My mom smokes too much and she coughs a lot. She says it’s normal, but I think she’s wrong. I don’t want her to get sick. What should I do?

Yours,

Tessa

I understand your feeling, because smoking is bad for health. There are a few ways for your situation, and you can decide which one is the best for you.

You can tell your mom why you don’t like her to smoke and how much you want her to stop. It may help because you can be honest about how you feel. If you don’t feel like talking to your mom, you can try to write a letter to her. You can write all you want in the letter and put it on her bed or somewhere she’ll find it. If you want to choose neither of them, you can turn to someone else to talk to her. They can be your family members or her friends. Perhaps you can talk to them, and they will be able to talk to your mom about it.

I hope one of these ways will work. I’m sure she’ll know your feeling.

Yours,

Jenna, from IML

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