Am I way off base here or am I merely the only one who grasps the severity of the situation? WE here all understand getting upset and blowing up, but will others? Those who haven't ever smoked, and much less never quit, aren't going to be as understanding about the anger that comes with quitting. I just don't want to see Marg lose her job over blowing up at her boss.
And apologizing immediately is great, but this all just reminds me of the little boy who couldn't control his temper. His dad told him that for every time he lost his temper, he had to go hammer one nail in the fence. Finally, after a lot of nails had been hammered in the fence, he learned to control his temper more and more. Then, his dad told him that every time he controled his temper, he had to take one nail out of the fence. Finally, after all of the nails were out of the fence, and the boy was much older, the father showed him the fence and said, "see all those nail holes? Even though it's been a long time since those nails were put in there, and you took them all out by controling your temper, the holes still remain. Those are like the scars that are left after we get mad at people. The nail might be gone, but the hole will always be there."
Marg, just be careful with your temper. Believe me, I totally understand blowing up at people... I've been there myself... but I really don't want you to think that it's OK to blow up at people just because you're quitting. People will understand for only so long.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
Crave the Quit!
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 465
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,640
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1920.45
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 33 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
