For anyone who was worried...

[mrpaulie]

recessed filters

The worst thing about smoking, worse than the bad breath,

or the wasted money, or even the cancer, is the fact that you

really shouldn’t be doing it. I mean really, honestly and truly

shouldn’t be doing that sort of thing to yourself.

It’s a bit like walking on nails for fun.

When I was four the doctors told my dad that if he didn’t

quit smoking I would die. I just wouldn’t be able to breathe

anymore, or something like that. Smoking was one of the

few things he had in common with his dad and one of the

few things he really liked to do.

He quit cold turkey.

Now I smoke.

I’m always worried that dad will find out and be

disappointed in me. He’ll walk up to me on the street and

see me smoking and our friendship will be over. Sometimes

I tell myself that if I get cancer I can blame it on him.

Wouldn’t that make him feel like shit?