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Giving up smoking?
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Re: Giviing up smoking?
Yeah, you could have suddenly seen something flying through the air at you.
Yeah, you could have suddenly seen something flying through the air at you.
abide
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Farouk, I hate the smell of smoke. I would not want to kiss a man who smokes. Kissing a man who smokes is like kissing an ash tray. One of my coworkers is a chain smoker and you can smell him as soon as he enters the building. It is a noxious habit and if I met a man who smokes, he would have to stop. Read Classik's post and view the picture.
My father used to smoke a pipe and I hated it.
PS: Don't worry folks; the poll vote is anonymous.
(Personally, though, while I'm glad that I've given up, and think it's preferable to do so, I don't believe in 'stigmatizing' men and women who do choose to smoke.)
Farouk, I hate the smell of smoke. I would not want to kiss a man who smokes. Kissing a man who smokes is like kissing an ash tray. One of my coworkers is a chain smoker and you can smell him as soon as he enters the building. It is a noxious habit and if I met a man who smokes, he would have to stop. Read Classik's post and view the picture.
My father used to smoke a pipe and I hated it.
Dustoftheearth
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I hate the smell of garlic on a person's breath, it literally makes me physically sick.
If you have to change a man/woman, then he/she is not the man/woman for you.
I hate the smell of garlic on a person's breath, it literally makes me physically sick.
If you have to change a man/woman, then he/she is not the man/woman for you.
Re: Giviing up smoking?
I don't believe that this is a habit that is directly addressed by the Bible. It is instead one of those that must be addressed by God in His timing and His prioritization. IT should be treated the same way as whether or not to eat meat. I QUIT while I was pregnant 45 years ago after 3 doctors told me that it was irritating my asthma and thereby threatening the baby's oxygen supplying . MY HUSBAND and I quit cold turkey at the same time and I still remember it as being the longest month of our marriage. I have a great deal of compassion for those who are trying to quit, those who don't have any desire to quit but who know they really should , as well as those who really should quit for medical reasons but who refuse to consider doing so. And I acknowledge that there are some who are not addicted to nicotine who can smoke 1 or 2 cigarettes a week and possibly not do as much harm to their lungs or to the people around them. My prayer is that your freedom will not cause those of US who are the weaker brethren to stumble, including children and teens who may emulate you. And I pray for you to use Godly wisdom. Personally, I envy you your freedom.
I don't believe that this is a habit that is directly addressed by the Bible. It is instead one of those that must be addressed by God in His timing and His prioritization. IT should be treated the same way as whether or not to eat meat. I QUIT while I was pregnant 45 years ago after 3 doctors told me that it was irritating my asthma and thereby threatening the baby's oxygen supplying . MY HUSBAND and I quit cold turkey at the same time and I still remember it as being the longest month of our marriage. I have a great deal of compassion for those who are trying to quit, those who don't have any desire to quit but who know they really should , as well as those who really should quit for medical reasons but who refuse to consider doing so. And I acknowledge that there are some who are not addicted to nicotine who can smoke 1 or 2 cigarettes a week and possibly not do as much harm to their lungs or to the people around them. My prayer is that your freedom will not cause those of US who are the weaker brethren to stumble, including children and teens who may emulate you. And I pray for you to use Godly wisdom. Personally, I envy you your freedom.
farouk
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Re: Giviing up smoking?
Carolyn:
Yes, it's a matter of Christian liberty which different Christians will treat in different ways, according to their circumstances, usual company, etc.
So at one level you seem glad to have quit.
At another level you sound like you wouldn't be averse to smoking 1 or 2 cigarettes from time to time, if you could do so privately and control the intake.
Blessings.
Carolyn:
Yes, it's a matter of Christian liberty which different Christians will treat in different ways, according to their circumstances, usual company, etc.
So at one level you seem glad to have quit.
At another level you sound like you wouldn't be averse to smoking 1 or 2 cigarettes from time to time, if you could do so privately and control the intake.
Blessings.
E
elijah23
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I quit on January 13, 1986. I gave up drinking on March 2, 1986.
I quit on January 13, 1986. I gave up drinking on March 2, 1986.
farouk
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Paul:
Sounds like she was spared a lot of issues, then, if she didn't like it...
Paul:
Sounds like she was spared a lot of issues, then, if she didn't like it...
farouk
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farouk
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Blev: the fact you didn't like it sounds as if it worked well for you, too.
Blev: the fact you didn't like it sounds as if it worked well for you, too.
Blev
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Don't tempt him to make another one ;)
Wow.
A thread not about tattoos or piercings.
Have never smoked. Disgusting habit. My grandad smoked for 46 yearrs and gave up about a decade ago. He's got some serious health issues.
Don't tempt him to make another one ;)
Blev
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Well I figured, yuuuckkk, do I really want to do this just because everyone else does??? Nope! Same with drinking. I thought, when I can't stand the taste, why doctor it up with all kinds of stuff so I can drink it? Why not just the tomato juice/ or the 7 up? It would only be because of pride, and I didn't really like ridiculed or peer pressure. And I wasn't one to give in to their demands. If they didn't like it I would just find other friends. Seemed dumb to me to say, you don't really want to be my friend if you don't want to get drunk with me. NO, its the other way around. If you only want me to drink with you , then you don't really like ME , you just want a drinking buddy.
Well I figured, yuuuckkk, do I really want to do this just because everyone else does??? Nope! Same with drinking. I thought, when I can't stand the taste, why doctor it up with all kinds of stuff so I can drink it? Why not just the tomato juice/ or the 7 up? It would only be because of pride, and I didn't really like ridiculed or peer pressure. And I wasn't one to give in to their demands. If they didn't like it I would just find other friends. Seemed dumb to me to say, you don't really want to be my friend if you don't want to get drunk with me. NO, its the other way around. If you only want me to drink with you , then you don't really like ME , you just want a drinking buddy.
Nick
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farouk
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MarkG
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Re: Giviing up smoking?
Maybe we should have a "Would you give your pet Dog or Cat a piercing or tattoo?" threadWow.
A thread not about tattoos or piercings.
Have never smoked. Disgusting habit. My grandad smoked for 46 yearrs and gave up about a decade ago. He's got some serious health issues.