Smoking is not cool

Here are some reasons why smoking is not cool. It will never be cool, it will only look more stupid as time goes on. It's a terrible, awful drug. Don't be fooled!

1) YOU LOOK WEAK - To others, they think you can't accomplish anything, that you can't reach your goals. Perhaps your somebody that quit for a long period of time and then started up again. Your friends probably think you're addicted for life. That's what my friends thought. They laughed at me when I relapsed. It was almost like they expected me to. How awful is that?

2) YOU'RE STUCK DATING PEOPLE WHO SMOKE - People who don't smoke, which accounts for 80% of the population, don't want to date smokers. That's just the way it is. If you were a non-smoker, would you want to date a smoker and potentially go back to smoking? I would think the answer would be NO. So, you're stuck dating people who smoke. Is that what you want? That's a pretty narrow field. If you quit smoking, you've opened up your world to many more potential people. Think about it.
  
3) YOU SMELL LIKE CIGARETTES - Yes you do. Smokers don't smell themselves, so they don't understand how much they smell. But non-smokers do. They can smell everything. They can smell you when you come inside from having smoked outside. Perhaps you're one of those who smokes inside their house or apartment. Then you really smell like cigarettes! They might not even want to come over because of it. It's something to think about. Smoking is not cool because it makes you stink.

4) YOU'RE CONSTANTLY GOING OUTSIDE TO SMOKE - You're missing out on life. Perhaps you are out with friends. You're probably going outside once every half an hour. They probably expect you to go outside. But you might be missing out on great conversation. You never know. You never know because you are too busy going outside to smoke.

 5) YOU PAY MORE IN HEALTH INSURANCE - If you smoke, expect to pay more for health insurance. Insurance companies don't want to pay for all your medical bills. Therefore, they charge you more per month if you're a smoker. To the health industry, it's definitely NOT cool to smoke. You are a liability. You could cost them money and they know that. That's why you're charged more to be a smoker.

6) YOU'RE NOT KISSABLE - Nobody wants to kiss a smoker. It's like kissing an ashtray. You ask any non-smoker and they will tell you the same thing. It's gross! I've been a non-smoker many times and kissed a smoker and it almost made me gag. It tasted dirty. If it's with a smoker, then that's fine. But you're stuck with dating smokers. Non-smokers won't want to kiss you. They think smoking is not cool.

 6) IT DESTROYS YOUR LIFE - In every way possible. It takes OVER your life. Your life will revolve around cigarettes 24/7. They will mean more to you than a lot of things. They'll either be your best friend or your worst enemy, but they will definitely control you. After a while, you will be known notoriously as a smoker. Smoking will keep you from reaching your goals. Smoking will allow you to do negative things in excess. Cigarettes will make you lazy. You won't be as active as you could be. Catch my drift?

7) YOUR TEETH TURN YELLOW - After years and years of smoking, your teeth will begin to have a yellowish tone to them. It's something that toothpaste will not be able to get off entirely. You'll be stuck with it. The only way to remove it is to either go to the dentist and have your teeth cleaned, or quit smoking. Eventually, after stopping, your teeth will whiten-up, and they won't be as gross as before. The dentist will always call you out on smoking if he recognizes a mouth that smokes. What does he see? He sees how black the BACK of your teeth are. The smoke when you exhale hits the back of your teeth, turning them darker than the front. But you can't tell because you can't see it. Smoking is not cool if it gives you yellow teeth.