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You and your son will both be in my thoughts and prayers. My son ended up getting a NROTC scholarship and will graduate and commission in December. However, his senior year of high school he did enlist, and would have been an…"
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My child has just started the enlistment process and I am so terrified. Probably the scariest time of my life, and I really appreciate all the kindness and how helpful this site is. I don’t feel so…Continue
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"Thank you! I hope the long day was not too bad! If ever you find yourself needing something I could help with... I am here. In this space I do not feel I have much to offer, but I am a good listener and am willing to help 24/7. My son started the…"
"Thank you so much! I think the acceptance and support offered here is going to a benefit of having a child in the Navy. I appreciate your help!"
"Good Morning and welcome to our group. I have posted some links for you on the comment wall that will help you!!
Big hugs to you!!!"
"Thank you for responding and also for pointing me in the right direction! I appreciate your kindness. Peace be with you"
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My child has just started the enlistment process and I am so terrified. Probably the scariest time of my life, and I really appreciate all the kindness and how helpful this site is. I don’t feel so alone anymore❤️
I am terrified about my child enlisting ... anyone have tips?
I come from a family of hippies, tree huggers, make love not war. And I have been taught to question authority, stay away from any type of government and military lifestyle because the truth gets blurred. I don’t actually agree with most of my families views but am not necessarily against it either. Obviously, paranoid thoughts about governmental agencies being bad are silly. And I respect the ones who fight to keep us safe so that others can sit in ignorance and privelage debating conspiracy…See More
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- Scared to let the military have my child. Interested in the experience of others. I grew up with hippies and don’t want that bias to stop my child from fulfilling his purpose, but scared to think that this is the purpose because learning how to kill in any situation, even to protect seems like it would change the soul.
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I am terrified about my child enlisting ... anyone have tips?
Posted on March 22, 2021 at 11:16pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
I come from a family of hippies, tree huggers, make love not war. And I have been taught to question authority, stay away from any type of government and military lifestyle because the truth gets blurred.
I don’t actually agree with most of my families views but am not necessarily against it either. Obviously, paranoid thoughts about governmental agencies being bad are silly. And I respect the ones who fight to keep us safe so that others can sit in ignorance and privelage debating…
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- At 9:01pm on April 19, 2021,
Chipmunk said…
Scared2letuhavehim - I am just letting you know that I have accepted your request to join the Christian Navy Moms group. Please come join us and introduce yourself. We don't post a lot, but when we do, it is often for a prayer request, so I encourage you to follow our comments via email. The group should be showing up on your profile page here to the left. I apologize that I did not post a note here when I accepted you into the group the other day, to let you know. Since I am now an admin of that group and it requires approvals before members can join, I am still learning the ropes some. :-)
- At 12:49am on March 24, 2021,
Hello Scared - I am soo sorry that it took me until almost midnight my time to get you accepted into the Christian Navy Mom group!! It has been a long day for me - my Tuesdays usually are and this more so and I have been away from the internet as well.
The Christian Navy Mom group is slightly different than the Prayer Wall. The group page itself is not public so you can't just view it if someone is browsing and it is a closed group, members have to be accepted so only those N4M members who are group members can see what is posted.
That said, since you have your latest activity showing on your My Page you might want to check and see if you post something on the Christian Navy Mom group page if that shows above here. If so, then you may want to make some changes to your settings if your profile page is open to the public or other members.
Welcome to our group.
- At 10:30am on March 23, 2021,
Scared2letuhavehim said…
- Thank you so much! I think the acceptance and support offered here is going to a benefit of having a child in the Navy. I appreciate your help!
- At 8:26am on March 23, 2021,
partyofseven said…
Good Morning and welcome to our group. I have posted some links for you on the comment wall that will help you!!
Big hugs to you!!!
- At 5:32pm on March 22, 2021,
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) said…
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