Wolf – I’m not here to call your mother names, but I would like to know has she tried quitting recently? There are drugs out there that really work. Even a few years ago we didn’t have these. The best approach to quiting is taking these drugs along with some sort of counselling.
That’s a fair question. The answer is that I don’t know. I know she tried in the last three years or so. She may have tried again since then, but I can’t say for certain.
It should be pointed out that my mother has an extensive medical history and takes quite a few medications for a number of different conditions. I honestly don’t know anything about the drugs that are involved and whether or not they are safe for her to take in combination with the ones she has to take.
I don’t mind people taking my mother to task for smoking — heck, I, my wife and my kids do that too. I’m not here to defend her habit — I cannot and will not do that. I do mind, however, when people make broad generalizations about her, including implying that she’s a brainless boor who hates her kids.
The Wolf