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<blockquote data-quote="Karenvm" data-source="post: 681936" data-attributes="member: 15766"><p>Thank you all, for taking time to respond. Your words are so helpful, you don't even know.</p><p></p><p>Today, I am incredibly sad, because my soon to be 18 year old son (who is truly the best- great kid all around, SO respectful, smart, etc) who has wanted to be in the Marines for the past few years just received a letter saying that he is disqualified because of a heart issue (one of his valves has two leaflets instead of three, but it makes NO difference! His heart is perfect and there are no issues related to this. I'm a pediatric cardiology nurse practitioner, and I know these things). </p><p>I am so sad, sick to my stomach, and also angry that this wonderful young man, who knows exactly what he wants to do in life and is so willing to work so hard at it, can't do it. Yet his brother gets to "skate through" life, escaping one issue after the other, and taking no responsibility for himself. </p><p>I can't tell whether I am going to throw up, or just cry. I didn't tell my son yet, I got the letter this afternoon, but he was heading out to a concert with his friend tonight and I didn't want to ruin his night. Plus, my husband is out of town, and I need "backup". </p><p>UGH. Why can't life just be easy??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karenvm, post: 681936, member: 15766"] Thank you all, for taking time to respond. Your words are so helpful, you don't even know. Today, I am incredibly sad, because my soon to be 18 year old son (who is truly the best- great kid all around, SO respectful, smart, etc) who has wanted to be in the Marines for the past few years just received a letter saying that he is disqualified because of a heart issue (one of his valves has two leaflets instead of three, but it makes NO difference! His heart is perfect and there are no issues related to this. I'm a pediatric cardiology nurse practitioner, and I know these things). I am so sad, sick to my stomach, and also angry that this wonderful young man, who knows exactly what he wants to do in life and is so willing to work so hard at it, can't do it. Yet his brother gets to "skate through" life, escaping one issue after the other, and taking no responsibility for himself. I can't tell whether I am going to throw up, or just cry. I didn't tell my son yet, I got the letter this afternoon, but he was heading out to a concert with his friend tonight and I didn't want to ruin his night. Plus, my husband is out of town, and I need "backup". UGH. Why can't life just be easy?? [/QUOTE]
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