new years resolution

[br1tt]

hey im new to this whole community blogging thing. l0l so heres why i plan to quit. i have a son who is about to turn 1 on january 4th and i dont want him to have to be around all of the nasty smoke and smells. i also dont want to seem like a hypocrit(spelling?) when hes older and i tell him not to smoke its bad for him. i've quit before and i loved it but i ended up mad one day and decided that just one wouldnt hurt and ive been smoking ever since. its my biggest regret. i also dont want my son to go to school later on smelling like cigarettes. i want to be the one who shows him he doesnt have to follow along with everyone else and gain the bad habit since almost everyone in his family does it. (his dad, grandmom,both grandpops, and so on) i beleive that i can really do it again for good this time. its just hard when everyone around you does it and tells you that it either wont last or you wont do it and especially since i dont really have anyone else to quiit with. My sons father said he was going to quit with me before and it didnt happen so i siad forget it and didnt neither. does anyone have a similar situation to mine? i need someone to talk to. =[

[Sharon]

Are you planning to quit for the New Year? My husband and I are both planning to. I don't like doing it as a resolution, but I also feels it starts the year off right. I have 4 children, 11, 7, & twin 4 year olds and they are always my biggest motivation. I will be putting the patch on January 1st, the patch has worked in the past for me, even long term (2 years). I am hopeful, It is always hard to quit when your husband smokes also, because if he fails to quit does it mean I fail too? I am going to keep my fingers crossed and take it one hour at a time. Good Luck to you.

[br1tt]

yeah, i agree with you my son is my motivation. I'm not sure if I would gain enough will power to do it without him. It is hard being with someone who also smokes and doesn't plan to quit. I was thinking about 4 months back that when he decides to quit I would because he will light one right up in front of me not thinking anything of it so i never thought iwould be able to resist smoking in that situation. but no one should wait around for someone else to do something it might never happen (with my boyfriend at least). I just feel if you really want to quit or need to you can do it on your own. I wasn't like that at first but for back-up i joined this site to have some support since I'm not getting any at home. It will be a real shocker when everyone sees that I'm serious. It will give me and I'm sure anyone else that extra boost of accomplishment. Good Luck to you too and, happy early new year. =]

[Susan]

I plan to quit for new years too. I have quit before, for as long as 18 months. I have an eight year old that hates the habit and says "moms don't smoke". I look at her sometimes and think how sad it would be not to see her graduate from college or get married. I think it is so important to quit smoking for you, other wise you start rationalizing with your self and fall back into the addiction trap. I have never tied the support of a site before so here goes... I have my drinking straws ready for chewing..

Happy healthy new year