[Long Cut]

Short Cut was born in July '03. I deployed a month later.

Next time I saw him was when I came home on Emergency Leave to bury my Mother. That was about a week, in December.

Next, his Mama got sick in March. I saw him and her for 4 days. Last I've seen of them.

God, I feel like SUCH a bad father right now...

[Jet Jaguar]

I feel for you.

[MoJo2001]

You feel like a bad father because:

A) You are defending your country honorably.
B) Your son doesn't know how awesome you are yet?
C) You are one of the most honorable people we've ever known?
D) You try to make this world safer for him in the long run?
E) You believe that "appeasing terrorists" is not a proper response nor responsible?
F) You believe that your beautiful family deserve to live in freedom without the worry of being brutalized by a dictator?
G) You believe that your wife is beautiful is intelligent, beautiful, and very capable. And thus you don't believe she should live under an oppressive way of life?
H) You believe that your child's dreams are important.

If that makes you a bad father, than sign more men up LC. Honestly, you ain't that damn bad.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LC....have you considered getting a couple story books and reading them into a tape recorder for Short Cut? And I hope you've been taking pictures, to show him the face of duty, honor, and country; to show him the things his Dad is doing to help make sure he grows up in a free and safe America.