| Mothers who give up the habit tend to be in a rather | | | | and to tell them what one really thinks. Of course, one |
| difficult spot. Most mothers are either dealing with the | | | | really isn't such an angry person and this is largely a |
| stress of work, children or both and these stresses | | | | symptom of withdrawal. Symptom or not, however, |
| can be significant. When anyone quit smoking, a | | | | one must accommodate this sort of irritability to ensure |
| hair-trigger temper is to be expected for a time. | | | | that it is not visited upon children accidentally. Knowing |
| Obviously, this has serious contraindications where | | | | when to take a walk is part of being an adult. |
| children are concerned. When one is trying to | | | | Mothers also tend to spend a lot of time commuting |
| simultaneously give up the habit of smoking while | | | | back and forth to work, childcare and school. Being |
| raising a family, one must necessarily make | | | | alone in the car is one of the best times to have a |
| accommodations for the difficulties they are about to | | | | cigarette as one is certain not to be seen and there is |
| face. There are a few easy ways that one can stop | | | | little risk that any disapproving or concerned friends or |
| smoking easily. | | | | partners might "bust" one sneaking a smoke. Of |
| Start by being territorial about one's alone time. | | | | course, one who is behaving in this fashion must admit |
| Smokers oftentimes feel a nagging stress when they | | | | that they're acting much more like a child than an adult. |
| give up nicotine. It's the sort of stress that piles up no | | | | Failing to stay with one's program, of course, will only |
| matter what the situation and which makes it feel like | | | | make one more irritable. |
| a marvelous idea to explode on those around oneself | | | | |