Posted by Arnie --Previous Message--
on April 4, 2007, 8:08:36, in reply to "My First "Real" Cigarette"
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How m uch do you smoke, sweet Tammy?
: I started smoking
: Marlboros when I was ten
: years old. Mother let
: me take occasional puffs
: on her cigarette before
: that, but when I was in
: the forth grade, I
: started asking on a
: regular basis. So
: Mother offered to teach
: me to inhale, if that’s
: what I wanted. She said
: I was old enough to
: smoke, but cautioned me
: that smoking had to be
: learned; it took time
: and commitment; and once
: it was learned, it was
: difficult to stop. It
: was also bad for you. I
: assured her I wanted to
: smoke cigarettes. I
: explained to Mother that
: I had the “smoking
: negatives” drummed into
: me since kindergarten,
: and they meant nothing
: to me.
:
: Mother must have
: understood, because she
: just smiled, lit up one
: of her Camel Filter
: 100s, and handed it to
: me. She warned me not
: to swallow the smoke,
: but I didn’t listen, and
: tried to inhale anyhow;
: I got nauseous. Mother
: laughed about it; it
: bothered me at the time,
: but the next day I was
: fine, and I asked for
: another cigarette.
: Mother anticipated this;
: she was one step ahead
: of me as she had already
: purchased two packs of
: Tareyton Lights:
: “learner cigarettes,”she
: called them.
:
: I paid attention this
: time as Mother had me go
: easy at first, lighting
: the Tareytons up for me,
: coaching me to take
: crisp drags without
: swallowing the smoke; it
: was fun, she was
: supportive, and it
: turned into daily
: smoking lessons. I
: worked at inhaling a
: little at a time. By
: the end of the first
: pack, two or so weeks, I
: could inhale lightly
: without coughing.
:
: I enthusiastically
: inhaled every Tareyton
: Light in the second pack
: with increasing
: pleasure; the learning
: curve was steep. Mom
: encouraged me to inhale
: deeply by expanding my
: chest, and I quickly
: learned it was the best
: way to smoke. It became
: second nature early on.
:
: When the second pack was
: gone, in less than
: another week’s time,
: cigarettes already
: tasted special. I asked
: for more Tareyton
: Lights, but Mother
: refused, and bought me
: Marlboros instead. I
: wanted to know why, but
: she just said that I was
: ready.
:
: And she was right. I
: recall that first
: Marlboro as if I just
: smoked it. We were
: sitting at the kitchen
: table when Mother handed
: me the fresh pack. It
: was Saturday morning,
: and I was already hungry
: for a cigarette. I was
: excited as she tutored
: me through opening a
: pack for the first time.
: I remember her showing
: me how to remove the
: wrapper, unfold the
: foil, tear it clean, and
: tap out a cigarette.
: After showing me, Mother
: edged the Marlboros back
: into the pack, then had
: me practice a few times
: until I could tap out a
: cigarette for myself.
:
: I immediately liked the
: aroma of the Marlboro
: tobacco, and my heart
: started racing as soon
: as I placed the filter
: to my lips; I could
: sense the rich tobacco
: immediately. Mom gave
: me a light, and the
: ultimate thrill came
: when I inhaled: the
: flavor was enlightening.
: The smoke pleasantly
: penetrated my lungs with
: complete pleasure and I
: fell into a momentary
: trance. My eyes closed
: and I had a sense of
: floating. I couldn’t
: believe the exhale
: smoke, either; it flowed
: through my lips, thick
: and sculpted.
:
: I took another puff on
: my Marlboro, and to my
: surprise, it was more
: satisfying than the one
: before it. I was
: progressively excited by
: the full flavored rush,
: that instant the
: Marlboro essence flooded
: my system. I didn’t
: find it harsh at all.
: It was a fulfilling
: smoking experience in
: every way. Each drag
: was increasingly
: satisfying, yet it left
: me craving for more. I
: dragged and inhaled a
: little harder each time,
: warming up to the
: Marlboro as it was
: calling out to me.
:
: Mother watched me smoke
: my first Marlboro down
: to the filter. When I
: put it out in the
: ashtray, I looked up and
: she was smiling; she
: knew what I had
: experienced, what I was
: becoming. She handed me
: the pack, silently
: acknowledging the
: moment. “I’m proud of
: you,” is all she said.
:
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