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Just start refusing them.

mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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Dear Prudence,

My mom is an essential oil guru. She has a ton of college degrees in health and wellness, but she isn’t a doctor. Lately, she has been pressuring me to use essential oils, but I don’t really agree that they have much of an effect on my health. She gets really worried about COVID-19, and gives me an “inhaler” that everyone in my family puts in their nose (we wipe it first) then expects me to use it. How do I ask her to back off a little bit without offending her?

— Smothered in Oils

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  • charlotte989875charlotte989875 member
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    First, of all do not share inhalers/ or anything else like that with other people. This is how germs spread. 

    Second, say thanks for the info but you’re not interested. I get the feeling LW is young and lives at home? That’s certainly harder but can you just say thanks but no thanks. 
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    "Mom I appreciate that you like these but I'm not going to use everything that you do." 

    Or "Mom, I do see some of the benefits in EO but will also use modern medicine like vaccines." 
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  • CharmedPamCharmedPam member
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    ditto @levioosa

    ”hey mom when are you planning on passing around that inhaler today! I’m unfortunately busy”. 

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