8 years ago my husband laid an ultimatum in front of me: If I wanted to have children I needed to quit smoking. So I did. It was the hardest decision I ever made and also the easiest. I used nicotine gums and nicotine patch and every trick in the book to quit smoking then one day a coworker said to me that all of those were just tricks the nicotine companies used to keep you addicted and just make it harder for you to quit and it made sense to me so I threw them all in the trash and while I was in the office and I went cold turkey. I took a tip Narcotics Anonymous just one day at a time and if I could get through one day I can get through 2 days turned into 8 years. Today I have my kids I don’t want my kids to smoke so why would I ever pick it up again.
Now please don’t ever underestimate that quitting smoking is easy because it’s not. I think about it most days, like when I’m stressed or when I’m out drinking it was a habit that I had for 15 years. Today I feel better, it was a gift that I not only give to myself but to my family.
As I have said every year before on the anniversary of my quit day if you are struggling to quit, if you want to talk about it, if you need support we don’t have to be close friends I will walk you through this I’ve always believed this is not a path that you should walk alone.
Some people say ‘ oh they’re just cigarettes’ it’s not crack it’s not heroin’ but you know what the addiction can be the same to some people. I was lucky that I had my husband & a goal; I wanted to have children, I didn’t like the way my husband looked at me since he wasn’t a smoker he wouldn’t kiss me I want to snuggled and that was better than anything else a pack of cigarettes could offer.
Hugs,
Wanda
