Hi, my name is Jeff and I am 38 years old, and have been addicted to nicotine for 21 years. I will be 39 at the end of August and I decided it was time to give up this nasty, bitch of a habit that has dominated my life for so long. I have a wife of almost 13 years and 3 wonderful children. They all know I dip and have pretty much left me alone about it. They hate it and have asked me to stop, but my wife knows I am the only one that can make myself quit, not anyone telling me to. But the kids are getting older and wiser and they know it is not good for Dad. This nic bitch has taken over my life so much that no matter where I was going or no matter what I was doing, I needed it by my side, in my pocket, in my car, etc. No matter where, just going to church, I would run back in the house so it would be there when I got out of church. No matter what I did, the Nic Bitch had to be right there beside me. The turning point, and I have known for a very long time I needed to quit and thought about it all the time and tried and failed on several attempts, came back in May when my daughter who is 11 said, "Dad, I want you to quit dipping so you can be a PaPa to my kids like your dad is to me". Well, that pretty much hit home and after months of building up the strength and getting through a couple family trips this summer, I picked August 4th to quit. Leading up to this date, I changed my password at work to Q2L0804, which has helped build up the strength to quit. Quit 2 Live has been my motto. But the real turning point in my strength and knowing this is my official quit for life and never turning back is when I found Killthecan and all of you on the web . I can't tell you guys how much this site and these posts, readings, articles, and reading the intros has helped with my quit. I know this is exactly what I needed at the time I needed it the most. I haven't really posted much, but have made roll the last three days. I am so proud to be a part of the this group, especially my brothers of November. I am still trying to figure out how to navigate this site and post, chime in, etc. But here's to 4 days down and to the rest of our lives nicotine free. Proud to say I am not trying to quit, but am a QUITTER! Thanks guys. Looking forward to this journey with each and every one of you.
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