Cigarettes Suck

Oh, smoking. I have been smoking for coming up on twenty years of my life. Like an idiot. There was a cute girl in sixth grade. She was taller than everyone else, and could have been a model. Everyday after school she would be out past the playground smoking cigarettes she probably stole from her mother. I had to hang out with her, and inevitably I went over to her and "bummed" a cigarette. Our relationship became a tiny footnote, but the smoking stuck around. Pretty soon I found the gas station up the street would sell me cigs no matter my age for an additional fifty cents or so in tax. I would sneak them passed my mother. Constant handwashing and cologne was a must. I was in choir. Cigarettes screwed that up. I used to be the second fastest kid in class. Cigarettes screwed that too. I still spend a stupid amount of money on cigarettes. I tried rolling my own for a while. That sure received some interesting looks from people. Waking up with your chest constantly congested is wearing pretty thin. My son is four and already gives me crap about quitting smoking. He is already smarter than me. Bummer.