No-Tobacco Role Model
Posted on January 17, 2008
Filed Under Health, Role Modeling |
When I wrote my post on New years day about quitting tobacco, I neglected to mention another good reason to quit: To be a role model for my kids. Perhaps this is the most important reason of all.
You never know when being a role model will pay off. Take my own situation. I mentioned that my Dad had quit when he was my age. What a great example of how being a role model works in real life! I am actually using him as my role model 30 years after he set the example. Pretty cool. Thanks Dad!
Being a role model for your kids isn’t just a here and now thing. It’s a lifetime statement that keeps repeating itself over the years into the next generation and beyond. My Dad’s statement is simple. You can do it too! Be healthy and live longer!
(I’m still at it. I’ve cut down by two thirds since New Years Day. I think the trick here is to quit gradually. I did this by just taking smaller chews, and at least twice a day replacing the urge to chew with a stick of chewing gum. I feel pretty happy so far with my results. In the next couple of weeks I’ll replace the regular chewing gum with nicotine gum.)
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