tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post3079374105723742562..comments2024-03-28T18:23:19.168-04:00Comments on {So Wonderful, So Marvelous}: I Quit.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-31173983696805043042014-02-09T18:37:15.289-05:002014-02-09T18:37:15.289-05:00Triplezmom, absolutely!! Triplezmom, absolutely!! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-84011191961678677992014-02-09T15:56:04.389-05:002014-02-09T15:56:04.389-05:00I've never smoked, not even once, I just can&#...I've never smoked, not even once, I just can't stand the smell since my parents smoked all my life. It's not cool going to school smelling like a cigarette or anywhere for that matter when you're a nonsmoker. Great job on quitting cold turkey though, I know how hard that must be... since my parents have tried and tried before.Jennyhttp://www.thefreebieaddiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-48854782610967388072014-02-09T09:19:50.337-05:002014-02-09T09:19:50.337-05:00Sometimes I think it takes a lot of quits before i...Sometimes I think it takes a lot of quits before it takes, you know? But it's still a struggle. . .Triplezmomhttp://www.triplezmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-50044882277002284942014-02-07T22:21:15.819-05:002014-02-07T22:21:15.819-05:00I have never been a smoker, though I have lost two...I have never been a smoker, though I have lost two loved ones to smoking related diseases. I also know how stinking hard it was for my dad to quit and how much healthier he his now for his decision. (Which was partially made when my son imitated him by pretending a crayon was his cigarette when he was about 3 years old). Anyway, well done, Michelle. Good for you! Just A Normal Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044107177408002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-66670484570306872562014-02-07T12:50:00.490-05:002014-02-07T12:50:00.490-05:00I for one was the opposite...the psycho bitch who ...I for one was the opposite...the psycho bitch who constantly hounded you about how smoking was nasty and bad for you. I don't remember exactly but it could be one of the countless reasons why we stopped talking one of those "not friend" times we had. I am proud of you. You are healthier and your children will thank you someday. Just ask my parents.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357857540532733869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-67678619010429385052014-02-07T11:18:10.049-05:002014-02-07T11:18:10.049-05:00I've never smoked, so I can't know what yo...I've never smoked, so I can't know what you went through, but I wanted to offer my congratulations. GOOD FOR YOU!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106450336871101963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-12766791834076111332014-02-07T03:29:12.206-05:002014-02-07T03:29:12.206-05:00I quit 14 years ago and I know exactly what you me...I quit 14 years ago and I know exactly what you mean about that feeling of still wanting a cigarette. I quit cold turkey (after numerous other attempts) and that time it worked for me. Although, 14 years later I find if I have my arms crossed, my index and middle finger automatically "assume the position" of holding a cigarette. SamKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235467079873758178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-43645604340522835552014-02-06T19:21:47.844-05:002014-02-06T19:21:47.844-05:00How didn't I know this Erin!?? I'm proud o...How didn't I know this Erin!?? I'm proud of you for cutting back! You can do it!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-20887907290017408712014-02-06T17:49:20.318-05:002014-02-06T17:49:20.318-05:00The first time I ever smoked in front of my mother...The first time I ever smoked in front of my mother was at your wedding with you in your wedding dress. I've been trying to quit. I'm down to one or two a day. Im getting closer to the cold turkey- any day now. On the other hand- its been over a year since I bit my fingernails! One bad habit at a time people!Erin Mikulaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-44891136692821097902014-02-06T16:26:43.455-05:002014-02-06T16:26:43.455-05:00I quit cold turkey too. It was the only way that w...I quit cold turkey too. It was the only way that worked for me. Mazel. MommyLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288191448338432734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-82407891308268706902014-02-06T15:09:46.217-05:002014-02-06T15:09:46.217-05:00It is so worth the fight. I am a cardiac ICU nurs...It is so worth the fight. I am a cardiac ICU nurse. I see what smoking does to your heart and your body, and it is not good. It is tough, but I truly believe that if someone wants to quit, they really can!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-78609525775061336402014-02-06T13:10:12.174-05:002014-02-06T13:10:12.174-05:00Kelly, I remember driving around with my little si...Kelly, I remember driving around with my little sister and brother in the car and not even thinking about smoking. I mean I rolled down the window, but seriously... I'd be so mad if someone did that with Finn and Tate!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-85022377635109246032014-02-06T13:08:15.615-05:002014-02-06T13:08:15.615-05:00You can do it Michele! I think the first month is...You can do it Michele! I think the first month is the hardest and you're almost through that. You are right, the dreams do feel like you've cheated, don't they?? Keep it up! (And be super nice to your husband, he deserves it.) Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-45365909767629128022014-02-06T12:57:38.565-05:002014-02-06T12:57:38.565-05:00Oh thank you for this post! It will be three weeks...Oh thank you for this post! It will be three weeks for me. I can honestly say I think this is time I will stay non smoking. I was just over it. But let me tell you I am a psychopathic bitch! I go to bed feeling guilty about how mean I was to my husband.:( Oh but those dreams. I love those dreams! It kinda feels like I cheated. ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718033369691646806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-37960325295066679462014-02-06T12:50:01.895-05:002014-02-06T12:50:01.895-05:00P.S. I meant to say I hated smoking, and never rea...P.S. I meant to say I hated smoking, and never really wanted to do it as a kid - I've only ever lit up twice in my life. Once as a joke and the other time because a cool girl at school begged me to smoke with her and no matter how many times I said "I don't smoke." she still begged... so I fake inhaled to get through the situation. I think me hating my parents smoking really struck me as a kid :)Kelly @ turned UP to ELEVEN!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17316990503032552760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-3980231935201754302014-02-06T12:48:40.563-05:002014-02-06T12:48:40.563-05:00Congrats to you for keeping with it. My husband qu...Congrats to you for keeping with it. My husband quit right before we moved in together. I was so thankful because i had a hard time trying to think of how to have the conversation with him that A) I didn't want him to smoke in the house and B) How do you tell someone that pays half the rent they can't do something. He said the kicker for him to quit was that after meeting my mother (fighting a battle with lung cancer) he knew he couldn't rightfully smoke in front of me. He decided to quit and never went back. It's been 9 years now. I am so proud of him. He does miss it sometimes when he's drinking and I think the coffee is a trigger sometimes too. <br /><br />When I was young my parents used to smoke in my room while reading me stories and I finally at like age 3 told them NO... and took the ashtray OUT of my room. Yes, you read that right. Different times I suppose. I remember vividly having to request that my parents roll down the windows on road trips. I mean... really?<br /><br />Kelly @ turned UP to ELEVEN!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17316990503032552760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-77969094010623722932014-02-06T12:23:29.106-05:002014-02-06T12:23:29.106-05:00My mom was a smoker. She quit off and on when I wa...My mom was a smoker. She quit off and on when I was growing up but around the time she found out she was diabetic, she quit (mostly) for good...she did start back up again after I went to college but I shamed her mercilessly when I came home (I could smell it the second I walked in the door, even if she only ever did it in one room (it wafted all over the house). My husband was a smoker when I met him...and he quit not long after. He has one once in a great while, hacks up a lung for a few days after, and is reminded why he quit. He also doesn't want our son to see him doing it. Renee Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513788818111774118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-51774729525548930542014-02-06T12:11:48.224-05:002014-02-06T12:11:48.224-05:00Samantha, Janet yelled at me too! Dave was right ...Samantha, Janet yelled at me too! Dave was right there with me, do you think she said anything to him? HA!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860206491925165997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568446000623056293.post-40294016371782530412014-02-06T11:21:16.177-05:002014-02-06T11:21:16.177-05:00YES! The dreams about smoking! I have them too! ...YES! The dreams about smoking! I have them too! But I don't associate smoking with coffee anymore, which is weird because they went hand in hand together. I know people use many different ways to quit, but a LOT of people that have quit successfully quit cold turkey. I think you just have to get fed up. I quit in 2009 after my sister died. She didn't die of anything smoking related, but after a long illness and seeing that was enough to scare me into thinking that I didn't want to intentionally do something to shorten my life. So so glad I quit and now it's hard to believe I ever even smoked. Also...I can remember my mom yelling at me about smoking in my wedding dress. Classy :)Samantha @ 24 to 30https://www.blogger.com/profile/17657627369870728739noreply@blogger.com