Fears with the Navy
By Maria
@MEAngle (237)
June 9, 2016 7:45am CST
I have been talking a lot with my girlfriend, and have been discussing several things that are going to pass over the course of a few years.
We're going off to college, and she is planning on enlisting, which has been something that she has wanted to do ever since she was a child. I appreciate the dedication that she's given it, and know that through the training that she has done over the past few years and the discipline that she shows, she'll be perfect for any position that she wants.
But it doesn't mean that I'm not scared, or that I don't mind her leaving. Suppose something happens and I lose her. Or what if she gets hurt, and I can't be there for her? It's terrible of me to feel like this, because I don't want to hold her back from her dreams.
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@WriterGirl44 (62)
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9 Jun 16
My son also enlisted. As a mother, I have some of the same fears. Do not paralyze yourself with the 'what ifs' Remember this is her journey, one she worked to achieve for a long time. She will be fine and you will always be her friend. When she is lonely and homesick you will be the one she will want to hear from. Good friends are always a together no matter how far apart they are.
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@jstory07 (139971)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 Jun 16
I felt the same when my two youngest sons went into the army. The world is not a safe place anymore.
