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Thanks Andre.  Your support is always worded so eloquently. Kate – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. Well, first I have to ask… Monday May 5… what year ? The 5th was last Wednesday… Go to it, and enjoy the flavours of life, that are there to be savoured when not camoflaged by tobacco. Plus, think of what you’ll spend the money saved thusly. Thanks, You can do it. In some ways, this’l be easier than what you, and we, have already been through. Kate Andre — " The noblest achievement of the imagination is to make time run some other way, and terminate in beauty and forgivness "                                         David Gelernter, " 1939 "

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[I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started [again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was [to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t [mind if others did. [ [Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him [control my actions. Nope.  You were having a tantrum and banging your lungs on the floor to get attention. My mom tells that when I was 4 I would bang my head on the floor when I was having a fit . . .then I discovered that the carpeting was softer, and would go into the living room to have my fit, then eventually stopped completely because it was stupid to hurt myself in revenge against someone else. Get one of those little hammers that go on your keyring, a real hammer.  Every time you feel like lighting up, hit yourself in the head with the hammer.  It will hurt you less and make you think about what you are thinking of doing, and it doesn’t look any more stupid than does your habit of sucking on a smoldering tube of cow dung. You will feel so stupid about it that you will stop wanting to smoke. [I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce [topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you [have given in the past. [ [My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can [give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. [ The next Monday 5 May will be in several years, I think.  How about setting a closer quit date?

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I don’t know why I said 5 May, but I did mean 10 May 1999.  I like the hammer idea.  Kind of like drumming the message into your head! Thanks, Kate – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – [I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started [again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was [to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t [mind if others did. [ [Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him [control my actions. Nope.  You were having a tantrum and banging your lungs on the floor to get attention. My mom tells that when I was 4 I would bang my head on the floor when I was having a fit . . .then I discovered that the carpeting was softer, and would go into the living room to have my fit, then eventually stopped completely because it was stupid to hurt myself in revenge against someone else. Get one of those little hammers that go on your keyring, a real hammer.  Every time you feel like lighting up, hit yourself in the head with the hammer.  It will hurt you less and make you think about what you are thinking of doing, and it doesn’t look any more stupid than does your habit of sucking on a smoldering tube of cow dung. You will feel so stupid about it that you will stop wanting to smoke. [I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce [topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you [have given in the past. [ [My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can [give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. [ The next Monday 5 May will be in several years, I think.  How about setting a closer quit date?

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Thanks Andre.  Your support is always worded so eloquently.

Thank you very much for the kind words. I learned it in a lot of places, and that most definitely includes here. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. Well, first I have to ask… Monday May 5… what year ? The 5th was last Wednesday… Go to it, and enjoy the flavours of life, that are there to be savoured when not camoflaged by tobacco. Plus, think of what you’ll spend the money saved thusly. Thanks, You can do it. In some ways, this’l be easier than what you, and we, have already been through. Kate

Andre — " The noblest achievement of the imagination is to make time run some other way, and terminate in beauty and forgivness "                                          David Gelernter, " 1939 "

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OOPS!  I meant 10 May 1999.  Sorry! Kate – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Sure I’ll help but you need to let me know what year you’re lookin at cuz May 5th of this year was on a Wednesday. If you made it for 12 years the first time –  you CAN do it again. There is a newsgroup called alt.support.stop-smoking that has a lot of great support. Try it out. W I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. Thanks, Kate

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I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated.

Well, first I have to ask… Monday May 5… what year ? The 5th was last Wednesday… Go to it, and enjoy the flavours of life, that are there to be savoured when not camoflaged by tobacco. Plus, think of what you’ll spend the money saved thusly. Thanks,

You can do it. In some ways, this’l be easier than what you, and we, have already been through. Kate

Andre — " The noblest achievement of the imagination is to make time run some other way, and terminate in beauty and forgivness "                                          David Gelernter, " 1939 "

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. Thanks, Kate

Keep it up, Kate! The fact that you want to stop is a great step. You are doing this for yourself, for a wonderful reason, so you can be healthier! You can do it. Use meds/patches if you need to. Do whatever you can to help you through this. Be proud of yourself for trying. Keep us posted.  Best of luck, Deborah

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Hi Kate, The day of my last cigarette was Dec. 9, 1979… almost 20 years ago. It also happened to be my 19th birthday. I had been smoking since I was 12 (yes, I know it was stupid, don’t remind me!). What made me quit was my first asthma attack. I now have adult-onset acute chronic asthma and cannot tolerate any cig smoke. Quitting is the best thing you can do for you and the people you love. Good luck!!! Mary Block ICQ# 2101760 —   __            ___   ___   __      __  / __        /_ /_ /    /   ,_    __ // // ___ ____  __  __  __   /  /’__` ‘__` ‘__`/ / /     _/ L.__ __ L L _/ _/     __ __/._Y____Y____ _,__/ _,__/ ___x___/’          Visit me at http://thrill.to/statuesque

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Sure I’ll help but you need to let me know what year you’re lookin at cuz May 5th of this year was on a Wednesday. If you made it for 12 years the first time –  you CAN do it again. There is a newsgroup called alt.support.stop-smoking that has a lot of great support. Try it out. W – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. Thanks, Kate

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I quit smoking over 12 years ago just prior to meeting my stbx.  I started again this past January.  I know that part of the reason I started again was to rebel against my stbx.  He hated to have me smoke even though he didn’t mind if others did. Yes, yes, I know it was a stupid reason to start again.  I was letting him control my actions. I need your support to help me quit again.  I know this isn’t a divorce topic, but I respect so many of your opinions and appreciate the support you have given in the past. My planned Quit Day is Monday, 5 May.  Any words of encouragement you can give me over the coming weeks will be appreciated. Thanks, Kate

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