My mother quit smoking when she was pregnant with me. She said it was very hard, but that she did it because she hoped that one day I would be proud of her for doing so.
This was before all the dangers of smoking were known, during the time period when smoking was seen as a "glamorous" thing to do among sophisticated and urbane people. All the Hollywood movies showed actors smoking all the time, and many teens and twentysomethings took up the habit to look cool and seem more grown up.
She's right -- I've always been proud that she did that for me. But I'm also proud that at 81, she is busy, happy, healthy and active.
If you quit, realize that your baby will be so proud of you when she or he grows up. And realize that you'll be here -- longer and healthier -- to see it all.
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Susan,
What a wonderful SHARE.
My mother quit smoking when she was pregnant with me. She said it was very hard, but that she did it because she hoped that one day I would be proud of her for doing so.
This was before all the dangers of smoking were known, during the time period when smoking was seen as a "glamorous" thing to do among sophisticated and urbane people. All the Hollywood movies showed actors smoking all the time, and many teens and twentysomethings took up the habit to look cool and seem more grown up.
She's right -- I've always been proud that she did that for me. But I'm also proud that at 81, she is busy, happy, healthy and active.
If you quit, realize that your baby will be so proud of you when she or he grows up. And realize that you'll be here -- longer and healthier -- to see it all.
April 3, 2009 - 5:58pmThis Comment
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