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jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 2 Dec 12

My New year's resolution was to cut back and I did. I went from smoking 3 Newport Kings to 1-2 Newport 100s. In less than a week, I could feel the difference in my breathing. Even though I never got up to a pack or more a day,...

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busymom312 No, I didn't. I had planned to and made the same resolution that you did at New Year's to at least cut back. I've tried to quit a number of times--all unsuccessful so far. I guess I'm not to the point that, while I know I should quit, I'm just not ready to. My...

17 Dec 12

youless @youless (112511) • Guangzhou, China 26 Oct 12

I just wonder if you are a boss, will you give the break for the smoking employees to smoke? If yes, it seems it is not fair because the non-smoking employees don't have this break because they have to work in the office. But the...

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busymom312 I'm not a boss, but I am an employee and a smoker. I do NOT think or expect that I should get any special breaks just because I smoke. Here I get a ten-minute morning break and a ten-minute afternoon break, plus an hour for lunch--the same as any other...

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41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 3 Sep 12

In a recent discussion about relaxing on the beach people mentioned enjoying the fresh air. People smoke a lot in Greece and they love to settle down to sunbathe very close to others. The result is that the air is not fresh it...

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busymom312 I have to say that, as a smoker, I understand where non-smokers are coming from. They no longer allow smoking in restaurants and bars where I live, and I think that's a good thing. Even though I'm a smoker, I used to hate trying to eat when someone was smoking...

3 Sep 12

angelkarah050182 @angelkarah050182 (4980) • Philippines 28 Aug 12

I want my husband to quit smoking. How can I stop him from smoking? I want him to stop immediately but I guess he can't. I don't know what to do. Happy myLotting everyone.

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busymom312 As a smoker, I can tell you right now that you cannot STOP someone from smoking. They have to want to quit for themselves. If you nag your husband or try to force the issue it might just drive him to smoke more. Or he might try to hide the fact that he is...

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bulastika @bulastika (5966) • Philippines 3 Aug 12

I smoke and I smoke one pack a day but sometimes I hate other smokers who don't know proper etiquette on how to smoke. I hate people who smoke inside cinema. I do smoke but some people don't so don't smoke in cinema. I hate...

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busymom312 I'm a smoker, too, and I agree that there are way too many inconsiderate smokers. I'm always very careful about not lighting up where there are non-smokers nearby. After all, why should they breathe my smoke? I have two young sons, and neither my husband or I...

14 Aug 12

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 13 Jun 12

but when I try I become very anxious and mean. I have those fake cigaretts now, and some nicotine gum. I have only four actual cigaretts left. I made a promise to myself I would not buy anymore. This is it....

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busymom312 It sounds like you are doing really good and making progress toward totally being free of the cigs. I'm still smoking, but I saw some e-cigs behind the counter at the drug store when I stopped there yesterday (to buy cigarettes--I know, I know...) Is that what...

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debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 13 Jun 12

but when I try I become very anxious and mean. I have those fake cigaretts now, and some nicotine gum. I have only four actual cigaretts left. I made a promise to myself I would not buy anymore. This is it....

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busymom312 It sounds like you are doing really good and making progress toward totally being free of the cigs for good! I'm still smoking, but I saw some e-cigs behind the counter at the drug store when I stopped there yesterday (to buy cigarettes--I know, I know...)...

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taura2p @taura2p (349) • Romania 21 Jun 12

I have been smoking for quite a while now, and I can't seem to quit. Moreover, recently, I've started smoking more, even a pack of cigarettes a day. Did any of you quit smoking? Any advice?

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busymom312 I wish I had some helpful advice for you. I've tried to quit a few times, but my problem is that my husband, best friend, sister, and mother all smoke, and after a few days I just don't have to willpower to stay strong and end up caving in. I guess part of it...

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debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 13 Jun 12

but when I try I become very anxious and mean. I have those fake cigaretts now, and some nicotine gum. I have only four actual cigaretts left. I made a promise to myself I would not buy anymore. This is it....

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busymom312 Hi Debra! Yes, me too. I'm a smoker who has tried to quit in the past a few times, but I'm still smoking. I started when I was 15, and I'm 28 now, so it's been 13 years. I can't believe it's been that long. I looked back at a previous post I made when I was...

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chicksdigscars @chicksdigscars (5483) 20 Apr 12

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busymom312 I agree with you completely! Cigarettes keep going up in price here in the U.S., too. The reason they give is that it will encourage people to quit smoking. They also claim that higher prices will help prevent kids from starting, since kids (supposedly) don't...

19 May 12

youless @youless (112511) • Guangzhou, China 1 Mar 12

I am a non-smoker. So I can't understand why some people will be addicted to it. My friend wanted to quit smoking lately. I just wonder how hard it will be. If you are a smoker, would you tell me how do you feel if you can't...

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busymom312 I've smoked since I was 15, and smoke about a pack a day. I guess I start to notice about an hour or so after I haven't had a cigarette--not anything urgent, but I DO notice it. For me, the urge get slowly more intense from there. Once I have gone about 3...

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youless @youless (112511) • Guangzhou, China 10 Jan 12

Everybody knows that it is harmful to smoke. And you want to quit it but it is hard. If you are a smoker, do you have a plan to get rid of it? Do you have a schedule to stop smoking?

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busymom312 When will I stop smoking? When I want to stop more than I want to keep smoking. That day is coming closer, but I'm not there yet. I hate to admit it, but most of the time I really do enjoy it, especially when I'm relaxing with my hubby or friends or can...

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chicksdigscars @chicksdigscars (5483) 16 Nov 11

Well, following on from my previous discussion, i have recently received some bad news that my grandmother [my dads mum] is dying from lung cancer. She hasn’t smoked in over 40 years, and she is 77. My grandfather [my mums...

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busymom312 I'm so sorry for you and your family. A lot of us in my family smoke, too, and I do worry about my parents, who still smoke. I used to pray that they would quit when I was growing up. Both of my grandparents on my father's side of the family used to smoke, but...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 21 Nov 11

I actually have ex-in-laws and they are great friends of mine. Where my ex-husband falls short (which is most times), they are there for me. They are outstanding grandparents to my daughter, and great friends to me. How do you...

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busymom312 My hubby's parents are wonderful! His dad is so sweet, and I absolutely love my mom-in-law. Last week when we could not find a sitter, they put off their plans so that my hubby and I could go out for a MUCH-needed night out. If I didn't have my own family,...

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SandeeE @SandeeE (346) • United States 17 Nov 11

It's been several years since our state enforced the no smoking ban in public facilities. It was VERY difficult to adjust being a die hard smoker that I am and would light up anywhere I could. Now after all these years I am...

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busymom312 I definitely agree with you. I smoke, too, and the attitude of most people toward smokers is getting so very hostile. The way some people act, we are criminals for exposing them to even the scent of our cigs. Last week I was shopping at the mall, and had gone...

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MRconrad01 @MRconrad01 (148) • United States 9 Nov 11

I personally am a smoker. I don't care who knows it or what people think of it. I am an eighteen-year-old college student and am taking an entry-level sociology class, and we were talking about social stigmas a few weeks ago. A...

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busymom312 I'd have to say that nowadays it is a big social negative to be seen as a smoker. I think U.S. society, at least, has crossed the line from tolerating smoking in public almost to the point of persecuting those of us who smoke. My husband and I are smokers, and...

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cilove_23 @cilove_23 (7) • India 14 Sep 11

Smoking prooves the statement what doesn't kill you(straight away) makes you stronger is false............... I don't like smokers.... They are destroying their lifes nd their family... How many people agree with this?

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busymom312 You "hate". smokers???? I would NEVER say I hate someone. I'm a smoker. You don't know me. You don't know my life. You don't know my family--or the fact that I never expose my kids to smoke. I move away when I'm in public so no one has to breathe in my...

17 Sep 11

gengeni @gengeni (3308) • Indonesia 30 Aug 11

A good friend of mine just know no further. He has a daughter who is 13, and the more cigarettes smoked and more often. She knows the risks and says it's cool if she smokes and, like the boy with whom she is in love. What...

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busymom312 There is no way that I'd let my 13 year old son or daughter smoke. I started when I was 15 and, looking back, that is way too young, too. I got grounded and punished several times in high school, but I found a way to smoke. My parents found out after I had...

31 Aug 11

Angel @Angelee_27 (3460) • United States 20 Aug 11

Hi fellow myLotters, I am currently struggling to quit smoking. I really want to quit, but it's so much easier said than done! I have tried to quit many times, and I have said I was quitting many, many times! But, I just can't....

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busymom312 I'm not trying to quit at the moment, but when I've tried to quit in the past I gone cold turkey. Needless to say, that hasn't worked for me. I turned into a royal b**ch, and ended up running to the store for cigs. When I DO try to quit again, I think I'll try...

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