Ex-smokers dealing with ex-smokers.
Fascinating subject. Really.
I watch/participate in conversations, forum participations, and chats between ex-smokers.
Sometimes, ex-smokers are good in their support for each other. As always with the human race, there are also a few who are unkind to others - they seem to think that tough love is the only way to get people to stay smoke free.
In my experience, being unkind and being non-supportive is much worse than "coddling" or "babying" ex-smokers. I don't think of "supportive" being the same thing as "coddling" or "babying" - quite the opposite. Rather, I think being positive, supportive, and understanding makes ex-smokers (and those who have slipped) much more comfortable and much more likely to stay on their quit.
Just my 2cents on my soap box...
I'll step off my box now.
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