tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post5234416201645190267..comments2023-06-30T10:06:35.849-04:00Comments on Ow, my angst: I want to be here.karensomethingorotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-87767700629075535142012-04-20T18:02:14.301-04:002012-04-20T18:02:14.301-04:00thanks Jessica!thanks Jessica!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-79406010239262601992012-04-20T18:01:18.369-04:002012-04-20T18:01:18.369-04:00what a contradiction it is then!what a contradiction it is then!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-25528419082259071362012-04-19T16:50:54.218-04:002012-04-19T16:50:54.218-04:00I tried commenting several times on this post yest...I tried commenting several times on this post yesterday! It was SO NOT WORKING. I wanted to just say that I'm really sorry.Jessica Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861658300112079021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-50642746919726489992012-04-19T14:08:05.061-04:002012-04-19T14:08:05.061-04:00my grandmother smoked for YEARS and luckily she qu...my grandmother smoked for YEARS and luckily she quit when she was much older..and it wasn't lung cancer that got her, but a different kind of cancer! Que sera, sera! <br /><br />Good for you though. It's good that you don't crave it any longer.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-13892114379605270542012-04-19T14:07:14.465-04:002012-04-19T14:07:14.465-04:00sigh. It does, Sarah. It does. But anniversarie...sigh. It does, Sarah. It does. But anniversaries mean we always have to go through it again, to a certain extent. Thank you though.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-21071405848427331312012-04-19T14:06:41.629-04:002012-04-19T14:06:41.629-04:00well, I hope you don't, Ruth--know how I feel ...well, I hope you don't, Ruth--know how I feel that is. Does that sound weird? You know what I mean. I appreciate your comment. Thanks for sharing that.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-38221832528774371752012-04-19T14:05:51.632-04:002012-04-19T14:05:51.632-04:00I hope that too, Curtise, but I wonder--because it...I hope that too, Curtise, but I wonder--because it still holds that same allure of rebellion with the teenagers, as it always has. Ah well, we shall see! <br />Thank you.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-15846001622247341542012-04-19T14:05:04.506-04:002012-04-19T14:05:04.506-04:00so you know ALLLLLL about it then, Laoch.so you know ALLLLLL about it then, Laoch.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-79813480084986059792012-04-19T14:04:45.104-04:002012-04-19T14:04:45.104-04:00good for you, Leauxra. You are AWESOME. Seriously...good for you, Leauxra. You are AWESOME. Seriously. You must be very proud of yourself!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-9498089054396822102012-04-18T18:33:36.692-04:002012-04-18T18:33:36.692-04:00This post moved me. I am a former smoker (it will...This post moved me. I am a former smoker (it will be 11 months in 2 days), and I know I will NEVER smoke again. It is a mind sent that is hard to understand from the ourside, and I have a hard time remembering now. <br /><br />I just remember the desperation to cling to it.Leauxrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056708620380337471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-61127500119774697232012-04-18T18:30:54.463-04:002012-04-18T18:30:54.463-04:00And don't think you are weak. The "willp...And don't think you are weak. The "willpower" method is bull.Leauxrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056708620380337471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-22872444060934367122012-04-18T18:29:43.501-04:002012-04-18T18:29:43.501-04:00Al, you don't know me, but I smoked for nearly...Al, you don't know me, but I smoked for nearly 20 years. I am 35. I quit 11 months ago. I smoked almost 3 packs a day at certain times, but usually about a pack a day.<br /><br />For 20 freaking years.<br /><br />I got a book called "The easy way to quit smoking" by Alan Carr. It isn't exactly "easy", but it does help. A lot. Without those stupid patches and gums and things. I am not even tempted.<br /><br />And I am using the money I saved to go to Hawaii. Please try it.Leauxrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056708620380337471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-82375287421165481812012-04-18T01:58:43.428-04:002012-04-18T01:58:43.428-04:00This one is super hard for me to comment on. But I...This one is super hard for me to comment on. But I am sending you some massive MASSIVE hugs and love. It gets easier. I promise. Sarah xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235255775524330362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-2002408365587640142012-04-17T23:34:31.544-04:002012-04-17T23:34:31.544-04:00I am sorry that you had to lose your mom.
This jus...I am sorry that you had to lose your mom.<br />This just makes me so sad.<br />My dad smokes. He has emphysema and he is never gonna quit. He has smoked for over 50 years. He doesn't enjoy it, but it's his addiction. So, I get to watch him get worse. He would anyway, but not as fast.<br />I know one day I will know how you feel.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051904118383493849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-56484719720852428472012-04-17T15:57:18.653-04:002012-04-17T15:57:18.653-04:00Karen, you write with such passion and power. I ca...Karen, you write with such passion and power. I can really understand why you feel so strongly about smoking.<br />I used to be a smoker, for many years. When I started, it was ALL about wanting to be/appear grown up and cool. Strange, to do something so ridiculously immature as a way to imitate being an adult. Anyway, then it becomes a habit, and I got stuck. But truthfully - I enjoyed it, I liked smoking, and it took a LONG time to stop missing it when I quit. But I don't miss it at all now, and am so glad I stopped. I don't feel particularly militant about smoking, though I completely understand why you are, and all your points about how it affects everyone around the smoker are true. Funnily enough, though neither I nor OH have smoked since having the kids, and very few people they know smoke, they are vehemently opposed to it. There's been a real shift in culture, and that shows in our kids. Maybe they will be a generation for whom smoking holds no glamour, no appeal, and is considered totally unacceptable. Let's hope. xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-27827708057510692722012-04-17T15:50:17.413-04:002012-04-17T15:50:17.413-04:00hideous hideous! I see the repercussions in medica...hideous hideous! I see the repercussions in medical notes I read through at workMiss Simmonds Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655954003085670507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-10941481800806257142012-04-17T15:44:44.935-04:002012-04-17T15:44:44.935-04:00Fine post. My mom was a 5 pack a day smoker. It m...Fine post. My mom was a 5 pack a day smoker. It makes me endlessly sad to think about it.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-59340625545764853252012-04-17T09:48:20.080-04:002012-04-17T09:48:20.080-04:00Thanks for making it to the end then, Megan :)Thanks for making it to the end then, Megan :)karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-29240794343925844942012-04-17T09:47:50.329-04:002012-04-17T09:47:50.329-04:00I'll hug you Al. NOW GO GET THE PATCH, or tha...I'll hug you Al. NOW GO GET THE PATCH, or that inhaleable electronic cigarette thingy, or whatever!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-6776141368329399552012-04-17T09:47:07.339-04:002012-04-17T09:47:07.339-04:00Vesta, when we're young and foolish, it's ...Vesta, when we're young and foolish, it's hard to imagine, or care about how we'll die (unless you're death-obsessed like I am), but people who smoke often say; "we're all gonna die anyway!" but they don't realise how brutal and painful it can be.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-23677924123605069422012-04-17T09:46:12.112-04:002012-04-17T09:46:12.112-04:00I'm sorry about your mother too. I forgot to ...I'm sorry about your mother too. I forgot to put that in there!!!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-88150560571348496902012-04-17T09:45:41.678-04:002012-04-17T09:45:41.678-04:00Alaina, after my mom died, I did some reading on t...Alaina, after my mom died, I did some reading on the net, and discovered that one of the common locations lung cancer metastasizes to is the brain. My mother also had a tumor on her brain. Her best friend just died recently from LUNG CANCER, and she also had tumors on her brain.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-21815335629730309992012-04-17T09:44:26.818-04:002012-04-17T09:44:26.818-04:00Lizbeth, your comment made me cry! What lovely, t...Lizbeth, your comment made me cry! What lovely, touching things you said. Thank you. I am so sorry about your son. I can't imagine anything worse. <br /><br />As for 40: luckily I'm well on the way to not giving a shit what others think anymore, and DAMN IT, IT'S LIBERATING :) <br />Hugs to you too.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-71481343725316632622012-04-17T09:42:59.524-04:002012-04-17T09:42:59.524-04:00thanks Miss Simmonds. Funny how it can evoke a ce...thanks Miss Simmonds. Funny how it can evoke a certain image of glamour though...even though it's HORRIBLE.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-15048707720368348312012-04-17T09:42:27.126-04:002012-04-17T09:42:27.126-04:00Melissa, you always paint a really good picture, c...Melissa, you always paint a really good picture, complete with so many vivid, poignant details I can really relate to; like the cigarette waiting in the ashtray, and the party beers with the butts floating in the bottom. <br /><br />I just hate it!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.com