then she sed course so he sed i am not proud of this started to fake cry and he went i smoke mum please dnt hate me and she comforted him sed u r very stupid and now they sit in the bak havin one 2 gether lolx

Answer 3

The next time she goes to smoke a cigarette, you should just join her. No awkward conversation, just smoking a delicious cigarette together

Answer 4

help ineed help i am only 15 and i smoke and i havent told mi mum yet should i tell her

Answer 5

well im 14..and i need some tips on how to tell her....because she is a smoker and i started when i was 10 :) someone please tell me...i need some tipss!!

-dougieee

Answer 6

How Do Ii Tell Them Im Only 13

Answer 7

tell her u smoke flat out...... ur grown she cant say s**t anyway.