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Habits of Life
The new life growing in me is at the mercy of how I care for myself. If I smoke, my baby smokes. Since I think she’s too young to make such decisions, I decided to stop smoking. I hope my future daughter doesn’t mind that I replaced that habit with a habit I began at age 12 while lying on my stomach watching a couple kiss on TV.
Published 14th Nov 2023
Author's Note
I'm at 13 weeks now. This was my diary entry a couple of nights ago when I realized my old habit of smoking a cigarette in the afternoon was prompting more time with an old habit. My mother posted this poem by me about that earlier time in my life. https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/452320-a-miracle-to-be-repeated/
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14th Nov 2023 3:41pm
Wonderful and true words
The best habit is exercise
The more you help your children love and get used to the habit of exercising
The more they move away from other customs
The best habit is exercise
The more you help your children love and get used to the habit of exercising
The more they move away from other customs
14th Nov 2023 3:58pm
Well congrulations, I'm glad you doing what's best for the life inside of you. Keep on writing.
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- Edited 14th Nov 2023 6:20pm
14th Nov 2023 6:19pm
You are beautiful. Outside as well as in. You’ve made a sound decision, I’m happy for you.
Thank you for sharing your mother’s beautiful poem.
Thank you for sharing your mother’s beautiful poem.
Big claps. I echo Phantom's comment, a sound decision. The fact you called the child your daughter - have you been told its gender?
Like the humour of the sign which I interpret as "13 weeks and loading"!
Like the humour of the sign which I interpret as "13 weeks and loading"!
14th Nov 2023 11:11pm
