[Amelia]

But the flip side of this is that a mother was disconnected from talking to her 17 year old son. A son who she presumeably hasn't seen for 4 going on 5 months. A son whose father is dead. A son who is new to the high school, new to the town--a son who attends public school.

A son whose mother voluntarily took a job that took her halfway around the world from him, and into a war zone.

[FreedomCalls]

A son whose mother voluntarily took a job that took her halfway around the world from him, and into a war zone.

And whose job keeps you safe in your home at night. She has more guts than you can even conceive of. When you start denigrating military troops for volunteering to serve their country by putting themselves in harm's way in distant points on the globe, then you've let your true colors show -- and it's yellow.

[Teflonic]

A son whose mother voluntarily took a job that took her halfway around the world from him, and into a war zone.

If it wasn't for soldiers and military like this fellas mom, the teacher in question wouldn't be in a FREE country to act like a pompous a_s.

God bless this boy's mom and all our military in harms way protecting us all...even those who don't have a clue!

[elli1]

A son whose mother voluntarily took a job that took her halfway around the world from him, and into a war zone.

Damn the all-voluntary Army, huh? Damn combat boot wearing single mothers raising teenaged sons? Damn them for setting high standards & exemplifying love of country? Damn them for thinking Army bases are a better choice of environment for their kid than a lot of the alternatives? Damn single black women for taking control of their lives and teaching by example?