WRITE IT . . . SHARE IT . . . HEAR IT BACK
You seem to be using an older version of Internet Explorer. This site requires Internet Explorer 8 or higher. Update your browser here today to fully enjoy all the marvels of this site.
Listen to the Reader
Tears of Joy
By: klogan
Tears of Joy
My son came home in his second year of college and told me
he wanted to join the army. I sat for a minute with this look
of why. Then I asked why do you want to join the military? Rob
told me he wanted to protect his country. Wow, I said, that is
great but can you think of another way to protect your country
besides joining the army. He answered no. My son has talked
about being a soldier since he was 2 years old. Always playing
soldiers with his brother. I thought as he got older his
interest would change. It did for a while in the 9th grade he
decided he was going to the NFL but after 3 years of playing
football in high school, he realized that was not in his
future. After 2 weeks of pondering over this I finally decided
to let my son go to the Army recruiter’s office. I sat
in the recruiter’s office watching all these young men
and woman come in and out of the office. Some of these young
people look like they were scared to death others had the look
that my son had, I want to do this. I love the fact people
want to fight for our country, however I just did not want it
to be my son. Robert was old enough to make the decision on
his own, however he did want my approval. He passed the exam
and completed all his paperwork. I gave my approval. Then it
was time for him to swear in. I realized at that moment my son
had made a courageous decision. To protect and serve his
country. The day my son left for basic
training I cried tears of joy. Rob had made a decision I could
never had done without being forced to. I watched him get in
the car to leave, I reflected back on the day I gave birth to
him. I made a promise to Rob that I would protect and give my
life to save his if I had to. I wanted something different for
my son. Being a parent, I wanted more for my son. I wanted him
to finish college get a job in his field of study and start a
family. Things went a little different from what I had
planned. My son was gone for a total of 7 months. The first 3
months were hard for me not being able to talk to my son but a
few times. The phones calls that I did receive were very short
no more than five minutes. We were able to write letters so I
did every week and he did as well. After 3 months in basic
training, he graduated. The graduation was awesome I was so
proud of my son. The next graduation was AIT training. I cried
again tears of joy at the graduation I could see a change in
my son. Rob is an army man now. My son came home a changed
person. Rob is more responsible, dependable. What more could a
mom ask for.
Poll Results
Refresh
-
Is It Interesting? 2 Vote(s)
85%
-
Are the sentences smooth? 2 Vote(s)
80%
-
Is the narrative voice appropriate? 2 Vote(s)
85%
-
Are the word choices good? 2 Vote(s)
80%
-
Is the dialogue believable (if any)? 2 Vote(s)
10%
Founded by Steve & Judy
Comments