tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post133975744525839639..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: No Thanks!Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-69761017343333788002012-06-22T09:04:38.818-04:002012-06-22T09:04:38.818-04:00Clearly I was meant to stumble upon this post beca...Clearly I was meant to stumble upon this post because something very similar had been preying on my mind lately. Particularly the part about your reality being the only reality and one being more American than the other. It is so very true and you see people living in their bubble every day. My vision is every graduating senior would live and work in a community wildly different from the one they were raised in. Kids from NYC would head for the cattle ranches and farmlands of the Midwest, rural kids would head for the big cities, and my little suburbanites might spend the year on a Reservation or replanting trees in West Virginia. You get the idea. These are just the small steps of getting to know what is American. What I would hope is that the experience would expand their minds and they could see what a big, beautiful, wonderful country we live in and although people may not be the from the same region, adhere to the same religion, or think the same way, they are still American.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615037785832601685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-15373237064377619332010-11-15T10:41:02.850-05:002010-11-15T10:41:02.850-05:00This opened my eyes SO much--thanks for posting it...This opened my eyes SO much--thanks for posting it again. I needed to read it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64543456838384823582010-11-12T23:31:58.672-05:002010-11-12T23:31:58.672-05:00I wonder if people from different political backgr...I wonder if people from different political backgrounds can learn to work together? Maybe we should send all of congress for a tour of duty.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070779590510829959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-58382855525783374202010-11-12T12:29:46.261-05:002010-11-12T12:29:46.261-05:00I remember this one from last year. I found I stil...I remember this one from last year. I found I still like it this year [smile].<br /><br /> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-81409791257752033332010-11-12T10:02:29.684-05:002010-11-12T10:02:29.684-05:00Fantastic post and beautifully written~
Blessings...Fantastic post and beautifully written~<br /><br />Blessings~carrhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-90849428368038232222010-11-12T08:19:36.337-05:002010-11-12T08:19:36.337-05:00Good post, as usual. The line that made my day, ho...Good post, as usual. The line that made my day, however? "the military does have its own particular brand of crazy;" <br />Amen to that. But the Navy was good to us, and we had a good run. Civilian life is taking some adjustment. Den has the same reaction you do - he signed up to fly, but came away with an entirely new outlook on life and people and the world.Navhelowifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278970516159719018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-31017547486842701072010-11-12T07:26:32.568-05:002010-11-12T07:26:32.568-05:00I love this (again). Your reasons are similar to t...I love this (again). Your reasons are similar to those of my dh, and he, too, is uncomfortable with all of the thank you's. But maybe the thank you is for volunteering so the rest of us didn't have to be drafted. <br /><br />Perhaps if all of our leaders today had those experiences of working together, Congress would actually accomplish something great for our country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-41777961291981829812010-11-12T07:01:23.868-05:002010-11-12T07:01:23.868-05:00Fabulous, and I, too, missed it last year.
I woul...Fabulous, and I, too, missed it last year.<br /><br />I would be proud of my boys if they chose to join the military. Sure, there are dangers and I may worry incessantly if they go to a war zone, but I would encourage them every step of the way.<br /><br />Thank you and all the men and women who serve and have served.JSmith5780https://www.blogger.com/profile/16954759123115546248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-53580630761935412922010-11-12T06:58:12.525-05:002010-11-12T06:58:12.525-05:00I am glad you reposted. A point of view I never co...I am glad you reposted. A point of view I never considered. Really great post. Thank you.Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-2807628999549024872010-11-11T22:37:44.060-05:002010-11-11T22:37:44.060-05:00Hadn't read this before. It was great.Hadn't read this before. It was great.Homemaker Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184158557108064422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29633056745416707212010-11-11T21:22:49.905-05:002010-11-11T21:22:49.905-05:00My daughter just graduated from high school, class...My daughter just graduated from high school, class of 2010. She was registered for community college, but decided to enlist in the Army instead, for the same reasons you did: She wants to be independent, have an income, and not rely on us. Her job is 68W, Healthcare Specialist. She leaves for basic training on Feb. 15th. Personally, I'm terrified. And proud. And my daughter was 18 and made this decision on her own. I didn't "let" her (like people saying how could you "let" your son go in the army?) do anything...she's an adult, and she enlisted all on her own. Against my wishes, actually...but I think it will be good for her. I hope.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.com