a smoke for my son
 

I hadn't smoked a cigar since I was about 22 years old. Fast forward 8 years, I met a girl, bought a house, got engaged and then, we're pregnant! On September 17th 2007, my life would be changed forever in more ways than one.

The day before, I got to attend the Giants vs Packers game and there was a whole bunch of people smoking cigars and even offering me one. I told them that I'd rather smoke a cigarette, it takes 5 minutes and I didn't have to worry about tasting it 3 days later. They chuckled as I sucked down a pack of Marlboro Reds while they relaxingly puffed away on their "shitsticks" which is what my ignorant mind referred to them as at the time.

The next morning, my wife and I had a scheduled C-section and at 11 20 am my son, Scott Jr. was born. He was awesome.

I had, in the meantime, bought two boxes of Montecristo "Count of Monte Cristo" boxes from JR from their Library Collection to pass out to people without the knowlege of the quality or appeal of these cigars, I was after all a cigarette smoker.

My son was born and shortly after, he was in the nursery and my wife was in recovery and I could not see her so my father, brother and I snuck out into the garden area of the hospital to smoke these cigars, after all, I had 40 of them. Over the next day or two, I passed out all but 4 of these sticks and kept the rest in a box with a wet paper towel as a humidification device.



One night after being gifted a bottle of Glenlivet 21 year Archive single malt, I had a ***** of a day in the office. My house had burned down 4 months before so we were renting a townhouse with a balcony. The wife and new baby fell asleep so I lit up a Monte and poured a scotch. That cigar took me to a place I never was and never wanted to leave.



I hit the slope faster than a Chris Brown right hand to Rhianna's forehead and I was done. Within months I had a hundred count humi and multiple sticks .

In Sept 08, I made my first CC purchase and in that purchase was a box of Sept, 07 Partagas Mille Fleur. I decided I would smoke one for his first birthday and one every subsequent birthday. When he turns 18, should he decide that he wants to enjoy cigars, I will smoke the rest with him except for one. That one will be gifted to him when his son is born.

Last night, we had a party for him and it was too late to go smoke so tonight, I lit up my second Mille Fleur. It was great. Mille Fleur stands for "Thousand Flowers" I think and I know why. It had great cedary and floral notes and with retrohaling, the flavors were intense and plentiful delivering a medium body and smooth lingering "twangy" finish. I loved this stick and wanted to share it with those who helped push me down this steep slope.

I even enclosed some pics of my Lil guy when he was born and last night while he was enjoying his b-day cake which he looked forward to all day. This cigar was a great way to remember the day that Scott Jr. entered this world and my life. I hope the future holds wonders for him and I hope that he knows how much his daddy loves him.



Thanks,

SW

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Thanks for sharing your story Scott.

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Fantastic story, thanks!

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Thanks for sharing! :tu

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What a great story, Scott...thank you for sharing with us. :)

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Great Story!!

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A thousand blessings to match the 1000 flowers. Continued happiness. I look forward to next years addendum to this story.

Thanks for taking the time to share one of your life stories. :)

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Awesome story and happy birthday to your son! He pretty much helped you down the slippery slope :tu

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Very nice, Brother!!!:tu

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Thanks for sharing such a great story with all of us! :tu

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great story!!!

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Great story and a cute kid. Looks like he likes his cake :tu

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Good stuff here,,,reminds me of the very same story I have with my son who turned 30 this year and to my grandson who will turn 3 next year.

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Very cool story, thanks for sharing it.

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Awesome story Scott! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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great story!!

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Now that's a story!!!


Glad your on THIS side of the smoking fence now :tu

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Thanks for sharing! What a cool story! :)

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Great story, thanks for sharing :)

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Excellent story!

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Nice story! :tu

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Great Story thanks for sharing this with us, this is what make this forum so great.

Frenchie

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Thank you for sharing such a touching story. This is what I love about this place, everyone can remember the moment they hit the slope.

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awesome brother..totally awesome.. :tu

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Hope you enjoy those Partagas for years to come. I love cigars with meaning.

Thanks for sharing!

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Nice story Scott...thanks for sharing!! :tu

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very nice! thanks for sharing

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thanks for sharing! what a great story :tu

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One of the best posts ever. Thank you so much for taking the time to include us.

Gives me an idea for the grand kids that I hope to have one day.

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Scott, that is awesome. My son turns 18 on Oct. 30th. I plan on taking him to the beach and enjoying a fine cigar with him. Half the fun for me is picking out the right cigar! My wife is gonna be pissed, but it will be worth it!

I totally know where you are coming from! Great story and thanks for sharing it!

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Thanks for the story, Scott. I see you feel about your son the same way I feel about my kids.

MCS

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Awesome story! Well done, Scott!
I always smoke one on each of my childrens' birthdays.

BTW, I wish I could smoke at the Panthers games, but it's a smoke free stadium.

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That is a great story Scott.

Thanks for sharing it!:ss

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nice story!

what if you get another baby? will you get another box or share this one for him as well?

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Different box would be in order in that case. Another excuse to buy more cigars! You know, growing up a twin, we always shared things, there wasn't too many individual possessions so although i would like to teach my kids to be generous and share with others, this is an instance where I would want to seperate the two. Who knows though, I am 33 and not sure I want more children at this point, I am happy with where we are.

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Awesome history Scott. You have a lot to be proud of!

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Awesome story Scott. Enjoy those cigars every year and with him once he's of age. :tu

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Man, great story, thank you for sharing and happy bday Jr.! Sorry it took so long for me to log in...been dealing w/ my own 2-week old!! What a (wonderful) handful!

Freaking did the same thing I did at the beginning last year! :bh

I'm sure he does!

I hear that loud & clear...Sarah at 2 weeks is a ton of work! :D