Do you smoke?
By knightrider
@knightrider (1083)
India
June 30, 2008 9:54pm CST
I dont, i had the habit whiel i was a teenager, but left it shortly as i couldnt find any thing special in smoking and not only that it was also givng me gastric problems, now that i havent smoked in maybe 20 years i dont even know what it feels like
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9 responses
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
1 Jul 08
i havent smoked in a year or so and even when i smoked i smoked maybe 1-3 times a year.. and i started smoking at 15 and until i was 17 then i started back at 18 then smoked till i was 20 and those were the years i smoked the most and it wasnt even a pack a year since im a social smoker.. my asthma is bad now so thats not even an option for me anymore
@knightrider (1083)
• India
1 Jul 08
ITS better you quit smoking for life, with asthma, u may find it very difficult
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
3 Jul 08
yeah knightrider i dont plan on ever doing it again and a lot of places are smoke free now so at least i wont have to deal with the second hand part
and lol aardvarkboy i should have worded it differently..
@aardvarkboy (12)
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1 Jul 08
If you smoked less than a pack a year you didnt smoke lol! Its not quitting when you smoke that little, its just refraining!
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@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
I do smoke since I was in high school. I have planned to quit soon. My bench mark is my father who quit smoking when we are in high school already.
That means, I need to wait for four more years.
That means, I need to wait for four more years.
@abhi_destar (764)
• India
1 Jul 08
That's the standard excuse for smokers. If you can really live up to your promise when the time comes, no one will be better benefitted than you yourself. But the problem is, people get addicted to the smoke so much that they just keep on promising that they won't smoke again, only to fall back and carry on smoking.
@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
That is why I save set the time I was going to stop smoking and gonna make sure that when I stopped, it really stop. This is noted by kids like what my father did to us. He told us or promised to us that he will stop smoking when we get in high school, so we keep on monitoring him when we get into high school and it was a great success for him and for us. This is the path I was following four years from now.
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
1 Jul 08
I've been smoking for about 24 years... I have a room set aside in my house just for smoking... My daughter knows not to come into it unless she absolutely has to... It's called, "Daddy's room"... I know I should quit... I keep telling myself that but I don't know why I haven't yet...
@Valenas (1507)
• United States
1 Jul 08
I do not smoke, but I have grown up in a family that all either smokes or has smoked in my life time. So, I have had enough influence to kind of either make me want to smoke, or not want to smoke. I think growing up around smokers either increases your curiosity to the point where you try it yourself and possibly become hooked, try it and stop, or become so disgusted by it that you will not even get near it. I am the last of that list; I cannot even stand the smell. I try to respect another person's right to do what they want, and try to steer clear of people when they are smoking.
@abhi_destar (764)
• India
1 Jul 08
That's very good of you, Valenas. But if people at your home itself smoke, it still can be a potential hazard to you. After all, passive smokers also contract a lot of diseases. Try to avoid the smoke altogether. I myself also "steer clear" of smoking people, as you pointed out.
@aardvarkboy (12)
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1 Jul 08
Yeh, its my choice and my curse. I wouldn't recommend anyone should start but then I'm not really interested in stopping either. Oh what a twisted web we weave!
Live and let live
:-)
@abhi_destar (764)
• India
1 Jul 08
Three cheers to you knightrider. That's the sort of mentality people should be having. Really, smoking doesn't have anything special in it. In a world, where everyday, tons of poisonous gases and fumes are being emitted into the atmosphere and we are having no choice but to live with the poison around us, is it advisable to inhale more poison willingly into our system? If you take monetary considerations, is it advisable to waste your money upon something which will inevitably harm our body and make us spend even more on the medication needed to cure the damage caused by it? Continue with the good life, knightrider. There are a lot of better goodies to eat which provide more enjoyment than the abominable, poisonous smoke. Do reply. Cheers.
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
1 Jul 08
yes I smoke and have now for about a year. I know I shouldn't but I just don't have the drive to quite.
