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im not one of those possessive type friends who say you are only allowed ONE friend.

If she loses you as a friend because of her addiction she may need another friend to lean on a little bit.

why would she lose me though
she knows where I live.

I gave her a houseplant (for fresh air) and a coluring book and pencils. All artists suffer for their art...you might as well make art out of it.

her other friend gave her a journal. We celebrated her birthday with pizza she only left once in the end to vape outside the restaurant.

we pray for her, she did tell us she was thinking of joining the 7th day adventists. Apparently they are very clean living.

I believe, from what you have posted thus far, that the smoking and vaping is a wedge issue driving you two apart.

well shes the one smoking and vaping not me. So if she wants to smoke round the dustbin, Im not going to hang out there. I just wait till shes finished. That doesnt mean she cant hang out with me and NOT smoke.

what do you suggest, oh wise one then?

When she asks if shes can go off for a vape, do we just say well NO. You cant. Or do we just hide so that when she comes back she cant find us?

Or...do we go strip search her pockets, find the vapes and chuck them in the bin?

That is good to know.

In that instance perhaps you should social distance from her until the smoke clears. Oh, I'm not really a wise one.

already doing so

though its probably more than 2 metres. Usually she just says im going to have a vape and pulls it out. I either wait or walk ahead if shes walking and puffing at the same time.

the vape thing looks like a usb stick or tiny asthma inhaler.

when workers would have their smoko and pull out their smokes, I would move away so they not puffing in my face.

My wife is a SDA. I have attended many Sabbath services. They love their bible and they love Jesus. Believe in the Trinity. Nice peeps. I love pizza - pepperoni, banana peppers, mushrooms, sausage. Good stuff.

they not a cult are they?
Its just that I think they may be a bit legalistic but for someone whos addicted maybe they DO need some rules.

No, they are not a cult. They don't follow a leader or anyone but rather follow the bible.

thats a relief I hoped she wouldnt go joining a cult which one friend nearly did and it turned out to be a front for the Moonies.

Nah, the SDA is not a cult.

I've had a lot of experience with the local Adventists...7th Day Adventists that is.

They will take a week of classes to convince your friend that YOU and every other church is a cult that has taken the Mark of the Beast.

Here is a well studied and presented sermon on the subject if you want to learn more.

https://www.kjv1611only.com/video/02preaching/Sermons_Pastor_Anderson/Seventh_Day_Adventist_Cult.mp4

Like the 7th Day Adventists, the Moonies like to conceal their name behind other things. It's often hard to find out what church is sponsoring or represented by their mailings and prophesy adds of the Adventists. . It sounds like you are familiar with the Moonies. I talked to them once and they wouldn't tell me who they were. Then they found out what I was interested in. "Oh BTW, we are having a class on self defense/ martial arts tonight. It's free, why don't you come join us?"
I show up and another gullible sucker and they are telling us that Jesus, Moses, Mahamad, Buddha, Sun Yung Moon are all the same person reincarnated....blah blah blah.
Needless to say, I left after giving a piece of my mind.

One more for you.https://www.kjv1611only.com/video/0...derson/The_Seventh_Day_Adventists_Exposed.mp4

I think...this was several years ago now, and my friend was hanging round university cos they like to recruit students, she was inviting me to this sushi making event or something but I really didnt want to go in town to join in with a bunch of strangers who seemed to be love bombing my friend.

The she said where it was and I looked it up and it was the Moonies. The unification church I think it was called.