congrats on the no smoking!!!!

• Poll: How broke are you? - XanaX
  • not broke, just always struggling to keep head afloat. - mt
  • Well, at least stopping cigs a silver lining -sm - Topaz
  • I don't even earn enough to - Lilly
    • Article about this in the last Woman's Day magazine.... - he is stopping this practice
    • See my post above about paying off the credit - card debt. - Topaz
      • Not sure why you wanted me to read that - Lilly
        • Correction: I can't believe there were NOT systems in place before. Sorry. no message - Lilly
      • Actually..... - working'
        • Please see message. - Marmann
          • Oops! This was supposed to be in... - Marmann
        • Is there a debit card available where a bank - never gets to touch the money?
          • I'm pretty sure.... - Workin'
            • I use a prepaid debit card. sm - CrispyCritterMT
  • Not boasting, but I'm actually ahead of the game sm - fiddlestix
    • Love the geothermal pump thing. (sm) - Topaz
  • I am so thankful - LinK
  • Not, actually sm - Frugal and living well
  • Not completely broke, but close - They Said What
  • Not broke here but in years past - Fingers crossed
  • I live paycheck to paycheck (SM) - Emmtee
  • Not broke but have changed spending habits. - Multi-MTSO MT
  • You're doing better than me - sm
  • Congrats..... - workin'
  • Keep up the good work!! - So proud of you!!! nm
  • congrats on the no smoking!!!! - braindead

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I can only tell you a true story. My younger sister smoked (I never did) and she would try to stop but each time a stressful situation would occur, she would pick up again. At a young age, she was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer, never even had a cough and she looked great! She lived exactly 17 months, the charts said 18. By the 2nd month of DX the young docs told her, "nursing home or Hospice, you can't lay around here." This was when she had a high fever and reaction to chemo. She lost her hair, gained about 30 pounds, etc.from chemo reaction. She died penniless and heartbroken. She was only a year retired early from a great job and had the rest of her life to look forward to, yet cigarettes robbed her of her family, her dignity, her retirement fund, and now she's in the cold, cold ground, all because she "needed" a cigarette. She wanted to retire early and enjoy her 401K retirement plan and her kids. Her daughter just had a beautiful baby and no mother to share the news. Her grandchildren have no grandmother and I have no sister anymore. She just had to have that cigarettte and would listen to no one. Her oncologist told her, "Go ahead and smoke, what difference does it make now?" Is this what you want for yourself? It's the bare naked truth, please, I would rather you cut off your fingers than smoke, at least you would still be alive. Cigarettes STINK and they KILL. Don't let it happen one more day.

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Of course it has everything to do with it.

asking this information on an insurance form should be allowed.  We already deny many Americans affordable health coverage because of obesity and other medical problems.  What's next?  Asking how many foods we microwave or how long we talk on a cell phone (supposedly these cause cancer, too)? We already ask the obvious questions - smoking, drinking, exercise.  They have you weigh in and ask every question imaginable about your family medical history.

How are we supposed to obtain coverage if we're not in perfect health, and let's face it, how many Americans are in perfect health?  I was watching Celebrity Fit Club on TV and I looked at some of the people on there and thought what's wrong with them, only to find out their body fat percentage was 2 points over norm.  Come on America -- this is just another way to keep us from having healthcare coverage.  No, I'm not a smoker, just a concerned American wondering about the future of my health insurance. 

Last night, he and his friend smoked in his room and blew the smoke out the window, trying to be sneaky, not realizing that it would waft up and come in the upper deck screen door! We calmly confronted them, they admitted it, DS handed over his paraphanalia, a homemade bong out of a soda can, the rest of his stash (just a couple buds), and we called the other kids parents, who promptly came over and we had a group discussion around the kitchen table, after which the other kid and his parents went home .

DS is grounded from his phone, computer, house phone, all friends and activities until further notice. When he does have an activity, he will be highly monitored and supervised. His freedoms are greatly curtailed. He also will be doing more work on the retaining wall we are building in the back yard. We're not sure yet what else will be a consequence, but I have a friend who is a rehab nurse in a chem dependancy unit, so we may chat with her.

Besides making bad choices and stupid decisions, what REALLY makes me angry is that he was using his SIXTY DOLLAR trumpet mouthpieces for bowls. What a bonehead.

Sober for 20 years, can you start a gab fest on how to do that successfully? You are the best! Just leave the rest! I can't swim either and I don't give a rat's pittouty!

Love this thread. What you don't know about me is I am claustrophobic, hate to fly and hate elevators and closed places. It prevents me from living my life as it should be!

I have known for about a year that my daughter has been smoking from time to time.  I made it very clear to her that this was very unacceptable and absolutely would not be tolerated. 

Apparently she has done a very good job at hiding it.  Tonight when I was putting socks into her sock drawer, for some reason I decided to push aside her socks and, of course, I found a cigarette, but the filter had been cut off.  I also saw several filters that had been cut off in her drawer.  I asked her about it a little bit ago and naturally she stormed upstairs and wouldn't discuss it with me.  This may sound incredibly naive, but I really don't know why the filters were cut off?  Maybe to make the cigarette stronger?  This thought makes me sick to my stomach. 

I am at a loss here.  She is a pretty good girl, an honor roll student, has lots of friends, but still loves to spend time with her family.  I have grounded her in the past for this, but apparently that didn't get my point across.  I would love to hear from parents with teenagers who have been through this before and have suggestions on how to deal with this.  Also, I'm almost afraid to ask, but any ideas why the filters were cut off the cigarettes? 

filters cut off for more strength....to answer your question.

I wish someone had stopped me - folks gave permission at a young age....because they were smokers.....I have never quit except in pregnancy....but I quit buying over 3-1/2 months ago, still smoke but ask others for one....and I cut back smoking by 75 percent and THAT's something because I no longer even cough the way I used to, my house smells GREAT (smoking outside only).....and I sound better (because I really am better - health-wise).

It is MOST definitely a drug addiction, as bad as any of them, as addicting as any of them........so the post was right on about *hearing it is as strong as a heroin addiction* - I tell kids today, that's exactly what it is...........................because it is.

My only suggestion is to show her pictures (found online even, just Google the subject/topic/question) of what lungs look like in smokers versus nonsmokre, and then find some head and neck surgical oncology site and start showing her pictures there (I worked in a surgical oncology HEAD AND NECK dept for a few years and what I saw was definitely sickening and yet, I too, still smoke *slaps self*)

My children (due to the fact I used above tactics) - NEVER smoked (thank goodness!!!!).

Best of luck to her and you!!! 

I have another friend who quit smoking 3 years ago and now has lung cancer.  I know (and have heard of) many people who quit (ACS can tell you how your lungs supposedly improve and risk of lung cancer death diminishes compared to the general population) smoking only to be diagnosed with lung cancer after several years.  This IS NOT a mental excuse for me not to quit.  It really does frighten me.  Been a smoker for 30 years.  Seems worthless to fight to quit and die, or just keep smoking and die.  Anyone have any thoughts?  I have no one affected by my second-hand smoke.