Re: Re: Re: Toughest Thing I Ever Did

Posted by Buzzman72 on February 27, 2004 at 05:31:13 from (67.241.50.243):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Toughest Thing I Ever Did posted by Bob on February 26, 2004 at 09:14:47:

Bob, my son graduated high school in 1998. Two months later--on his 18th birthday--he picked a fight with his stepmother [his mom died when he was 12], and moved out...as he had apparently planned beforehand. He had it all figured out; between minimum-wage jobs and bumming from friends and relatives, he was going to scam his way thruogh life...DEFINITELY NOT what he learned at home! About a year and a half ago, he started coming to his senses. He got a job at a fast-food restaurant, and through hard work and responsible choices, he became store manager in a short period of time. But the next-level manager apparently felt threatened by his quick rise--the owner was inviting him to baseball and football games, or offering him the use of HIS tickets, etc.--and, due to a lack of foresight on my son's part, the other manager tampered with a bank deposit and got my son fired (the "stolen" money later turned up, but too late to help my son). [Evidently, my son had forgotten Rule #1: Trust others, but CYA.]

In the meantime, my son had met a special young lady who has since been his inspiration to be the best that he can be. After her high-school graduation, she enlisted in the Reserves, and after basic and tech school, she enrolled this past January in an in-state college. My son's plan is to join her there after his basic and tech school--they're to be part of the same Guard unit locally--and get his degree. Menatime, while he's in basic and can't get off base to spend money, I'm to take his direct-deposit pay and make sure his bills are taken care of--something he wasn't particularly concerned with in the past.

So don't give up hope...my son was also "lost" for awhile, but now that he has motivation and direction in his life, he's on a course to turn his life around. I pray every day that he'll continue on the path he's chosen, and he'll continue to see that this life is sometimes a reflection of what you put into it ("as ye sow, so also shall ye reap"). But you farmers already knew that one.

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