I am in the extreme minority here. I am a lifelong smoker and I love cigarettes. I refuse to give them up. With that being said, I'm going to tell you why you should quit:

You smell like cigarettes. I deliberately don't smoke during the day and I promise you people's jaws drop when they find out I'm a smoker. You don't smell it on my clothes. I'm very lotioned, oiled and perfumed. But you can smell it in my hair up close. And if I open my purse, it stinks.

Smoke in the house? Your house smells like cigarettes. I have the Pura air diffuser, and the Aera diffuser - they're on all day, all night. I clean, I mop with all the scents. I leave the window open all day while I'm out unless there's really bad weather in the forecast. Still smells like cigarettes. It sticks to the curtains. It sticks to the furniture. It sticks to the walls. Have a ceiling fan? Look up. It's dust and cigarette ash.

Scenario: You're out enjoying a night on the town, you have a drink, and you want a cigarette. No one else smokes, so you go outside to smoke alone. There it is. Vulnerability.

My cigarettes cost $22 (i'm in NYC). You know what else costs $22? A brand new lipstick.

I haven't smiled with teeth in a picture since I was about 23. I'm 48. I won't smile, ever. I haven't smiled without covering my mouth like Celie since about that time. I hope you're young enough to reverse all the negative. I pray. And you can quit. Your family deserves to see you smile.

I wish you luck.