I've gone through this a couple times before---friends or family wanting to quit, taking up the e-cig and then going back to smoking. No problem, they tried it and most like it and it's up to them to go back to it if they wish.
And last night I'd calmed myself down because I was totally thinking of myself which is wrong. Unfortunately, I'm ...... again though.
Here's the story on my friend. She (K) and her sister (S) are like sisters to me. Their Mom (F) was a second mother to me. Around fourteen months ago and a couple months before passing away (I think she knew it was coming), F made S and K promise to quit (I had already). S did (using the e-cig). K kept putting it off and off and off. K is a diabetic and already had to get her legs reamed out to get blood circulation going again. Again and again she promised to her mom to quit.
F passed and S and K's daughter were on her big time about quitting. For nearly a year, I stood up for her and said K will when she is ready. A few months ago, K, again, had to go in and have her legs reamed out. The doctor told her either quit or lose the legs.
This scared the holy crap out of her and she finally said, "Okay, I'm not losing my legs because of smoking."
I was happy as a lark.
I set her up with some stuff and Sallana gave me some stuff for her. And, as I said before, she was doing great.
I saw her about an hour ago AND I DIDN'T SAY A WORD (wanted to but I didn't).
She admitted it right off and used her mom as the reason---okay I accepted this.
THEN she told me she hadn't ordered any liquid. She doesn't have a computer---wouldn't know how to turn it on. Her daughter does though. K did not want to bother her.
And, because of Salana, she didn't have to buy any liquid to get started. Then I gave her stuff to try to find her favorites. Of course her favorite is my favorite so I've been keeping her supplied with liquid---wanted to make sure she was vaping long enough to feel all the positive changes.
Now we are talking about a woman who has the household income that is about three times as much as mine so I told her the last time, she had to get her own. I told her then, she could come over and I'd help her put in an order if her daughter couldn't do it.
Here is why I'm a bit ...... again. K is famous for the pouting lip---that bottom lip will come up for all to see. She didn't want to part with the money!!!
Well, I kind of lost it then---just a little bit though.
I said, "For criminy sakes K, you're buying cigs at over four bucks a pack. That's over a $120 a month!!!
And at that point I pretty much washed my hands of the whole deal.
K liked vaping so I'm pretty sure she will go back to it---if nothing else, she will after her daughter rips her a new you-know-what.
Me I'm leaning back, vaping, and mellowing out.
