Filmmaker Jeta Amata went from smoking two packets of cigarettes a day to zero. According to the director of the movie, Black November, he is quitting smoking in deference to the wishes of his seven year old daughter.
See what he wrote about his experience on Instagram below:
“I wouldn’t call it a nag, or just a soft reminder, but over the last year, my 7yr old has been constantly reminding me of the need to stop smoking. Finally a few months back, just to get her off my back, I said I’d quit in a ‘few months’. That was June. She decided the few months ended in August after our birthday on the 21st and started counting down to September 1. The day before, we had a talk and I agreed it was going to end the next day. I was still stalling, looking for a way out. As I walked out of the living room, she told a friend of mine ‘my dad is going to stop smoking, I’m so happy I could cry’. As I heard those words, my heart melted and I knew there was no going back. I had to quit! If I wasn’t going to quit for me, I would for her, no doubt! Its 5 days now since my last cigarette, and I mean close to 2 packs a day, damn! Veno’s the happiest girl on Earth and I have the best support system anyone could want…..The power of love.”