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randilynne
posted 08/05/2009, comments (0)

ultimatums, threats,pleas, and guilt

My father died early sunday morning after a long battle with prostate cancer. He had smoked for most of my childhood but quit 25 years ago, with the excepition of an occasional hidden, stale kool.  By the time we were each 17 my two sisters and i were smoking with parental permission.  My sister, Merri was the first quitter. ... Read moreChevron
randilynne
posted 07/05/2009, comments (4)

miss independent

as the 4th of july weekend winds down i am realizing that like america herself i can celebrate independence.  from smoking.  and i was in thrall.  i made major life decisions around smoking; planned trips with stops, booked smoking rooms, bought cartons on vacation.  i actually bought a condo because there was a convenience... Read moreChevron
randilynne
posted 04/13/2009, comments (0)

guilt and abandonment. and sucess

so, i'm feeling pretty quilty.  but not for the reasons that you may be guessing.  years ago i attended a support group for chronic pain sufferers.  it was like a saturday night live sketch.  when we arrived the chairs were stacked 10 high along a wall.  most of us expended all of our reserve strength just setting... Read moreChevron
randilynne
posted 12/14/2008, comments (3)

Realitty check. and when it comes to weight gain....reality bites.

i'll start be saying that i have ABSOLUTELY no regrets about quitting smoking.  i'm just not super psyched about the weight gain.  now i realize that one thing doesn't have to accompany thr other.  but i was always convinced that it would ( great --ha-ha--excuse #1)  ironically, i didn't gain the weight for about 3... Read moreChevron
randilynne
posted 10/12/2008, comments (0)

a mixed(up) metaphor

in my last post i referred to the expression "like a broken record" as a metaphor.  now i think it might actually be a simile.  i was always afraid that not smoking would make me less of an intellectual (which has nothing to do, really with being smart)  because not smoking is infinitely smarter.  not smoking has made me more... Read moreChevron
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