Addiction

[BengalHawk62]

I used to smoke before my son was born.  about a 1/3 of the way thru the pregnancy, I literally looked at myself in the mirror and decided I didn't want my son to see me smoking.  I don't know why, but I quit cold turkey that night.  of course, I was down to my last two smokes in the pack and smoked them that night and have never gone back out to buy another pack.  Haven't looked back since.  I quit once before, a few years back, and I found the worst part about quitting then was what Jason was alluding too, I needed something to hold and just the physical act of putting my hands to my lips.  I used gobs of toothpicks and chewed packs of gum to help.  but for one reason or another, I don't know why, I never had that urge this last time quitting.  I don't know.....maybe it was just some mental switch that said no more.   I have bummed a couple smokes since I've quit this last time, but each one tasted like ass.  Just couldn't even finish it.    Now all I do chew Skoal bandits, but only when I'm drinking.  I can't eat something and chew at the same time, so I only dip after supper and if I have a drink or two.  A can literally lasts me a month.  I've never looked into the whole smoking pipe tobacco......that's something my Great G'pa used to do.