I decided to quit smoking this morning after I had read a letter my younger sister had wrote to me, it made me cry, I felt so guilty and knew that it was time to quit, not only for myself, but for her. She needs a good role model and she needs to know that I am healthy and not going to leave her.
This is what she wrote: '...she used to smoke, and when I found out I started balling my eyes out. I didn't want the smoking to shorten the time that we have together, but she quit. i know she has been doing it a little lately because she is going through some tough times right now. Everytime I go over to her house, she goes outside to call someone and when she comes back in, I know she has been smoking because of the smell on her. It hurts me so much. I wanted to cry and tell her to never ever do it again, but I can't control her. That is her choice, but I have never told her about how I feel. It just hurts me so much, I don't want her to shorten her life. I would be devestated if she was ever gone, I don't know what I would do without her. I just want her to know how much it hurts me when she walks outside because I know she is going to smoke....'
I cried and never realized how much my smoking affected not only me, but people around me as well. This is when I said enough was enough after reading what my 13 year old sister had to say about my smoking. I am finally done with it and I hope to stay that way. I love my sister very much and I want her to know that she has been so motivating for me to quit! I have so much to thank her for!
