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<blockquote data-quote="lovemysons" data-source="post: 55756" data-attributes="member: 3305"><p>Thanks for ALL the congratulations and hugs. It is completely Young difficult child's. He is the one who chose this way of life for himself and is enjoying it so much. </p><p></p><p>Esther, I hope things get better for your difficult child. </p><p>Fran, too funny about the only thing your difficult child is gonna run for...</p><p>Dammit Janet, I agree with you about the military being so good for some of our difficult children...mine loves the structure and discipline Daisy Lover. </p><p>Nomad, no Young difficult child is not on any medications. They looked at his probation required psychological evaluation and since he was Not dxd with Bipolar at that time, they were able to let him in...this is what young difficult child told me. Young difficult child is the one who got all required docs, etc into the recruiter's hands and pulled this off on his own. We had nothing to do with him joining the Army, it was completely his choice which is one major reason I think it's working out so well. </p><p>Nomad thank you for the prayers of safety...I do worry about him being sent to Iraq. He tells me this is what he's being trained for. He is infantry foot soldier. Busting down doors to go into suspected enemy homes is what he is being trained for...He believes the Army will be giving him his orders to be sent to Iraq not long after he is sent to Germany. He leaves for Germany 2 weeks after Basic Training. We will get to have home for those 2 weeks and I hope to help make it a enjoyable and happy experience for the whole family. I know he misses us and his wife. He tells me of how homesick he is regularly. But, he also tells me that he may want to make a career out of the Army while going to college and study meteorology. He still loves the weather! </p><p>My hope is that young difficult child and his wife will choose NOT to have her go to Germany when he is likely going to Iraq as soon as he gets there. There is no point in his wife having their baby alone in a foreign country with no family or friend support. I am getting along so well with his wife in fact, easy child spent last night with her and will be with her again tonight while husband and I drive down to Houston tonight and will visit Oldest difficult child at the prison tomorrow. </p><p></p><p>Ponygirl...thank you for adding your success stories. It is so wonderful to hear that your son is clean and sober and owns a house and getting married...WOW. This gives me hope for my oldest too. He will have been incarcerated since last January 2006 when he gets out this August. Oldest will be working for husband again (not allowed to work for the law firm of course) but doing cabling and some light network jobs. I so hope this county jail and prison time will have convinced him to keep himself clean and sober so that he can amount to something. He still has lots of potential, in fact...If anyone had asked me just a few years ago which one of my difficult child's would have it together and be on a stable happy path, it would have been Oldest difficult child that I would have guessed. I was so wrong about my perceived outcomes. Young difficult child even becoming a father (yes he is very young)...young difficult child always told me he would likely Not have children. Just a reminder that I'm not in charge of outcomes. </p><p>Congrats to your easy child for his long distance running and to your friends son who is wanting to give back. That is a miracle. </p><p></p><p>Hugs and love to all, thanks again for all the responses. Yall know young difficult child did it all back when, I am just super impressed with how the Army is working out for him. What a guy!!! Hey, it may be part of the solution for other difficult child's in the future too. </p><p></p><p>lovemysons</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovemysons, post: 55756, member: 3305"] Thanks for ALL the congratulations and hugs. It is completely Young difficult child's. He is the one who chose this way of life for himself and is enjoying it so much. Esther, I hope things get better for your difficult child. Fran, too funny about the only thing your difficult child is gonna run for... Dammit Janet, I agree with you about the military being so good for some of our difficult children...mine loves the structure and discipline Daisy Lover. Nomad, no Young difficult child is not on any medications. They looked at his probation required psychological evaluation and since he was Not dxd with Bipolar at that time, they were able to let him in...this is what young difficult child told me. Young difficult child is the one who got all required docs, etc into the recruiter's hands and pulled this off on his own. We had nothing to do with him joining the Army, it was completely his choice which is one major reason I think it's working out so well. Nomad thank you for the prayers of safety...I do worry about him being sent to Iraq. He tells me this is what he's being trained for. He is infantry foot soldier. Busting down doors to go into suspected enemy homes is what he is being trained for...He believes the Army will be giving him his orders to be sent to Iraq not long after he is sent to Germany. He leaves for Germany 2 weeks after Basic Training. We will get to have home for those 2 weeks and I hope to help make it a enjoyable and happy experience for the whole family. I know he misses us and his wife. He tells me of how homesick he is regularly. But, he also tells me that he may want to make a career out of the Army while going to college and study meteorology. He still loves the weather! My hope is that young difficult child and his wife will choose NOT to have her go to Germany when he is likely going to Iraq as soon as he gets there. There is no point in his wife having their baby alone in a foreign country with no family or friend support. I am getting along so well with his wife in fact, easy child spent last night with her and will be with her again tonight while husband and I drive down to Houston tonight and will visit Oldest difficult child at the prison tomorrow. Ponygirl...thank you for adding your success stories. It is so wonderful to hear that your son is clean and sober and owns a house and getting married...WOW. This gives me hope for my oldest too. He will have been incarcerated since last January 2006 when he gets out this August. Oldest will be working for husband again (not allowed to work for the law firm of course) but doing cabling and some light network jobs. I so hope this county jail and prison time will have convinced him to keep himself clean and sober so that he can amount to something. He still has lots of potential, in fact...If anyone had asked me just a few years ago which one of my difficult child's would have it together and be on a stable happy path, it would have been Oldest difficult child that I would have guessed. I was so wrong about my perceived outcomes. Young difficult child even becoming a father (yes he is very young)...young difficult child always told me he would likely Not have children. Just a reminder that I'm not in charge of outcomes. Congrats to your easy child for his long distance running and to your friends son who is wanting to give back. That is a miracle. Hugs and love to all, thanks again for all the responses. Yall know young difficult child did it all back when, I am just super impressed with how the Army is working out for him. What a guy!!! Hey, it may be part of the solution for other difficult child's in the future too. lovemysons [/QUOTE]
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