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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 166124" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Stands...</p><p></p><p>I have to detach in many ways from two of mine...though for different reasons. For my difficult child its for the same reasons as most of us here. For Jamie, its because of the fact that he has been in the Marines and has recently been recalled to active duty. Now if there is anything that teaches a parent that you no longer have any control of your child its them being in the military! Uncle Sam doesnt give one lick about what I want...lol. </p><p></p><p>I have to sit here at home and just wait and hope and pray that everything works out in the end. There is absolutely nothing I can do about anything. Its not his fault...he did nothing wrong. Its not my fault. Its no ones fault. It is what it is. Ok...I could blame Osama Bin Laden or the Talaban and that gives me a good out for beating on trees when Im good and angry...but really...this could have happened no matter what. </p><p></p><p>I dont know if Im really detached per se as much as I just know I cannot change what I cannot change. I have to accept the realities of life. My realities are that I have one son who will probably be in a war zone in the very near future and one who may be in prison during the same time. I just hope that neither of them dies. That is what keeps me going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 166124, member: 1514"] Stands... I have to detach in many ways from two of mine...though for different reasons. For my difficult child its for the same reasons as most of us here. For Jamie, its because of the fact that he has been in the Marines and has recently been recalled to active duty. Now if there is anything that teaches a parent that you no longer have any control of your child its them being in the military! Uncle Sam doesnt give one lick about what I want...lol. I have to sit here at home and just wait and hope and pray that everything works out in the end. There is absolutely nothing I can do about anything. Its not his fault...he did nothing wrong. Its not my fault. Its no ones fault. It is what it is. Ok...I could blame Osama Bin Laden or the Talaban and that gives me a good out for beating on trees when Im good and angry...but really...this could have happened no matter what. I dont know if Im really detached per se as much as I just know I cannot change what I cannot change. I have to accept the realities of life. My realities are that I have one son who will probably be in a war zone in the very near future and one who may be in prison during the same time. I just hope that neither of them dies. That is what keeps me going. [/QUOTE]
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