Get the Support You Need

Learn from thousands of users who have made their way through our courses. Need help getting started? Watch this short video.

today's top discussions:

logo

Challenging Worry

Ashley -> Health Educator

2024-04-20 11:42 PM

Depression Community

logo

Hello

Linda Q

2024-04-11 5:06 AM

Anxiety Community

logo

Addiction

Ashley -> Health Educator

2024-04-08 3:54 PM

Managing Drinking Community

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Browse through 411.749 posts in 47.054 threads.

160,517 Members

Please welcome our newest members: AABBYGAIL RUTH, ALAICA, JD7, Ww12, Fwcl

Ten Years Smoke-Free... and I actually forgot all about it.


7 years ago 0 11214 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Amazing SammiJoFL,

Thank you for stopping by and inspiring us!


Ashley, Health Educator
7 years ago 0 292 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thank you Timbo!
 
My son is 28 and swears to me he's never ever smoked tobacco ever.  (Notice how he worded that.)  
 
My younger son, though, is 24 and back when he was 18, I caught him with a cigarette.  I snatched it from him and said, "Fine, if you're going to smoke, I'm going to start up again" and his eyes got wide and he started to tear up, he took that cigarette back from me and crushed it, saying, I won't smoke, Mom, I promise, just please don't start smoking again!"
 
As far as I know he didn't smoke again.  I, of course, never intended to. 
 
Again, thanks for the congrats!
 SJF 
7 years ago 0 796 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi SammiJoFL,
 Congratulations on being smoke free for SO long that you forgot your 10 year anniversary of being a quitter!  
 I also hope that the talk you had with son, put a scare in him so he won't take up that nasty habit.
Once again, congratulations on your quit journey. 
 
Not One Puff Ever 
 
  • Quit Meter

    $23,207.80

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 772 Hours: 6

    Minutes: 9 Seconds: 25

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    3836

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    84,392

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

7 years ago 0 292 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
My son and I were talking the other day and he asked me how long it's been since I quit smoking.  I had to actually think about it and then realized that the last time I smoked was December 31st, 2006, so that means my 10th anniversary was almost a month ago and I didn't even realize it!!
 
I remember when every hour was a milestone.
I remember when every day was a milestone.
I remember when every week was a milestone.
I remember when every month was a milestone.
 
I never thought I would get to a place where years would no longer be milestones for me!!
 
Ten years ago, this site was hoppin' busy, posts flying back and forth, day and night.  The people here - and the posts of wisdom, some I'm glad to see are still here - they literally saved my life.   My deepest thanks to the "old-timers" who were there for me, whether they knew it or not.

Reading this thread: