Post a response in here if you think my dad should stop smoking (need everybody's help on this)?

Question

I'm trying to get my dad to stop smoking,
just post in here telling him all the negative effects of it.
Because I'll show him what everybody says.

Answer 1

yeah, you should stop, its hard, I finally did, it takes about 6 months to get used to it, but you will feel great if you do!!
Goodluck

Answer 2

I smoked for several years... never thought it would effect me, until eventually I developed asthma! I quit that day ~ and haven't looked back. Having that scare (my grandfather died of emphasema ~ what was I thinking? He eventually needed a tracheotomy (how to spell? A tube in his throat) to breathe. I wish to G-d that I stopped earlier. My kids are 7 and 9 and my asthma is under control, but I have to use a steroid disk 2x a day; this inhaler costs $250 a month! Also two kinds of allergy medicines and one other. Although the $400-500 a month meds are bad enough, I worry and pray that I never will get worse. I hope your father decides to do whatever he can to quit now! Once he has gotten past the first month, he will be well on his way.

I suggest he takes a quick walk in place of smoking. Chew on a straw, nibble on sunflower seeds (they help take the craving away). It's not just his life that is effected, it's yours. When you stop smoking, you realize just how much time you waste thinking about smoking (when you will have your next one, wondering if you need to buy any, are you running out? Will you be allowed to smoke where you are going?).

Let's talk about personal hygeine too.... Nonsmoking clothes, cars, houses, hotel rooms smell MUCH better than those where smoke has been. Your teeth, your breath ~ will all be more pleasant.

Second-hand smoke is worse than smoking yourself ~ hopefully he hasn't exposed you to it.

Good luck to your father! Good luck to you for caring emough to try to help him. Don't give up. Smokers know they shouldn't be smoking. But they need to be ready (pick a date - have lots of support).

Answer 3

Besides the 2nd hand smoke that he's hurting everyone else around him with, smoking can cause:

lung cancer
mouth cancer
throat cancer

All of those are horrible to feel from what I've read. Your life is shortened considerably if you smoke (though there are a few out there that seem to beat all the odds - look at George Burns). But that shouldn't give your Dad an excuse to smoke still. Yes, he might initially gain weight and have horrible withdrawals, but if you and everyone in your family helps him out, he will get through it and will live a much healthier life.

Answer 4

Is your father still working?what's the nature of his JOB??
You know it's very hard to tell a person to stop smoking,specially when these people are really engage into strenous jobs,and to quit smoking right away,is not good...negative effects will come right away.like withdrawal...they will chill..
But the real thing is,,he should minimize little by little..until he will learn to smoke 1 cigar in a day...and eventually he will just stop smoking..
I know you're dad needs some motivation...and just tell him to chew some low sugar candies or gum...because smokers are orally fixated,they always want something in their mouth...
and tell him...that you still need him..and you love him so much that's why you're doing this positive gestures for him.

Answer 5

Let's start with lung cancer, yellow teeth, bad breath, heart failure, shortened breaths, can't do simple excercises, more likely to be addicted to other bad things, temper tantrums if you don't smoke for a while. Also think about the negative effects on loved ones around you. Becuase oddly enough they're going to get more hurt than you from the smoke. Ear infections and asthma in children is also linked to second hand smoke. I've been trying to get my dad to quit but have failed, if your dad quits then I still have a chance.

Answer 6

Look, smoking causes addictive behavior and once you use all our money on smoking, i know you will, how will you feed the kids? how do you feed your self? what will the children think if you are at an extremely high risk of lung cancer and other respiratory problems? We know its hard, but think about your family! what will happen? You need to stand up put your foot on the ground and stop smoking!you need to remember that there is help! you can stop smoking! somewhere under those unhealthy lungs is a true father, you need to unleash it!

Answer 7

It is expensive as hell.

Last December 1st, I bought my monthly supply of three cartons (pack a day). It was over $100 for the first time ever. I told the clerk, "this is my last purchase of cigs...". January 1, I started with Nicorette gum (actually the Sams Club version). I am still chewing the gum (down to the 2mg now though), but its much less expensive than cigs, and isnt bad for you, and doesnt set a bad example for my kids, and doesnt smell bad, and doesnt taste bad. Oh, and the gum keeps you from gaining all that weight, because it satisfies that oral fixation.

GOOD LUCK DAD!

Answer 8

At this rate, almost nobody smokes any more; so the cancer rates should drop like a stone, Right? Wrong, nothing happened; nothing except all the quitters are now obese and eating hypertension pills, cholesterol pills, diet pills and anything else their dr. is peddling that day. Another win for the drug cos.

Answer 9

My dad died because he had cancer of the breathing tube. Thats the voice box and he didn't have any treatment cause he didn't want to sound like a freak. Was the cancer stix worth it for him..he left behind 6 kids and a wife.. then 2 years to the weekend my mom died of Pancreatic cancer.. doctors said it was from second hand smoke. STOP NOW... if not for yourself then for those who DO care about you.

Answer 10

Hi dad. The # 1 reason you should stop smoking is The son that posted this whom is concerned that his dad is around for a long time to come. Its simple choose cigaretts or choose to stay alive as long as possible for your son.
Good luck

Answer 11

Secondhand smoke is bad for others in the house. He should take the money he would spend on cigarettes and put it in a jar. Then after a couple of months he could afford something really nice for himself or the family.