Telling Parents You Smoke?

ou have to be 18 to buy cigarettes, you can smoke above 14 i think...

18 to buy, 16 to smoke.

Who told you that...

I just assumed because I don't smoke, and I thought the 'don't buy for minors' law would apply for tobacco as well as alcohol, my bad.

I just assumed because I don't smoke, and I thought the 'don't buy for minors' law would apply for tobacco as well as alcohol, my bad.

I think it's best to tell them. Without meaning to sound too harsh or anything, smoking damages your health, and if you're planning on smoking in the long term your family need to prepare themselves for that.

And I know it's harmful. Every smoker does. My last pack had a picture of a "dead" man on the back.

OK, this is probably a rather trivial topic, but it still is bothering me..

I smoke, and I have done for just under a year now. I haven't deliberately concealed it from my parents, they have just never seen me do it and have never asked if I do, so I've not told them.
Now, however, I'm beginning to think that I should tell them, just to get a weight off my chest. The thing is, I know they'll be so disappointed - out of my siblings, I'm the "good one who is always well behaved" - and I don't know how to go about telling them.
My dad will be the worst. He said that if he ever finds me smoking, he'll make me chain smoke a 20 pack to put me off. Personally, I wouldn't actually mind doing that - it's just the idea of him being that desperate to stop me that puts me off telling. I can deal with anger, not disappointment.

Cut a long story short - I'm 17, so can legally smoke. Parents have never found out, but want to tell them instead of them finding out from someone else - but how?

I think it's best to tell them. Without meaning to sound too harsh or anything, smoking damages your health, and if you're planning on smoking in the long term your family need to prepare themselves for that.

For the love of God...

No, I'm being serious. I mean, suppose OP keeps it secret in the long term and then (hopefully not, obviously) he gets lung cancer. Imagine how much more of a shock it'd be to his family if they never even knew he smoked.

Unless you don't think that smoking damages your health.. in which case..

just to get a weight off my chest.

Yeah because you need to make room in there for all that tar
To whoever (probably OP) gave me neg rep: Oh real mature. It is a fact that however much or little you smoke it lines your lungs with tar. Whether you care is up to you...just saying.

As far as OP tellign his paretns "mum, dad I smoke" seems to be th eonly way to say it.

I've hidden it from my parents ever since I started aged 14 )(I'm 17) Its just hassle really no point telling them, just extra grief

Quit.

What even possessed you (or anyone) to start

It was me, but I didn't mean to. Have you ever been on TSR on an iPhone? Meant to quote you :L
If you care about it, I'll give you pos rep back when I can..
Of course it's a fact. I was just looking for advice, not remarks on how it's dangerous or how I should quit.
I know I should. But it doesn't mean I want to.




This is an option. I'll probably not end up telling them, not sure it's worth the hassle any more tbh.

Well it depends, people may actually like smoking (me, for instance), and one way or another we are going to end up dead anyway - why not do it if you enjoy it?

I realize that this may not be the case for everyone, but i don't think its quite as straightforward as people trying to look cool and then ending up getting hooked