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Update on the move

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The packing crew showed up at 0900 on Monday and drove off with our stuff at 2130. The apartment is a bit cold and echo-ee without our art and carpets to warm it up and tone it down a bit.

I have survived.... for now. Tuesday and Wednesday were closely run things as far as my survival is concerned but Thursday and today are safe... so far.

The pod people have taken over my son!

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A bit of history. My son is scheduled to begin ALS (Airman Leadership School) on July 5. His roommate is getting out of the USAF on a medical retirement/disability. The kid wants to move into a one bedroom apartment when his roommate leaves.

Some informational set up. My kid was deployed when he was promoted to E5 and did not attend ALS prior to his promotion. Upon his demobilization back to his regular duty station he was advised that there two months’ worth of preparatory work and training he had to do prior to ALS. He had 4wks to get this done before starting ALS.

Yestersday was a big day for my kid.

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My son (the Skid, SS-23) had a milestone anniversary yesterday. Yesterday was the 5 year in service date of his USAF enlistment.

I am proud of him. He is doing great. He is plugging away at his AS degree from the CCAF, slower than his mom and I would like but he is getting there. He was recently promoted to E-5 (Staff Sgt), and is finishing up a 6mo deployment supporting a team of Generals on some task force. He is definately keeping his head in the game and doing it effectively.

Here comes the ...... BUT

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Why is is that so many of the stories in our community and other Step related communities start something along the lines of...."I really love my (Fill in the blank), he/she is my soul mate, amazing, etc......... BUT.... their children are toxic/illbehaved/whiney/etc... and I can't stand the little dears/damned kids."

Why can't people who claim to be adults see that the issue is not the toxic spawn but the spawning morons who create, raise, facilitate, enable, instigate, and tollerate this crap from their irritating crotch nuggets?

The Fresh Start Effect….. Or what I have long referred to as the Do Over.

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The Fresh Start Effect….. Or what I have long referred to as the Do Over.

As many of you probably have discerned, I do not have a huge amount of value for what I refer to as the pseudo sciences. However, I think this article addresses a very important and powerful tool and perspective on life.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/scientists-simple-psychological-shift-help...

Time for me to gloat.

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Time for me go gloat. My skid has more money in the bank at 23yo than I did at 29. :jawdrop: Dirol

His mom and I have to fight with him to get him to let us spend money on him. Last weekend we bought him two new pairs of shoes and a few $hundred in clothes. Then he went back to base and bought himself about a $grand in new uniforms for his upcoming deployment. If he would have told us he needed them we would have given him the money.

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