I'm not a pushy person. But when I started getting into e-cigs, the first thing I did was tell my dad. He is now 59 and has been smoking (minus a few years he quit... because I begged him to as a child) since he was 14. He was interested in trying it. So I stretched my dollars, and got him set up.
My dad and I have always been close. His cough scares me. I want him to be around for a while, and he is surprisingly healthy... but how long can that last, the way he smokes? His lungs sound bad. He wakes up in the night, coughing.
So I got him some Kr808 stuff, along with the stuff I got with my first purchase.
I kicked the cigarettes on the first day.
My father didn't.
In fact, after the first day or two, he never touched it again. It's been 3 months now, and 2 of the 5 cartomizers he started with are still in their blister packs, unused.
Since then, every now and then I would tell him about new stuff I'd tried, trying to get him interested again. It never worked. I didn't push. I know how much I hated being pushed, so I let it go.
Today, my dad picked me up from the train station after I got back from the Michigan vape. And I came back with all kinds of goodies he'd never seen before.
He got a little curious, and on a whim, I handed him a 510 with a 306 atty and a drip tip. And Snickerdoodle Cookie juice, of all things.
He took a drag and his face lit up. He loved it. The juice, the form factor, and surprisingly, he loves the idea of dripping. He vaped that little atty dry, and now I am vaping some PG through it to clear it so he can try RY4.
He's begging me to get him 510's and atties and drip tips now. Begging me.
He gave me back the Kr8 stuff I got for him, and eagerly awaits his dream set-up. A 510 with a 306 atty and drip tip, and a PCC. Snickerdoodle Cookies and Coffin Nail juice.
I guess it's not a success story yet. I mean, it's not success until you put down the analogs, right?
But to me, this feels like a win. I didn't want to be that pushy, sanctimonious ex-smoker. I didn't plead with him to quit, like I did when I was a child. I just let it go. Because that seemed like the grown-up, respectful thing to do.
But the look on his face when he got his hands on that 510 almost made me cry.
I want another 25 years of having my dad around. And if a 510 can help give me that, and give him that, I might just explode with joy.
Two days ago was my 3 month anniversary of giving up cigarettes. Happy quarter-year quit to me.
Love,
Cassie
My dad and I have always been close. His cough scares me. I want him to be around for a while, and he is surprisingly healthy... but how long can that last, the way he smokes? His lungs sound bad. He wakes up in the night, coughing.
So I got him some Kr808 stuff, along with the stuff I got with my first purchase.
I kicked the cigarettes on the first day.
My father didn't.
In fact, after the first day or two, he never touched it again. It's been 3 months now, and 2 of the 5 cartomizers he started with are still in their blister packs, unused.
Since then, every now and then I would tell him about new stuff I'd tried, trying to get him interested again. It never worked. I didn't push. I know how much I hated being pushed, so I let it go.
Today, my dad picked me up from the train station after I got back from the Michigan vape. And I came back with all kinds of goodies he'd never seen before.
He got a little curious, and on a whim, I handed him a 510 with a 306 atty and a drip tip. And Snickerdoodle Cookie juice, of all things.
He took a drag and his face lit up. He loved it. The juice, the form factor, and surprisingly, he loves the idea of dripping. He vaped that little atty dry, and now I am vaping some PG through it to clear it so he can try RY4.
He's begging me to get him 510's and atties and drip tips now. Begging me.
He gave me back the Kr8 stuff I got for him, and eagerly awaits his dream set-up. A 510 with a 306 atty and drip tip, and a PCC. Snickerdoodle Cookies and Coffin Nail juice.
I guess it's not a success story yet. I mean, it's not success until you put down the analogs, right?
But to me, this feels like a win. I didn't want to be that pushy, sanctimonious ex-smoker. I didn't plead with him to quit, like I did when I was a child. I just let it go. Because that seemed like the grown-up, respectful thing to do.
But the look on his face when he got his hands on that 510 almost made me cry.
I want another 25 years of having my dad around. And if a 510 can help give me that, and give him that, I might just explode with joy.
Two days ago was my 3 month anniversary of giving up cigarettes. Happy quarter-year quit to me.
Love,
Cassie
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Congrats on having the patience and perseverance to give your dad time to come around, and a very happy quarter year! Cyber hugs to you. 
