Posted by Nicole on 10/29/2009, 8:16 am
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My mom and Aunt Connie came over last night for a visit. I've written about my aunt before. An anti-smoker, she wasn't pleased when her young daughter started smoking. She was convinced I had played a part in influencing Julie to start, even though she was already an accomplished smoker by the time I found out she was doing it. Anyway, I made coffee (for Connie) and tea for me and my mother. Then I lit a cigarette.
Connie gave me a look, and asked me when (not if) I was going to quit for the baby. I told her I was working on it, and I cut down from around 50 cigarettes a day to 12 and had given up smoking pot as well. She didn't seem satisfied, kept pressing me to quit altogether. As annoying as her persistence was, I was even more irritated by her assumption that I could quit anytime I wanted to.
Most antis seem to have this opinion, that we smoke just to annoy them, when in reality that's just a pleasant bonus for us. The fact is, this is the first time in my life I have even thought about quitting smoking. I'm trying, I really am. I hope I get there, and soon. But if you smoke, especially as much as I do, you know how difficult it is to stop. And on my doctor's advice, I'm doing this without nicotine gum or a patch. The Aunt Connies of the world need to step back, take a breath, and stop making assumptions and being so judgemental. Just my opinion.
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