neurotic Iraqi wife
February 06, 2008
A Smoke Free Way
Last night, for the first time in my whole life, I actually was thinking of quitting smoking. I called HUBBY…
Me: Hey HUBBY
HUBBY: Are you ok? Was there an attack? Whats wrong sweetie?
Me: Must there be anything wrong for me to call you?
HUBBY: Umm no, not exactly, but its past 10, and youre usually in bed by then
Me: Yes I know, listen, I need to tell you something very important
HUBBY: What happened? What did you do now? Did you get yourself fired?
Me (Laughing): I didn’t do anything, but I think I wanna quit smoking
HUBBY: Oh good, if you quit I will quit too
Me: No HUBBY, No. You don’t understand. This is a big deal you know. I never ever wanted to quit in my life, theres a difference between wanting to quit and not being able to, and not wanting to quit at all…
HUBBY (Silence)
Me: Helloooooo, you still there
HUBBY: Aha, oh wow, look at that, the plane is in the air
Me (Confused): What plane?
HUBBY: Oh Im watching the national geographic channel
Me: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT…Here I am confessing to you that I wanna quit, and youre talking about bloody planes
HUBBY: Oh right, sorry sweetie, yeah sure lets quit…
And so the dream did not live on. First thing I did this very morning was grab that pack and smoke a few!!! Reason I actually thought about this quitting business is two things. One is I guess my broody instincts. I have been reading a lot about how smoking has a huge impact on conception. And, unfortunately, we both are very heavy smokers, especially HUBBY. And two, as I was talking to a coworker of mine, I started sniffing, thinking a cigarette was burning right inside the office, it infact was HIM SMELLING LIKE A CHIMNEY!!! I was horrified, and asked him, “OMG, so Steve, when you pass by meeeeeee, do I smell that way too???” He smiled and nodded very very slooooooooowly. I was in SHOCK!!! And kept saying NO WAY!!!
A lot of people here have only started smoking when they came to this place, I guess the stress gets to you after a while. Yet there are many who quit and became health freaks. Im abit of an extremist when it comes to certain things. Theres an Iraqi saying (Loo 6ukha loo iksar mukha)…Not sure how to translate it. I guess literally it would mean you either shoot him or break his brains out, theres no in between. Basically its either black or white…So if I quit, I will be one of those people that I cant stand, who would start coughing uncontrollably when they see someone smoking miles away. I HATE THAT!!! Especially in restaurants, when they’d choose to sit in a smoking area cuz there isn’t any place in the other area, then they give us dirty looks and cough, and roll their eyes..I mean, Hey, YOU chose to sit here…So to become those people is something I can never ever imagine..But you never know....Things can and do change...Hmmmm
Oh well, I guess quitting time will come when we decide to have kids. And only then, I will really do it. If theres a will, there definitely is a Way…A Smoke Free Way…
Footnote @19:23pm: I just crossed the road on my way to my room, and an Iraqi police car passes by. I just saw the new Iraqi flag for real rifraffing on its trunk. That thing is pure Ugly!!!I want our old flag back!!!
Me: Hey HUBBY
HUBBY: Are you ok? Was there an attack? Whats wrong sweetie?
Me: Must there be anything wrong for me to call you?
HUBBY: Umm no, not exactly, but its past 10, and youre usually in bed by then
Me: Yes I know, listen, I need to tell you something very important
HUBBY: What happened? What did you do now? Did you get yourself fired?
Me (Laughing): I didn’t do anything, but I think I wanna quit smoking
HUBBY: Oh good, if you quit I will quit too
Me: No HUBBY, No. You don’t understand. This is a big deal you know. I never ever wanted to quit in my life, theres a difference between wanting to quit and not being able to, and not wanting to quit at all…
HUBBY (Silence)
Me: Helloooooo, you still there
HUBBY: Aha, oh wow, look at that, the plane is in the air
Me (Confused): What plane?
HUBBY: Oh Im watching the national geographic channel
Me: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT…Here I am confessing to you that I wanna quit, and youre talking about bloody planes
HUBBY: Oh right, sorry sweetie, yeah sure lets quit…
And so the dream did not live on. First thing I did this very morning was grab that pack and smoke a few!!! Reason I actually thought about this quitting business is two things. One is I guess my broody instincts. I have been reading a lot about how smoking has a huge impact on conception. And, unfortunately, we both are very heavy smokers, especially HUBBY. And two, as I was talking to a coworker of mine, I started sniffing, thinking a cigarette was burning right inside the office, it infact was HIM SMELLING LIKE A CHIMNEY!!! I was horrified, and asked him, “OMG, so Steve, when you pass by meeeeeee, do I smell that way too???” He smiled and nodded very very slooooooooowly. I was in SHOCK!!! And kept saying NO WAY!!!
A lot of people here have only started smoking when they came to this place, I guess the stress gets to you after a while. Yet there are many who quit and became health freaks. Im abit of an extremist when it comes to certain things. Theres an Iraqi saying (Loo 6ukha loo iksar mukha)…Not sure how to translate it. I guess literally it would mean you either shoot him or break his brains out, theres no in between. Basically its either black or white…So if I quit, I will be one of those people that I cant stand, who would start coughing uncontrollably when they see someone smoking miles away. I HATE THAT!!! Especially in restaurants, when they’d choose to sit in a smoking area cuz there isn’t any place in the other area, then they give us dirty looks and cough, and roll their eyes..I mean, Hey, YOU chose to sit here…So to become those people is something I can never ever imagine..But you never know....Things can and do change...Hmmmm
Oh well, I guess quitting time will come when we decide to have kids. And only then, I will really do it. If theres a will, there definitely is a Way…A Smoke Free Way…
Footnote @19:23pm: I just crossed the road on my way to my room, and an Iraqi police car passes by. I just saw the new Iraqi flag for real rifraffing on its trunk. That thing is pure Ugly!!!I want our old flag back!!!
22 Comments:
NIW,
Over half of my nursing class smokes. Define irony. We all want to quit, know we need to quit, but dammit, we like smoking! Why does something so enjoyable and relaxing have to be so bad for you? :)
Always,
Melanie
NIW,
I never smoked in my life. I tried but didn't like it. I guess being the son of two non-smokers kindo f helps. I do have to say that one of my co-workers smoke and man does he smell like a chimney! the problem is that he does not realize how bad is his smell. I do believe that smoking in general have an adverse impcat on your career (we all know the health side of that) especially if the boss is non-smoker.
As for the flag, I absolutely agree with you. It just shows that the government and parties in power are so lost in terms of priorities that they are trying to show this as an achievement and we all know that it was a kiss A$$ move the current goevrnment have arranged for the Kurds and have absolutely no relevance to the lives of ordinary Iraqis. It's a pathetic move and I only feel sorry for Iraq and Iraqis for the utterly disappointing situation. God be with Iraqis cause nobody else is.
Usama-Vancouver
Greetings NIW,
Concerning "A Smoke Free Way . . . " Why wait?? You have already concluded that smelling like a chimney isn't good, and in a similar way, licking or kissing an ashtray . . . eeewww, that seems a rather awful image, yet nonsmokers and smokers alike can perhaps identify. Make your decision and don't look back! Indeed, "A Smoke Free Way . . . " is the correct and healthy way. {8^)
Humbly,
Pandasta
06 Feb '08 @ 11:20 PST
Cigarettes provide a focus. They simplify practice and empower individuals. Like a rat in a maze. Soon the rat is a really really "good" rat. The Rat says to her Friends,"Cheese!" and her friends start crying cause they invented a pathetic addiction they can't live without because life is an illusion. Anything is better then using our internal memory system. My first intention was to dry her baby up then she started sticking her tits in its face so I let 'em alone. In under ten months it was as large as a Nile Tiger from inside the television. Ultimately I made the conclusion that all the junkies, faggots and killers live inside the TV with the both of them. As a matter of fact her tits made such an impression on me I decided Junkies, Faggots and Killers were Them, the Titties. Junkie, Faggot Killers. My face, right in those Junkie Faggot Killers. Dry Amen.
HELLO LUVLY NEUROTICA :)THE FLAG IS AN ATTEMPT AT INCLUDING HOWEVER SUPERFICIALLY ??!!;OTHER FACTIONS OF THE POPULATION IN !!NOT THAT IS REALLY GOING TO BE A STEADFAST GLUE THAT SHALL HAVE THEM JOIN IN ;?!IN REALITY:( THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING FLAGS & SYMBOLS ARE WELL & GOOD BUT THE QUESTION IS THERE GOING TO BE COOPERATION ECONOMICALLY ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL??!!FOR ALL THAT MATTERS THEY MAY AS WELL HAVE ADOPTED (AS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND);OUR UNION JACK THE GEORGE CROSS AS THE BANNER ?? THE IMPORTANT THING IS FOR ALL THE NATION TO COOPRATE & PULL TOGETHER INSTEAD OF SIDELINING & KICKING OUT TO THE DOGS ALL & SUNDRY SMALL ENTTITIES & ETHNIC GROUPINGS I:E: THE CHRISTIANS THE SUBBA & OTHERS??:(SO MUCH FOR THE FLAG ISSUE ?! AS YOU SAY NEUROTICA LUV TAKE YOUR OLD FLAG BACK . AS REGARDS SMOKING THERE HAD BEEN A GRAND OLD LADY WHO CHAIN SMOKED LIKE A CHIMNEY & DRANK LIKE A FISH & THE ONLY REASON SHE PASSED !!HAD BEEN;; BYOND THE AGE OF 78;BECAUSE OF AN UNATTENDED SEVERE PNOMONIA & FLEM CLOGGED TRACHEA ;THERE ARE PEOPLE & PEOPLE ;??!SOME AS IN THE LATE LADY´S ELDERLY´S CASE WHO LEFT BEHIND A LARGE FAMILY ;?!GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN;? SO IT IS A PERSONAL INSTINCT !!AS TO WHAT EACH & EVERY INDIVIDUAL CHOOSES DOING ABOUT THIER HABITS & INTAKE OF WHATEVER SUBSTANCE:)-:)LOL ALL THE VERY BEST & KINDEST REGARDS ;BUT THE FLAG ISSUE AS YOU QUITE RIGHTLY STATE NEUROTICA "GIVE IT BACK" & LET STOP PUSSYFOOTING AROUND THE PERIFFEREE & DELVE INTO BRASSTAX & START PULLING THE NATION TOGETHER!!??CHEERS "WWW.bfbs.com" OLAFF
Yep Melanie there's usually a big crowd outside the nursing classes at the college where I work. I'm with you NIW, smoking sucks(no pun intended). I walk miles a day, I work out, but I know I won't quit until the the "want to" is there. What gets me is the folks that bum a cigarette off me cause they tell me they're trying to quit. I always ask 'em, You trying to quit smoking, or just trying to quit buying? Ahhh the day I finally quit, I'll probably get run over by a bus(LOL). Solo
Irony - a situation where something is said but the reader can see a different meaning.
Melanie, I knowwwwwwwwww...I love smoking, it relaxes me. But, to smell like that, OMG...Thats yuck!
Usama, well, funny enough, I used to be one of those annoying kids who would nag my dad to quit,lol. I would tell him how unhealthy it is, yet look at me now, ishon hypocrite moo??? ;-) As for the flag, it looks naked without the stars...Not nice at all...
Lol Pandasta, you sound like an ad!
Thats funny Solo, that happens to me all the time, people saying they quit, then they bum cigs off me,lol...
Glad you are at least thinking of giving up the sticks. Enjoyed your blogg.
Take Care
I am one of those annoying *25 year old* kids nagging my mum to stop smoking. It's a daily "fight" :) I am simply so concerned with her health...
PS. The planes and other things attract my BOY's attention in the middle of a very important (it appears that somehow only to me!) topic from time to time as well......how familiar your talk with HUBBY is to me! :) ...And how furious in those moments I get :D :D :D
Stazianah
It's very HARD to quit smoking. When did you first start?
Quittin smoking is VERY difficult. I can't tell you how many times I tried to quit only to fail within probably 12 hours! It's so horrible to allow something to control your thoughts and actions and PAY a lot of money for it at that. Well, it has been 5 months now and I am SMOKE FREE! I can't tell you how liberating it feels. I am so thankful for the new drug Chantix because that is what I used. You keep smoking but it really makes you hate smoking as well as takes the urge away. If you really want to quit, try that pill. I swear by it and I only had to take it a little less than a month.
NIW,
I was like you. My mom smoked, I'd get dramatic, she'd roll her eyes, etc, etc. Maybe it was those 20 years of second-hand smoke that got me hooked after my very first ciggie.
Yeah, I'm not crazy about the smell either, but...you know how it goes :)
Always,
Melanie
Dear Melanie,
I am a nurse and noticed your comment about your nursing class smoking. The field is extremely stressful and smoking is something people do to destress. Don't let the stress you experience once you are working in the field push you to other things like drinking- epidemic among health care workers. I smoked for a good 16 yrs- a pack a day or more. One day my sister and my then husband advised me that if I got lung cancer , it would have a very negative effect on their lives. I quit right then and there -about 10 yrs ago and haven't picked up again ever since. I do not miss it in the least. Sometimes you just have to realize that in hurting yourself you are hurting the ones who love you , and that can can be enough to get you over the hump to quit. Bless all you student nurses out there; health care is terribly stressful; start finding non destructive ways to cope now.
Greetings NIW . . .
Glad to read my comment created an LOL moment. Humor and laughter are great for the soul.
On a more serious note, during a visit to the Body Worlds III exhibit ( http://www.omsi.edu/visit/featured/bodyworlds/ ), it was the up-close view of a healthy lung versus a smoker's lung that grabbed my attention and grossed me out. If ever you need to physically see a reason to "kick the habit," the human lung exhibit my just do the trick.
Humbly,
Pandasta
07 Feb '08 @ 23:05 PST
Hey Neurotica ....you can do it girl!! I'll hold the ash tray as you stub out your last one...OK?
Go for not smoking. It's such a filthy habit that hurts you and others. You can quit! I enjoy your blog.
Big tobacco is like big oil only worse. The companies push death at a big profit. They rape the earth with a crop that sucks the life out of the soil and push their product on third world countries as more and more people in the upper tiers quit.
Why embrace early wrinkles and bad skin?
Why are you financially supporting these bastards?
You're too intelligent to be a smoker.
Good luck with quiting.
seb
If they didn't make quitting elementary with factual motivators that build hard line evidence of all the enemy components detailed in your submissive addiction. Would it be safe to say the "light" they put at the end of the addiction "tunnel" comforts addicts enough to continue using? Like a baby addicted to Mom generated placenta? It's a tear filled remissiont being birthed back into reality? It's a wonder why more addicts don't up and try and murder their captors? I quit "Cold Turkey" and as a matter of fact the etheral "Mom" unit I hatched from is seething in a dark alley waiting to take a hit off of YOU. Undoubtebly the most useless people on this planet taught us subservient exposition of available weakness. Addictive migration as evolutionary catalyst. Dumb fucking welps just fiending for some light so they can have an intelligent conversation. Next thing you know those conversations are all about radiation bullets and the market of "Super Predator". "Super Weakling". I don't see the Truth or the Justice in that practice. It never occurred to anyone that potential grace is selectable as a possible future. All this hidden hand murder and denial of maintained hipocrisy under lazy bitch greed addiction. Latest light interval, I wasn't exactly built by Budhists. Send me grown humans. I won't use the radiation bullets cause they can learn if they have grown humans alive here on Earth or wherever you dumb shit for brains leeches keep your pampering essentials and dying people.
I wonder how John is going to go about giving up his acid addiction.
OK Computer, ...By not going out in the rain? haha everything is so repetitive...I would practice layering my sub-conscious WITHOUT (Meaning minus) drugs from childhood and making a public record with our wealthiest Social Dignitaries. Then every response oriented...AHem "WELCOME TO HELL" Addiction was my sacrifice. Ante Up!
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