my dad smoked 40 a day for 25 years.
he got the Big C. Three Times. He now can't work. He has no vocal cords, no thyroid gland, and has lost a lost of muscle that had become cancerous. He has limited movement, has to take 20 different tablets a day, some of them up to 3 times a day.

I cannot remember my dad's voice.

So if you want to stop smoking, think about what it'd be like if your future kids grew up with a dad who is always angry because he can't work, and takes it out on them. If they can't remember his voice at all, and it's just normal that he's always sick and has to go back to the doctors for checkups.
Really think about how it's going to affect your life in the future and I bet you'll quit somehow.

Alt: I want to give up being a doormat.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:43, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

you're not a doormat,
you've already told your brother that you're not his maid, that's pretty good.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:45, Reply)

first time in 17 years though.

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:53, Reply)

it's a start
and part of the self-confidence building process

you're doing well ;-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:54, Reply)

Yeah and think of how fucking tough you will be at 18, then 19 and so on etc
You are gonna be alright I reckon my little Antipodean friend.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:55, Reply)

I am 18 - he's 17.
I think I am too, eventually. I'm seeing a psychologist every 3 weeks and it's helping a lot.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:57, Reply)

you're 18 and taking control of your life
that's highly commendable. I am 28 and have just started to do the same. I was a right waster until last year and now everything is on track. If you're smart enough to make changes at 18 you have every chance.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:59, Reply)

by 21 you'll have him chauffering you around
and making dinner for you
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:01, Reply)

god that'd be the day.
he can barely stand me, he only does anything nice if he wants something.

But hey, I can dream. ;)
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:03, Reply)

Make me a sandwich

(PsychoChomp, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:57, Reply)

make it yourself.
I'm in bed and I don't want to get up.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:58, Reply)

careful - don't tell him you're in bed... he'll start gazzing you for pictures

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:01, Reply)

hehe

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:02, Reply)

I prefered you when you were a doormat.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:02, Reply)

I'll make you a sandwich when I visit then.
good enough compromise?
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:04, Reply)

IT'LL HAVE TO DO

(PsychoChomp, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:05, Reply)

woah, caps overload.

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 15:06, Reply)

FUCK.
That has given me the kick I finally need. Sorry to hear it but I appreciate you posting that.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:47, Reply)

I came to terms with it a long time ago.
But I really and truly can't remember his voice. I remember him smoking a lot - then after the cancer, he started drinking a lot. Make sure you don't make the same mistakes please.
If you go to the docs they're usually pretty good about helping you stop I think.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 19 Aug 2010, 14:54, Reply)