As a younger sister of rodeo cowboys I was exposed to chew/dip at an early age. When I was 12 years old the Copenhagen vendor gave our family several roles because they sponsored a couple of my brothers. Mind you, my brothers were not yet 18 years old and all of them chewed. Anyway, I began dipping at 12 off and on. At 18 I went to work as a firefighter for the forest service and began dipping regularly. At 22 after graduating college I joined the military and continued to dip. I've worked as a firefighter for the last 17 years.
I do not chew in front of ANYONE! My husband knows I chew, but I don't do it in front of him either. I am Embarrassed and ashamed of what I do, especially as a 'lady".
I quit cold turkey at 0030 hrs Tuesday morning. It has been 4+days and I am honestly mourning the loss. I actually loved dipping. The reasons I quit is because I need a knee surgery and the surgeon won't do surgery if you have nicotine in your system and because I know, deep down, that it's absolutely horrible for me. I wish I would have never started back up after quitting when I had kids.
Prayers for all those out there that are brave enough to kick this habit.
