phrase beginning smokers
say to their
parents (and rarely, children, spouses, or siblings, and very rarely, grandchildren) when they are told it'
s unhealthy for them and such people tell them not to continue
Mother: "You've been smoking, haven'
t you? I can smell it on your clothes even when you tried to cover it up."
Daughter (angry and embarassed): "Mother! There'
s so much stress in my life, so I need to
smoke, okay?! Daddy keeps putting on that shitty rap channel and it stresses me out, so smoking will calm it down".
Mother: "Watch your mouth there, young lady. Don't let that bother you. He'
s just teasing you and you know it. And, you won't
smoke anymore or he'll hear about it".
Daughter: "I won't
smoke at home, okay? I'll just do it outside the home, and I'll cover it up when I'm done. No one here will suspect a thing."
Mother: "You won't do it anywhere! You'
re done with it now!"