Glad to be here

[Doofus]

Weird, I have not really ever had a dip dream

[Athan]

222 days and a dip dream last night. Staggering that they still invade my sleep. I can't remember the context but a quit brother was with me though I couldn't see his face. We dove into the can packing our lips full of it.
The pleasure lasted seconds before the wave of shame and humiliation swept over me and I couldn't spit it out fast enough. The dip barnacles were clinging to my lip and I couldn't get them off. I was close to retching when I finally came to. Jeez I hate those. Still, it's a good reminder of why I'm on the path that I'm on.

[Hutch18]

DUMONEÃ,’S HOF SPEECH

It's the shizzle!

That HOF speech is worth the read. Thanks for posting it.
This site has some truly inspirational quitters!

[Athan]

DUMONEÃ,’S HOF SPEECH

It's the shizzle!

[Athan]

...You've given me the strength to continue on countless times and I hope that I can do the same for you one day!

SILLY MAN!
I wouldn't be here were it not for you, helping me to give up the chew, and then the brew, always with a call or two, for the quit to renew and lift me when I'm blue, because your friendship rings true and turns my grey skies to blue, because you've walked in my shoe (s), when I was lost with no view you tossed me a clue, I grabbed the tew and trailed your crew, we're now quit like the sioux.
Dear Gromo my man, I'm indebted to you!

[Gromo]

100 days sober...Brother I can't put into words how proud I am of you. You are a completely different man than you were this time last year. You are on the right path to living well into your future grandchildren's lives. Your family must be honored to count themselves as blood relatives to the legend that is Athan. I'll raise my glass of arnold palmer to you brother, to one more day of living nic free, one more day of staying clear of the booze and one more day of healthy eating. You've given me the strength to continue on countless times and I hope that I can do the same for you one day!

[Doofus]

Double WUPP time for 200, proud to be quit wit u

[Doofus]

LUQITSOILYB!

[Skolvikings]

Much love brother Athan, we are beyond blessed you came into April, you are an inspiration to many and loved by most.

Thank you for your wonderful friendship and quit ethic.

Much love my brother.

[Batdad]

Why we quit

It has been said that Hell is seeing the man God created you to be standing before the man that you are. I think for a lot of addicts, that is the tipping point. The addict behavior in and of itself is repugnant to men for it is the epitome of weakness. All that it entails, the lying to self and others, the financial loss, the health risks, the willfully subservient attitude, is no different than that of a maggot mindlessly crawling in the dust in search of its next fix. For many of us, we could no longer reconcile what we had become with that which we wished to be as fathers, as husbands, as men.

Fatherhood is a responsibility all its own, unequalled in that which is bestowed upon men. ThereÃ,’s not a man among us who would purchase tobacco products for our children, yet we used in front of them. For many, that was a dichotomy no longer bearable. To be sure evil will enter this world, but woe to him through whom it comes; better a millstone were hung about his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Clearly our children will learn the vices of this world, but it doesnÃ,’t have to come about of our own volition. We now exhibit behavior worthy of emulation.

A husband also has responsibilities to his wife, among which are fidelity, honesty, and acting in a manner worthy of respect. For many addicts, all three of these suffered and eroded under the weight of addiction. Many a man has lied to his spouse about tobacco, has been deceitful in its acquisition and use, and about the money spent on it. All too often, for too many men, what should have been our first love has gone to bed alone playing second fiddle to a can while we stayed up late for just one more. This is not how many of us envisioned our marriages to be. We are now respectable men our wives are proud of, no longer ducking away from our family or hiding a lipper at social gatherings or functions.

Lastly, there is something intrinsic in manhood that demands a man be honest with himself. For many of us, when the quit is set upon, the nicotine addiction is but the first stone overturned. Having now sharpened the focus of the lens of introspection, other cracks and flaws come into view as other stones are overturned. We begin to see with clarity and introspective honesty the contradictions and compromises that we have made at the expense of our integrity, at the very essence of what it means for us to be men. The view for many of us is not pretty: alcohol and/or drug abuse, financial mismanagement, gluttony, laziness, pornography, gambling addiction, profanity, adultery, etc. etc. The process by which weÃ,’ve arrived here serves us well in this respect: we are now able to acknowledge and deal with these shortcomings. These flaws of character constitute the gaps to the men that we were created by God to be. Unlike lesser men, we have consciously altered our course, we have changed our trajectory and are now headed towards that which we are destined to become. We are destined to become better fathers, better husbands, better MEN.

Congratulations on 200 days of greatness!

Congrats brother on 200...
The Quit is Salty Strong through these pages.
Appreciate your intro... Your Time....
I quit with you today.
Rawls 1340

Congrats on 200, and thank you for sharing your quit with others!

[Rawls]

Why we quit

It has been said that Hell is seeing the man God created you to be standing before the man that you are. I think for a lot of addicts, that is the tipping point. The addict behavior in and of itself is repugnant to men for it is the epitome of weakness. All that it entails, the lying to self and others, the financial loss, the health risks, the willfully subservient attitude, is no different than that of a maggot mindlessly crawling in the dust in search of its next fix. For many of us, we could no longer reconcile what we had become with that which we wished to be as fathers, as husbands, as men.

Fatherhood is a responsibility all its own, unequalled in that which is bestowed upon men. ThereÃ,’s not a man among us who would purchase tobacco products for our children, yet we used in front of them. For many, that was a dichotomy no longer bearable. To be sure evil will enter this world, but woe to him through whom it comes; better a millstone were hung about his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Clearly our children will learn the vices of this world, but it doesnÃ,’t have to come about of our own volition. We now exhibit behavior worthy of emulation.

A husband also has responsibilities to his wife, among which are fidelity, honesty, and acting in a manner worthy of respect. For many addicts, all three of these suffered and eroded under the weight of addiction. Many a man has lied to his spouse about tobacco, has been deceitful in its acquisition and use, and about the money spent on it. All too often, for too many men, what should have been our first love has gone to bed alone playing second fiddle to a can while we stayed up late for just one more. This is not how many of us envisioned our marriages to be. We are now respectable men our wives are proud of, no longer ducking away from our family or hiding a lipper at social gatherings or functions.

Lastly, there is something intrinsic in manhood that demands a man be honest with himself. For many of us, when the quit is set upon, the nicotine addiction is but the first stone overturned. Having now sharpened the focus of the lens of introspection, other cracks and flaws come into view as other stones are overturned. We begin to see with clarity and introspective honesty the contradictions and compromises that we have made at the expense of our integrity, at the very essence of what it means for us to be men. The view for many of us is not pretty: alcohol and/or drug abuse, financial mismanagement, gluttony, laziness, pornography, gambling addiction, profanity, adultery, etc. etc. The process by which weÃ,’ve arrived here serves us well in this respect: we are now able to acknowledge and deal with these shortcomings. These flaws of character constitute the gaps to the men that we were created by God to be. Unlike lesser men, we have consciously altered our course, we have changed our trajectory and are now headed towards that which we are destined to become. We are destined to become better fathers, better husbands, better MEN.

Congratulations on 200 days of greatness!

Congrats brother on 200...
The Quit is Salty Strong through these pages.
Appreciate your intro... Your Time....
I quit with you today.
Rawls 1340

[worktowin]

Why we quit

It has been said that Hell is seeing the man God created you to be standing before the man that you are. I think for a lot of addicts, that is the tipping point. The addict behavior in and of itself is repugnant to men for it is the epitome of weakness. All that it entails, the lying to self and others, the financial loss, the health risks, the willfully subservient attitude, is no different than that of a maggot mindlessly crawling in the dust in search of its next fix. For many of us, we could no longer reconcile what we had become with that which we wished to be as fathers, as husbands, as men.

Fatherhood is a responsibility all its own, unequalled in that which is bestowed upon men. ThereÃ,’s not a man among us who would purchase tobacco products for our children, yet we used in front of them. For many, that was a dichotomy no longer bearable. To be sure evil will enter this world, but woe to him through whom it comes; better a millstone were hung about his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Clearly our children will learn the vices of this world, but it doesnÃ,’t have to come about of our own volition. We now exhibit behavior worthy of emulation.

A husband also has responsibilities to his wife, among which are fidelity, honesty, and acting in a manner worthy of respect. For many addicts, all three of these suffered and eroded under the weight of addiction. Many a man has lied to his spouse about tobacco, has been deceitful in its acquisition and use, and about the money spent on it. All too often, for too many men, what should have been our first love has gone to bed alone playing second fiddle to a can while we stayed up late for just one more. This is not how many of us envisioned our marriages to be. We are now respectable men our wives are proud of, no longer ducking away from our family or hiding a lipper at social gatherings or functions.

Lastly, there is something intrinsic in manhood that demands a man be honest with himself. For many of us, when the quit is set upon, the nicotine addiction is but the first stone overturned. Having now sharpened the focus of the lens of introspection, other cracks and flaws come into view as other stones are overturned. We begin to see with clarity and introspective honesty the contradictions and compromises that we have made at the expense of our integrity, at the very essence of what it means for us to be men. The view for many of us is not pretty: alcohol and/or drug abuse, financial mismanagement, gluttony, laziness, pornography, gambling addiction, profanity, adultery, etc. etc. The process by which weÃ,’ve arrived here serves us well in this respect: we are now able to acknowledge and deal with these shortcomings. These flaws of character constitute the gaps to the men that we were created by God to be. Unlike lesser men, we have consciously altered our course, we have changed our trajectory and are now headed towards that which we are destined to become. We are destined to become better fathers, better husbands, better MEN.

Congratulations on 200 days of greatness!

[Athan]

Why we quit

It has been said that Hell is seeing the man God created you to be standing before the man that you are. I think for a lot of addicts, that is the tipping point. The addict behavior in and of itself is repugnant to men for it is the epitome of weakness. All that it entails, the lying to self and others, the financial loss, the health risks, the willfully subservient attitude, is no different than that of a maggot mindlessly crawling in the dust in search of its next fix. For many of us, we could no longer reconcile what we had become with that which we wished to be as fathers, as husbands, as men.

Fatherhood is a responsibility all its own, unequalled in that which is bestowed upon men. ThereÃ,’s not a man among us who would purchase tobacco products for our children, yet we used in front of them. For many, that was a dichotomy no longer bearable. To be sure evil will enter this world, but woe to him through whom it comes; better a millstone were hung about his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Clearly our children will learn the vices of this world, but it doesnÃ,’t have to come about of our own volition. We now exhibit behavior worthy of emulation.

A husband also has responsibilities to his wife, among which are fidelity, honesty, and acting in a manner worthy of respect. For many addicts, all three of these suffered and eroded under the weight of addiction. Many a man has lied to his spouse about tobacco, has been deceitful in its acquisition and use, and about the money spent on it. All too often, for too many men, what should have been our first love has gone to bed alone playing second fiddle to a can while we stayed up late for just one more. This is not how many of us envisioned our marriages to be. We are now respectable men our wives are proud of, no longer ducking away from our family or hiding a lipper at social gatherings or functions.

Lastly, there is something intrinsic in manhood that demands a man be honest with himself. For many of us, when the quit is set upon, the nicotine addiction is but the first stone overturned. Having now sharpened the focus of the lens of introspection, other cracks and flaws come into view as other stones are overturned. We begin to see with clarity and introspective honesty the contradictions and compromises that we have made at the expense of our integrity, at the very essence of what it means for us to be men. The view for many of us is not pretty: alcohol and/or drug abuse, financial mismanagement, gluttony, laziness, pornography, gambling addiction, profanity, adultery, etc. etc. The process by which weÃ,’ve arrived here serves us well in this respect: we are now able to acknowledge and deal with these shortcomings. These flaws of character constitute the gaps to the men that we were created by God to be. Unlike lesser men, we have consciously altered our course, we have changed our trajectory and are now headed towards that which we are destined to become. We are destined to become better fathers, better husbands, better MEN.

[Doofus]

I'm looking forward to filling out forms and honestly stating NO to the nicotine question....this is a good one

[ChickDip]

A big win! Scrolling through the medical form when I got to the part regarding nicotine usage - I got to write "oh hell no!"

A big win, indeed! I got to experience the same thing a few weeks ago. It made me feel ten feet tall and it put an ear to ear smile on my face! Celebrating the "little things" like getting the thermostat set just right on the fridge in the barn to get the perfect coldness of beer every time, or being able to honestly check the "no" box next to the tobacco question for the first time in 35 years. They might be little things to most people, but those are both big wins in my book.

Congratulations!

Awesome!