Kids friends smoking....

herecomesthesun
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:48:17 +0000

I tried smoking my senior year of high school. (I just graduated.) When you first smoke, at least in my case, it gives you a buzz and energy. I’m not going to lie either - I thought it looked cool. But then I noticed that everyone who was picking up smoking in high school was either a redneck or a deadbeat druggie. I didn’t want to be either of those, or appear to be either of those. I didn’t have a hard time quitting at all, though sometimes when I am stressed I will think about smoking. Its also kind of tough to not smoke at parties and things like that because smoking gives you something to do with your hands, and it can be an ice breaker when you just meet someone - “Wanna go have a smoke?” I think part of it that many teenagers think they are invincible. They think if they quit after college it won’t affect their health. I felt like that until I really looked at the statistics and realized this was a stupid habit to pick up just because I was bored or wanted to fit in.

As for my parents, I’m horrible at hiding things. My parents smelled it on me and in my car, and my mom found cigarettes in my purse once. I admitted that I had smoked socially but often lied and said I let someone else smoke in my car or I was keeping someone’s cigarettes for them. I think they knew I was lying but they try to give me the benefit of the doubt most of the time. Since I was 18, and since my stepdad dips tobacco, they didn’t tell me I couldn’t, but my mom told me that she thought it made me appear trashy and unintellgent, and that made her sad for me. I think she knew I would come to my senses, and she trusted to me to be in charge of myself.