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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 208682" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>Hi and welcome to you!</p><p></p><p>You have found a very supportive community. And trust me, we have all admitted to stuff we were 'too embarrassed to say out loud". </p><p></p><p>I don't know all of what your step son has been through. So I'll not comment on that portion of your story.</p><p></p><p>If I were you, I would rejoice that he has joined the service. The structure and hard work that will be required of him may indeed turn him from an immature young person into a man. I've witnessed the transformations that the armed services provide. </p><p></p><p>Hope for the best - if not for your stepson - then for your husband. You do not have to respect your stepsons decisions and past behaviors, but it might serve you all well to respect who he is as a human being. Try to find one good thing in him and cling to that. I know what people often quip about respect being earned. There is some truth to that. But, we all deserve some modicum of respect by virtue of being human. in my humble opinion.</p><p></p><p>Others will be around later to offer their welcomes too. Glad you found us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 208682, member: 1545"] Hi and welcome to you! You have found a very supportive community. And trust me, we have all admitted to stuff we were 'too embarrassed to say out loud". I don't know all of what your step son has been through. So I'll not comment on that portion of your story. If I were you, I would rejoice that he has joined the service. The structure and hard work that will be required of him may indeed turn him from an immature young person into a man. I've witnessed the transformations that the armed services provide. Hope for the best - if not for your stepson - then for your husband. You do not have to respect your stepsons decisions and past behaviors, but it might serve you all well to respect who he is as a human being. Try to find one good thing in him and cling to that. I know what people often quip about respect being earned. There is some truth to that. But, we all deserve some modicum of respect by virtue of being human. in my humble opinion. Others will be around later to offer their welcomes too. Glad you found us. [/QUOTE]
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