Hi Guys, I was just sitting here thinking that in just a few weeks, I will hit the 6 month mark. I have been thinking of how my life has changed for the good,,and here is just a few ways! I am sooo much a better Mother, not only am I no longer killing my children with my second hand smoke, but now I can do things with them that I never could before,, like playing baseball, at the moment I am teaching my 10 yr old the game so he can start playing Little League in a couple of weeks,,it is soo much fun!! Running and Biking are also easier now!! Exersise is great and I am not gasping for air after the first minute! I have found that I no longer have to make exuses for myself,,or lie to myself anymore,,I used to tell myself, its not the smoking its just that im out of shape,, I was so athletic in school and the fact that I couldnt get out and play sports with my kids was depressing me! Now I am healthy, I can run almost 3 miles at a time, and can bike for miles. And my kids are healthier for it too, because now I want them out riding and running with us!! They also get less illnesses now,, no more respitory problems that I always knew were my fault! Life is good right now! Now I am working on my family. My brother has a son with Cystic Fibrosis, and getting him to quit has been my goal since I stopped. So far it hasnt worked yet,, This poor boy lives with his mother and her boyfriend , both inside smokers, and then goes to his fathers and his fiances and they are both inside smokers, I can not get through to any of them how bad they are hurting him,,a nd then Im wondering to myself how is it that I care more about his health than his own parents do,, well anyway that is my fight at the moment,, i have been dropping literature off in their mailboxes lol on the dangers. if they dont get the hint from that I thought about child services,, they need to go to a class or something. Hope you all have a great smoke free day!! Hugs to you all
