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Re: Update
 Author: Vinny January 7, 2004 at 17:38:04 
in reply to: Re: Update posted by smokingmom on January 7, 2004 at 12:47:53
    Let's HOPE So! Yes - Have Been Keeping Up With The Coffee In The Morning, & She Smokes 2 Or 3 With That (I'm VERY Pleased). She's Currently Smoking VS, & Seems To Be Happy With That (As Am I). She's Inhaling Pretty Regularly Now, For Which I'm Grateful - Hope I'm Now On The "Right" Track. Would Love To Hear From You Again, Whenever You Get A Chance - Just E-Mail Me At (jackster_2003@msn.com), If You Have Any Other Suggestions, etc. As Pleased As I Am (At The Moment), I'd Really Like To See Her Start Smoking More, But Am Willing To Be Patient. Thanks For All Of Your Suggestions - Really Appreciate It Enormously!
Hope To Hear From You Soon.



> It sounds like she's doing great. Just keep up the coffee thing every morning, and see if she'll have two or three cigarettes with her coffee in the morning. Has she kept up the 15-a-day level since then? What brand is she smoking now?
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> > As It Turns Out, Your Suggestion Regarding Coffee & Cigarettes Seems To Have Worked Wonders! I Taught Her To Take A Drag, Followed By A Sip Of Coffee, & Then Exhale. For The 1st Time, She Genuinely Seems To Enjoy The Experience! For That, I'm Grateful, & Plan To Teach Her More (Assuming She's Willing). Would Love To Hear From You Again If You Have More Great Ideas! Incidentally, She Smoked 15 Today, Which Is An All-Time Record - Hopefully, She's On Her Way!
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> > > So, Vinny, how is it going? How many has she smoked today? What brand does she smoke? You might consider something like a VS Menthol Ultra Light (100s, not 120s). She can smoke a lot of those without getting dizzy. Plus, if she has her own brand, different from yours, then that means she would have her own pack, which would encourage her. Tell her that she can have as many as she can smoke and you will give her a new pack every time she finishes her last one. (Keep a carton on hand.)
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> > > Also, earlier I forgot to suggest something important - have her smoke a cigarette first thing in the morning when she wakes up, maybe while she's on the toilet, and one before bed each night. Also try the coffee thing I wrote about earlier. That was when Ashley's smoking really took off. Cigarettes and coffee go so well together!
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> > > Good luck, and keep us informed!
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> > > > Thanks For The Tips - I'll Start Giving Her A Smoke After Each Meal - & See How That Works Out (I Think She'd LIKE That, But Only Time Will Tell.) I'm Already Planning On Giving Her A Glass Of Wine Tonight, So, Hopefully, That'll "Get Things Going". I'm Really Hopeful That She'll Start Multiple Pumping, & Really Learn To Appreciate What Smoking Is All About. (After All, If Your Lungs Are Full Of Smoke, How Can You Miss The Point?) I'll Keep You Posted On How Everything Works Out. Again, Thanx For The Advice.
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> > > > > Give her cigarettes on a regular schedule, like after every meal. When you smoke, instead of lighting one, light two and hand her one. Also, you could try the makeup and mirror technique, and suggest that 'real smokers' smoke at least a pack a day. In any case, good luck, and keep us informed. You might also let her have a glass of wine one evening and let her smoke - other parents have told me that this works very well - a tipsy kid will smoke more.
> > > > > As a last resort, you might try putting a nicotine patch on her before she goes to sleep and remove it in the morning.
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