Thanks for all the offers for support.
Skoal Monster, hear you on that, and already read that article, what a kick in the gut that is. My dad died when I was about 12 too so it really hits home.
Always had the girls in mind to get me to quit. When they were born, birthdays, etc. But it always came and went with another excuse. Don't know what got into me this time but I'm all gung ho. Had enough of the BS I guess.
For sure the difference is support. My work offered a free quit service recently so I signed up. They sent me some gum, materials, and support services. Big thing was they helped me set a quit date, December 27. I totally forgot, and actually had a chew in when they emailed to remind me of the quit date. I figured well, now or never, and the journey began.
Add this site into the mix and there's no more excuses!