When Partners Give Up Too.

[nsd_user663_1981]

Good Afternoon.

Typing this post saves me going to the car park and therefore is a diversion from the craving for a ciggie, so I beg your forgiveness and allow me type this little story. :rolleyes:

I thought I would progress onto Day 2 page, sort of mini celebration if you like.

No ciggies yesterday, and not going to have one today!

However, my wife was a 40-a-day smoker, she gave up for 6 months or so last year, and started again.

If I had given up then too, she probably wouldn't have gone back to them so readily.

So, we've quit together. Yesterday, Day 1, she e-mailed me at work,

"DON'T THINK ABOUT SMOKING/NOT SMOKING, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE" so i thought she's doing OK. I get home after work, feeling all great and proud of myself (for not smoking one day, hah, sometimes I think that's a silly thing, it's not like I've run a marathon. But it's a milestone, and the hardest day is Day 1).

I asked how her day was, she said she'd been a bit 'tetchy' but OK otherwise. Made us a cup of tea, and wham. My loving caring wife turns into a screaming psychotic banshee!

I'd left the tea caddy open

"AS YOU ALWAYS DO"

and the washing up bowl is turned in the sink,

"WHY DO YOU DO THAT, YOU KNOW THAT WINDS ME UP!!!!"

I think 'tetchy' has to be the biggest understatement ever.

So, and you gotta laugh, I left her to it. Told her I was off, and would be back after the Grand Prix on Sunday, when she was more normal.:rolleyes:

I think I heard the tea cup hit the door as it closed behind me!

So, I can cope with my stress, but how to take on the addiiotnal stress of another ex-smoker?

She was trying cold turkey like me, but I think I need to get her some patches!

Good luck and best wishes to all those out there reading this.

Thanks for your time.

PS Everything is alright, of course. We laughed about it this morning.

Phil

I didn't smoke yesterday, I'm not going to smoke today. I'll let you know about tomorrow when it gets here

[nsd_user663_1704]

ROFL hehe

Not really funny I know but I can visualise it, my other half is still smoking he needs to to cope with my quit hehehe

It's good to quit together x x support each other but those times are going to come! hehehe

Makes for great stories too !! type them by all means we love it here

You should go through Jim255's posts he has some very similar tales to tell, he gave up with his good wife too, much to my amusement hehe

keep up the good work & to Mrs Wabbit too ~Buffy x x