I'm so sick of concerned friends and family!

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NiNi

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IDK......I'd ask them to find 1 single death directly caused by inhaling vapors from, oh say, 2000. Not someone killed by an exploding battery or 100% nic overdose, just inhaling vaporized juice.

When people aren't comfortable about their own choices, they have the tendency to push their choices on others, like religion, politics, food, cigs, etc. By forcing their choices on others, and "converting them", they feel more comfortable that they DID make the right choice. You find this in any addictive behavior. Example: "A" joins *religious group, he's on his way to Heaven....is "A" trying to convert family and friends so they can go to Heaven too? Naw, "A" just wants validation the he made the right choice, and regardless if "A" goes to Heaven or Hell, he's made sure he has family and friends with him (in his mind, of course).:2c:

I don't give a rat's behind whether someone agrees with the way I think or what I do. If someone wants to know about vaping, I'll tell them. If they want to "mad dog" my choices, I'll just say "whatever" and walk away.

You don't have to justify anything to anybody, your life, your choice, your health, your happiness. Just take into consideration that knowledge is power, and par for making the right choices for you!:2c:

*Feel free to insert "Cars, alternative foods, lifestyles, haircuts, cell phones, shoes, educational major, alcohol, cake, etc., etc.," and adjust appropriately.;)

Of course, this is ONLY MY OPINION.
 

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That Isn't the world we live in Today.

The Vast Majority put faith into the Media telling them the Informed Truth because they are basically Lazy. And the Smear Campaigns that have been waged against e-Cigarette have been better funded than those telling the Benefits.

Time will correct much of this. But time is something that e-Cigarette user's do Not have on their side.

Second that, Zoid. There was once a time when you had to buy or borrow a book and read it or phone a highly educated friend to obtain the truth. Now, all you have to do is Google and the "Truth" is presented in a thousand varied flavors, many of them far from it.
 

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Tell them you're not worried about the "poisons" in your e-cig because you're betting the glioblastoma you get from talking on your cell phone will get you first.

Seriously, though, if they're not willing to listen to reason, what can you do?

I'm thankful that my family actually listened to what I had to say about e-cig use and the truth.
 

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They have done no research into the actual facts of these news stories nor even appear to have given them any deeper thought other than blind agreement.

These are probably the same people that blindly forward the "Nieman Marcus cookie" and the "Microsoft and AOL will be charging for email" B.S., you kow, "cause it might be true, you never know...."

Start ignoring these people, and un-friend them if it takes it, to get the point across.
 

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If "concerned" family and friends would stop listening to tobacco industry propaganda out of fear that they are losing addicts, the vape community would be better for it. My health has improved 100%, I am still doing something I enjoy that is STILL safer than most legal products on the market, it hurts no one, including myself.

I simply don't discuss vaping or vape around those I know will take the opportunity to preach what they don't know about.

Thanks to vaping and this awesome community:
 

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You need to get another family. lol. Mine is happy as pie I quit smoking. And not one person has questioned it or warned me about anything e cig related. Not only that, I've gotten my brother and sister to quit smoking also. I'm their ecig dealer. Now if only I could get them to pay for anything.

best regards, larry mac
 

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You need to get another family. lol.

^^^^THAT!!!^^^^^ Just because someone is "blood", doesn't mean you have to love them, you don't even have to LIKE them, many allow family members to treat them worse than they allow their friends to. "With a family like mine, who needs enemies?" LOL!

Seriously think about having people you can hang with that support your choice (besides ECF, of course!). When the "fam" starts talking "oooh, bad e-cigs, ooooh", just shine them on. If I knew someone I cared about was making a weird kinda choice, by my standards, I'd certainly find out exactly what it was all about, both pro and con, before I ever even THOUGHT about getting into a dialogue with them (I usually leave people alone to make their own decisions for the most part. 18? Legal age, do what you're gonna do.)

Centuries ago, the world was flat, the constellations were Gods, and women got pregnant sitting under a tree. People lived on the moon according to some in the early 20th century. A year ago, people were talking 2012, the Mayan calender, the beginning of the end, the End, some people even put their worldly goods on Craigslist, just in case. Y2K ring a bell?:blink:

Dude, it is was it is. If the "fam" can't "Google" or pick up an encyclopedia and look up Nicotine, Nightshade Plants, Propylene Glycol, and Vegetable Glycerin.......*sigh*.......well, it's just not gonna happen.

Science and common sense.:2c:
 

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I haven't had any friends, family or co-workers nagging me about it really, most of them have been very curious and intrigued except for one of my coworkers, who slightly intrigued still gives me some crap because it's still nicotine and because its still feeding the physical habit of smoking (which actually i dont vape as much as I did smoke...).
He used to smoke too and he quit with the patch, but he travels for the company and thats when I think he gets tempted the most to smoke and he has done it before.
Anyways, one day I turned the tables back on him and was explaining how nicotine on its own yes, is still addictive but not nearly as addictive as nicotine in a cigarette because of all the other chemicals etc. told him a bunch of other facts about it (all found on wikipedia) and he basically shut up and seemed like he may have felt like he was wrong. etc.
 

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^^^^THAT!!!^^^^^ Just because someone is "blood", doesn't mean you have to love them, you don't even have to LIKE them, many allow family members to treat them worse than they allow their friends to. "With a family like mine, who needs enemies?" LOL!

Seriously think about having people you can hang with that support your choice (besides ECF, of course!). When the "fam" starts talking "oooh, bad e-cigs, ooooh", just shine them on. If I knew someone I cared about was making a weird kinda choice, by my standards, I'd certainly find out exactly what it was all about, both pro and con, before I ever even THOUGHT about getting into a dialogue with them (I usually leave people alone to make their own decisions for the most part. 18? Legal age, do what you're gonna do.)

Centuries ago, the world was flat, the constellations were Gods, and women got pregnant sitting under a tree. People lived on the moon according to some in the early 20th century. A year ago, people were talking 2012, the Mayan calender, the beginning of the end, the End, some people even put their worldly goods on Craigslist, just in case. Y2K ring a bell?:blink:

Dude, it is was it is. If the "fam" can't "Google" or pick up an encyclopedia and look up Nicotine, Nightshade Plants, Propylene Glycol, and Vegetable Glycerin.......*sigh*.......well, it's just not gonna happen.

Science and common sense.:2c:

Do you mean to tell me that my wife did not get pregnant by sitting under a tree ?? :confused: :unsure:
 
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