October 11, 2009

Should I Give Up Coffee or Not?



OKay- so, my husband's doctor told by him to give up Caffeine for health reasons.  Yes- it's horrible, I know.  We are both coffee addicts.  The aroma, the flavor, the pleasure of that first cup in the morning- nothing like it. 
So the question is- do i make the ultimate sacrifice?  He won't have to smell the pot brewing in the morning and watch me sip out on the back deck.  I asked him if I should quit too or we could switch to decaf?  Of course he said "no, no... I will just quit cold turkey"- I guess he has something to prove to himself. 
Now- if the tables were turned, and he kept drinking coffee in front of me i would.... somehow rig the TV so that it exploded just before kick-off during his favorite team's football game, or put my 4 year old alone in a room with his best Guitar and glue, stickers and permanent marker.  Is that horrible?  Am I selfish? 
Would you quit to make it easier for your husband/partner?  I don't think I am that big of a person!
 

11 comments:

  1. i would quit if i were you. as much as i love coffee, and i dread giving it up when i get pregnant one day. but that would only show how much it means to you for your husband to get healthy. especially if you would want him to do it for you. always give what you would want in return. drink tea, its yummy too!

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  2. oh, and thanks for adding my photos to your favorites! :)

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  3. hmmmm.... not the response i was hoping for! Lol.... tea IS a good option :)

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  4. Oh boy - tough one. Tea is nice though. Your picture of the coffee makes me want more coffee!

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  5. No, no, no!! Okay, maybe, but only if he gives up cigars and football....he he....

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  6. I just read the title and cried. Can you set aside a special coffee room, a closet maybe, or step outside with your cup of caffeine? I'm not that big a person LOL. Look at it this way, what if your doctor told you that you couldn't watch football for health reasons... um, he'd probably make a special football room.

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  7. I need my cup of coffee in the morning. I just drink one cup a day, but this cup has to be in the morning.
    You can eat, drink, do all things in the world BUT everything in a healthy and reasonable extent.

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  8. okay so- my husband has gone 5(?) days now without coffee and i have not given it up! i try not to have more than 2 a day and wait to make the pot until he leaves for work ;) I just adore my cup of coffee!!!

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  9. What exactly are his health issues? I mean how serious?Does he have heart arythmia? Or this just an in general coffee is bad for you deal? I can see quitting cigarettes but coffee has an undeserved bad rap! 2 recent long term study's show that coffee is NOT bad for you.I wouldn't give it up unless he truly has serious issues and then in that case i just wouldn't rub it in his face that you are still drinking it.Why can't he drink a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of decaf and regular? I think maxwell has that. Depending on the day sometimes i make my own batch using my favorite flavors!

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  10. thanks for the response Paris~ yes- it is a serious stomach issue for him- and it's interfering with his quality of life so he really needs to stop. he has been feeling much better so i guess it's worth the sacrifice for him :) i tried to encourage the decaf thing but he seems to just want to say goodbye for good to the cup o' joe. it's all working out fine for both of us:)

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  11. oh my goodness this made me laugh til the morning coffee came squirting out my nose. thanks very much!
    I think I would die without my cuppa joe.
    I can totally relate to the blowing up of the tv. i'd like to do THAT even if the coffee gets to stay! :) does that make me an evil person?

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