So, the boy wants to join the Army. Not just join as your basic army guy, he wants to be an Army Ranger! His rational has to do with testing himself and feeling like if he were some where in combat he'd like to have the elite shooters beside him. Sounds logical but being his mom and all this is a bit hard to swallow. But swallow I must. If anything I have learned over that last 5 years it's that life starts and ends without much of my control. I think this is the struggle. You feel as a parent like you created, or took in and raised these lovely people why shouldn't you be able to control all that happens to them? No matter how smart we all are, this is what we wish and hope. It is also my job to support him in his passions ( provided they are legal!) He loves to hunt, he loves his dog, he loves to hike, he loves his friends. I came to the realization long ago that parenting is just one big lesson on letting go....for us I mean, not them......so hard to do. So, he is looking to leave for boot camp in November if all goes well. He wants to come out the other end in 5 years and get a job as an environmental police officer. He has always been the kid that has pushed my emotional fortitude to its limits and I see no end to this....I love him just the same and hope he gets to do all that he wants to do in life.
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