Dear Me,

You never should have smoked cigarettes to begin with.
You thought you were cool, holding and smoking that cigarette, the same way that your mother did.
Now look at what you have done.
You have no teeth. 
You have had bronchitis, and sore throats because of your smoking.
Your car, clothes, and apartment reeks of the nasty smell from the cigarettes.
Your adult children are smoking, even though you have explained to them from a young age, that cigarettes were nasty and bad for you, and everyone around them.
You don’t feel cool holding that cigarette, now that you are grown-up,
do you?
You are embarrassed to let others know you smoke.
You reek of cigarette smoke.
You are so addicted to cigarettes that your attempts to quit have failed.
You are left out of getting certain jobs, because you smoke.
You have spent so much money throughout the years on cigarettes.
The money you spent, could have been used for a savings, in times of need.
You could be using that money for the food you lack, instead of smoking to feel full.
Maybe someday, you will smarten up and quit, before it is too late to
recover from the bodily harm that cigarettes cause.You never should have smoked cigarettes to begin with.
You thought you were cool, holding and smoking that cigarette, the same way that your mother did.
Now look at what you have done.
You have no teeth. 
You have had bronchitis, and sore throats because of your smoking.
Your car, clothes, and apartment reeks of the nasty smell from the cigarettes.
Your adult children are smoking, even though you have explained to them from a young age, that cigarettes were nasty and bad for you, and everyone around them.
You don’t feel cool holding that cigarette, now that you are grown-up,
do you?
You are embarrassed to let others know you smoke.
You reek of cigarette smoke.
You are so addicted to cigarettes that your attempts to quit have failed.
You are left out of getting certain jobs, because you smoke.
You have spent so much money throughout the years on cigarettes.
The money you spent, could have been used for a savings, in times of need.
You could be using that money for the food you lack, instead of smoking to feel full.
Maybe someday, you will smarten up and quit, before it is too late to
recover from the bodily harm that cigarettes cause.
Sincerely,

Kathy

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The New Hampshire Tobacco Helpline is dedicated to helping people quit tobacco when they are ready. 1-800-QUIT-NOW. We offer free counseling over the telephone, free nicotine patches to those who qualify, while supplies last and can mail information to anyone who requests materials. Text QUITNOW to 22122 and a counselor will call you back. Sign up for quit tips, text TIPS to 22122. Message and data rates may apply. Dear Me New Hampshire is for anyone who wants to write a letter to themselves with the reasons they want to quit tobacco. Anyone can quit tobacco when they are ready. Try to stop. We can help. The Helpline is funded through the NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Dedicated to: preventing initiation of tobacco use among young people, eliminating non-smokers' exposure to second and thirdhand smoke, promoting tobacco cessation among adults and young people, identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities. TPCP is solely funded by the CDC/Office on Smoking and Health.
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