Quote Originally Posted by ScarlettCrush
don't get defensive, get rational with her.
Usually when I get rational with people, they're the ones to get defensive. I rarely tried to reason with my mom because as soon as she was backed into a corner (when arguing against her reasoning), she'd stop the conversation, yelling "I've said it already" or "I don't want to talk about this". Due to the lack of a real conversation (and her power over me at the time), I never brought up cigarettes or weed to discuss. She's more open minded than many other people I have spoken with, unfortunately.