What's up everyone? I joined yesterday, and did a few posts, so I figured I should get my introduction going. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do that here, or in my group (Feb '09) or where, but whatever, I don't think I'll get the boot for bad geography. A bit about me. I'm 31. A cop in upstate New York (just outside Albany). I met my wife in high school, and we've been together since '95, married in '05. We have a little boy Sam, who will be 2 in February. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 13 or 14 because I'm super cool, and then switched to dip at about 20 because I am a fucking retard, and I thought it was a safe alternative. My brand of choice varied throughout the first year or two until I settled on that filthy whore, Cherry Skoal. I was a steady dipper until about 3 years ago, at which time I thought it made sense to start piling 1-2 tins PER DAY in my face. I'm not a dumb guy, but sometimes I think I may have been dropped on my head a time or two. Anyway, fast forward to now. I'm sick of spending money on cancer that I could be using to buy my son cool shit (tins in my area average $6). I'm sick of waking up in the morning feeling like a cat took a shit in my mouth. I'm sick of looking at my wifes face after I kiss her to see if I left a fleck of dip on her mouth. I'm sick of having an addiction so gross that smokers look down on me. I'm sick of going to the store at 3:00 am so that I'll have a tin waiting for me when I wake up. I'm sick of that little plastic pimp dictating my day. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello. I know that I'm super new here, but I'm deadset that this will be the last time, and I hope that everyone here has the same expectations for themselves. If I can help anyone I will, just let me know what I can do. I'm learning that quitting alone is near impossible. You're only accountable to yourself, and if you don't give a fuck then no one will. But it seems to me that "cavers" are in for ass kickings, and maybe that's what we all need. Keep it up.
