EXTREME: Stressful situaitons you've had to endure............

[lovbyts]

Thanks man.

Whenever I see a Ferrari zoom pass me, I always tell myself that I would have been able to afford one too if my boy didn't have to go to a kindergarten that cost as much as a university lol.

As they say, everything happens for a reason. I know it sounds lame and does not mean much of anything right now but dont give up hope. He could still turn out to be the next Einstein. He could easily go into hyper-drive on learning and abilities anytime. All kids learn differently and at a different pace. With the proper stimulation and teaching anything is still possible.

Who knows, he may be supporting you some day soon from one of his inventions??? Life is funny like that and it does happen all the time. They are also learning new ways to stimulate the brain and learning all the time.

BTW if you had that Ferrari you wife might be a widow by now and your boy fatherless. Just a thought.

Best of luck to you and yours.

[DCI]

Thanks man.

Whenever I see a Ferrari zoom pass me, I always tell myself that I would have been able to afford one too if my boy didn't have to go to a kindergarten that cost as much as a university lol.

I think you will be more proud of your son thsn any Ferrari

[AD]

BTW if you had that Ferrari you wife might be a widow by now and your boy fatherless. Just a thought.
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That definitely put things in perspective lol.

Thanks brother

[lovbyts]

That definitely put things in perspective lol.

Thanks brother

I really do try to always see the glass as 1/2 full.

[AD]

I think you will be more proud of your son thsn any Ferrari

Ya definitely. The thing is, he's a very happy boy. Always smiling and laughing. Sometimes I wonder wtf am I so worried about when he is actually so happy.

[almostgone]

Ya definitely. The thing is, he's a very happy boy. Always smiling and laughing. Sometimes I wonder wtf am I so worried about when he is actually so happy.

You're just being a good father, AD....

[DCI]

Ya definitely. The thing is, he's a very happy boy. Always smiling and laughing. Sometimes I wonder wtf am I so worried about when he is actually so happy.

Great to hear kids put a lot of things into perspective etc

[AD]

You're just being a good father, AD....

Thanks brother, I'm just hoping I can make a difference with the outcome.

[Black]

Wow. Totally uncalled for.

[RangerDanger830]

Okay, I can't take this any more. I was in the Army in the 173rd as a Private-Specialist, 3-75 at Benning as a SPC-Staff Sergeant, and went to OCS right after and got commissioned and sent to 2-9 in South Korea. I also spent almost exactly 75% of my time in the Army overseas and I have seen it all.

As far as the female rape/abuse goes, of course there is an ROE that says we shouldn't do anything unless we're threatened first. Now you have different leadership styles and various calibers of men from unit to unit. Some units like Euro's might choose to go by the book cut and dry and not do anything. Is that selfish? Damn right it is.

I was lucky enough to be in some amazing units. I am now and will always be a Ranger and I am very proud of that unit the most. While there we saw instances like this occur. We were expected to stand there and not interfere because our mission had another intent. But in our minds we all know that is not the right thing to do so we didn't just stand by. My medic took the one guy and flattened his head like a pancake with a few dozen taps with his buttstock. I caught one guy hitting his wife with brass knuckles and I beat him with his own knuckles and to this day I do not know if he made it.

So could we have gotten in trouble? You bet your sweet ass we could have. Would the punishment been severe? Under the circumstances and with my good reputation probably not, but it might have been if some court martial members were having a bad day. But I would rather rot in jail with a clear conscience than go free without one.

The Army also teaches you to "not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage." Also, "I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of my ranger regiment." What was our mission in the War on Terror? All conspiracy theories aside it was to root out some of the roots of terrorism in the areas. Part of the strategy thought to make our mission successful involved setting up a fully functional democratic government capable of handling their own problems. In order to do this we needed to maintain civil order in the region and win the hearts and minds of the people. Watching them rape and abuse each other is very counterproductive to this. It can be argued that by interfering you are completing part of the mission in the larger picture.

I served as a Drill Sergeant briefly at Benning before going to Ranger School and doing an intro-post transfer to the 75th. As a Drill it was my job to break the newly recruited soldiers down, let me think for them, then gradually build th back up the way we saw fit. The best soldiers learn to think for themselves afterwards and to think outside the box with close attention to detail. The rest are just mindless drones for the remainder of their term who only follow orders because they lack the skillset to be advanced soldiers.

If you can live with yourself then fine, that is your decision. Not many are going to agree with it. But I don't understand why you do not drop the conversation and walk away if you claim to be more mature than those almost twice your age. I am just thankful I had no soldiers like you.

[HitIt]

The most stressful situation i have ever been in is....................this thread.

[Indymuscleguy]

Let's see...you guys choose...

-Mother & Father died 4 months apart right after graduating college
-Colon cancer scare and had to have my entire colon removed and a new one reconstructed out of small bowel.
-Coming out after being married for 19 years
-Lost my job and sold my house all in the same week

[paulzane]

Just to lighten things up..... It was quite stressful when I was out on a foursome with my wife and another couple and we went to a busy bar in my home city. I said to the girls to go into the lounge and get some seats and the boys would get the drinks. After getting the drinks we went to the lounge and my wife was sitting next to the girl I had been shagging the previous few weeks when the wife was in London overnight! She didn't give me up .....but I didn't expect to see the two of them sat together!

[lovbyts]

Just to lighten things up..... It was quite stressful when I was out on a foursome with my wife and another couple and we went to a busy bar in my home city. I said to the girls to go into the lounge and get some seats and the boys would get the drinks. After getting the drinks we went to the lounge and my wife was sitting next to the girl I had been shagging the previous few weeks when the wife was in London overnight! She didn't give me up .....but I didn't expect to see the two of them sat together!

A good example of why they say dont play in your own back yard...

[carbo]

This one time, I watched a video online of some guys head getting cut off... It was horrendous.

[paulzane]

This one time, I watched a video online of some guys head getting cut off... It was horrendous.

Yep maybe saw the same ....Muslim boy 12-14 cutting off someone's head .... Disturbed me for a while!

[paulzane]

Ok one more! I have just been to the Caribbean for a wedding. Now I have been to 3 weddings as the groom, 3 as best man, but this time it was as father of the bride. That was clearly the most stressful wedding for me!! I choked up many times. It was great to see my daughter so happy though!

[lovbyts]

Ok one more! I have just been to the Caribbean for a wedding. Now I have been to 3 weddings as the groom, 3 as best man, but this time it was as father of the bride. That was clearly the most stressful wedding for me!! I choked up many times. It was great to see my daughter so happy though!

Thanks dad.

[Times Roman]

Ok one more! I have just been to the Caribbean for a wedding. Now I have been to 3 weddings as the groom, 3 as best man, but this time it was as father of the bride. That was clearly the most stressful wedding for me!! I choked up many times. It was great to see my daughter so happy though!

c'mon, admit it Paul....

....you were blubbering like a baby! =)