Today is my 50th birthday, and it will be my first day in 35 years without dip. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a new and healthier chapter in my life. It's sure been a long road to get to this point......Back in the 1970's, we had our sports heroes like Walt Garrison, Earl Campbell and Carlton Fisk singing the praises of "smokeless" tobacco in 30 second advertisements. They promised that "just a pinch between your cheek and gum, will give you full tobacco pleasure." What they failed to tell us was that we would become slaves to that pinch, that we would jump in our car at any time of the day or night if we ran out, that we would waste thousands of dollars yearly without hesitation, that we lose teeth for our dip, that we would lie to our own mothers to keep doing it....What I refuse to do is to die for this shit, so I sort of feel as though it is now or never.
I've been awake this morning for roughly one hour and my addiction is telling me to go ahead and put this off one more day. But no, For now I will resist that temptation. I sure hope that I can make it through today.....wish me luck ????
Welcome.
You don't need luck. Luck is for pussies.
You don't need Hope. Hope is for Chairman O and his ilk.
What you do need is KTC, because let's face it....you are a failure on your own. We all were.
What you need to do is follow that Salmon colored Welcome Center link in the upper left. Go read why we post Roll Call. Read it again. Make sure you understand our process.
Make sure you have a good grip on your hairy, wrinkly old fart sack of yours.
Then, head over to Quit Groups and post that badass Day 1 in September 12 group (you'll hit 100 days in Sept).
Roll Call. Roll Call. Roll Call. Do this as often as you think of LOOT...which will be every morning. No exceptions. Take 2 minutes to make that promise to this group of addicts. Then, let them save you from yourself.
We know you can't do this alone. You are here for a reason. We have the answers. We've been where you are. You sir, are not alone anymore.
Pull up a chair and get comfy, this is a process that will take time. Don't buck the system because it works. You just post Roll Call then put your fucking head down and concentrate on the next small step you take. It will be damned hard. But, we are living proof it can be done.
Definition of ACCOUNTABILITY
: the quality or state of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions public officials lacking accountability
You will be accountable to this board...or you will surely fail. Time to nut up cupcake.
Congrats on the decision. And again, welcome.
