I'm ready now. This is even harder than I thought it would be. Dad quit last night at 9:30. He did really well today until about 4:00 when he went and bought cigarettes and smoked one. Well, he got my lecture on quit is quit and smoking is smoking and I probably laid it on way too thick. He told me he has done very well to only have one cigarette and to just leave him alone. I came into my room and dealt with my emotions and left him alone. The first thing I saw was Duffis post on anger. I read it, left it, went back to it�about three times but couldn�t come to terms with this post on anger so I decided I would keep going back to it until I could.
About three hours later, over his birthday dinner with company, we talked about it and our company praised him on only having one cigarette. His whole face lit up. He proceeded to tell them that he would probably have one more before he went to bed and then put the patch on in the morning (no he did not use the patch today). That is when I realized that this is HIS quit not MINE. He must do it on his terms and I need to stay out of it. I was so upset when I found out he smoked. I thought this is it, it�s over. Well it isn�t over until it�s over.
This is me shutting my big mouth. I guess I really wasn�t helpful. I humbly went in just now and told him he was doing great and that I am proud of him. That is when he informed me that he had thought several times about going back outside to smoke but he resisted. This is progress. He is "trying" to quit and just maybe he will. There is always hope.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 253
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,078
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $885.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
