Hi Lady, I�m posting the reply on this thread that I sent to you earlier. Maybe it will help someone else with their quit or with coping with a loved one quitting. I think you definitely did the right thing by telling him how proud you were of him. Being verbally rewarded will help his mind learn that quitting is a good thing.
I�m so sorry about your dad smoking, but I�m not surprised. I �quit� smoking several times before I found the SSC and finally quit. You may find that he tries several times before he finally makes it. The older crowd (myself included) had cigarettes romanticized to us all our lives. Our favorite actors/actresses smoked. Smoking was billed as a good thing, an adult habit, as pure enjoyment. The change to smoking as evil did not sink in as easily for us. So, not only did we fight off the physical addiction and the habit itself, but also had to change our whole mindset towards smoking. I doubt quitting was harder for us, just needed a different approach. Considering how stubborn your dad was about even considering quitting, I was terribly pleased when you posted he had decided to quit. Hopefully, he�ll get up the courage to try again. He�s got to feel inadequate/guilty/depressed about not succeeding, so be easy on him.
Not cravin', never cavin'.
Hummy
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/5/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 311
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,453
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2021.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 40 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 57
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$480,438.40
Amount Saved
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Days: 6031
Hours: 2
Minutes: 12
Seconds: 50
Life Gained
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46196
Smoke Free Days
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923,920
Cigarettes Not Smoked
