Pro's / Con's

Yeah that was hostile, don't bring up anything about the Little Sisters
Haha :wiggle:
 
The USCGA and USMMA are much smaller though.. NO OFFENSE I'M JUST SAYING HOW BIG THEY ARE! I DON'T DOUBT THERE IMPORTANCE IN THE MILITARY SO NO ONE CAN GET MAD!!!! OK!!!

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Falconfan14 said:
The USCGA and USMMA are much smaller though.. NO OFFENSE I'M JUST SAYING HOW BIG THEY ARE! I DON'T DOUBT THERE IMPORTANCE IN THE MILITARY SO NO ONE CAN GET MAD!!!! OK!!!

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THIS IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY,
watch out falconfan14, some people will read that and try to eat you alive!
 
Excellent points being made all around. Realize that EVERY kid is different. Every PARENT/PERSON is different. How you interact with one person; even if it's your child; can/will be different than how you interact with another person/child. There is no doubt that while I maintained the same rules for my son and my daughter; I TREATED THEM DIFFERENTLY. Partly because of the way they reacted. Partly because of their innate disposition and how they handled situations in the first place. If both by kids are going to react and handle situations differently from each other; then I have to treat them differently.

My theory about "Parenthood" (Which could totally be B.S. : So much for my first degree being in psychology. LOL!!!:) Is that if your child makes it through high school; isn't habitually in trouble or mischief seeking attention; has some laid out goals and dreams; and is doing their part to follow those dreams; THEN YOU"VE DONE A GREAT JOB AS A PARENT!!!! It's really that simple. The DIFFICULT part is monitoring this for 18 years and as they go astray at times; getting them refocused. Sometimes it's grounding; sometimes it taking away the PS3; sometimes it's not letting them see their friends or do activities; and when they are LITTLE; YES; Sometimes it's a swat on the rear end. The point is; if your kid made it through high school and is moving on to whatever their goals or dreams are; and they aren't in jail, pregnant, or totally on drugs; then you done did good. Even if they sometimes make those MAJOR MISTAKES; sometimes you've done the best that you can.

So; Pima; not that you need my blessing or approval; you definitely don't. But if you child is/was still interested in the academy; then that shows a lot of moral fiber and integrity. You must have done something right in his/her growing up. You handled your child; in their surroundings; under their/your situations and environment; PERFECTLY!!!! You couldn't have done it any better.

Trust me. There are a lot of things I've done as a parent that many here and around the world would probably disagree about. Definitely, my son and daughter will attest that I was "PROBABLY TOO STRICT" at times. But the fact that BOTH kids could graduate high school at the top of their class; be offered scholarships to numerous schools; STILL HUGS ME; KISSES ME; AND FREELY SAYS "I LOVE YOU" TO ME; tells me that I did OK and I have NO REGRETS. Later.... mike.....
 
Ooooohhhhmmmmmm!

A friend of mine says the subjects to be avoided in all "civil" conversations are:
Religion
Politics
and Child Rearing.

Now I see how right he was:shake:
 
Well; considering GOD is a REPUBLICAN and believes in CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; I can see your point.

Hee Hee Hee!!!

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unitedstatesAFA2013 said:
THIS IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY,
watch out falconfan14, some people will read that and try to eat you alive!
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unitedstatesAFA2013, should you get into the Air Force Academy, I would recommend you bring a box of Kleenex. It is clear you will need it. :rolleyes:
 
I am in full agreement with B&P on this score. I am also sure that their son chose ROTC over the AFA for reasons other than they made him eat at attention or wake up early. From all their posts on this forum and CC, their S seems a very thoughtful young man.

My own kids woke up every morning at 4:30, worked out or ran for an hour, delivered papers from 5:30-7 a.m., 7 days a week, completed their school stuff at home till noon, went to athletics, music, field trips, or jobs, and fenced or attended church functions 5 nights a week. We strongly encouraged this and pushed them, too. They were very well prepared when they made the choice of AFA.

Both guys received full ROTC scholarships to 3 major universities, plus merit aid. One twin knew immediately he wanted AFA, the other weighed his options till the last minute, but ultimately chose AFA for a number of reasons.
 
One thing I have to say is; the MORE AP and IB classes you take, the EASIER the academy is. The one thing I and my son liked about the IB program, is that it's an entire program and not just individual classes. As such, ALL classes are advanced honors type classes. You don't get to choose your classes except for 1 or 2 electives each semester. You HAVE to do community service, volunteer work, sports/similar activities, etc... His whole day from wake up til sleep was pretty much decided for him because of time restraints.

I asked him how his "TIME" and "Classes" were going in the academy, and he said it was JUST LIKE HIGH SCHOOL. Wake up at 4:30am; do some football practice on his own; go back and get dressed; go to breakfast; go to school; go to lunch; go back to conditioning/training/football; get done and go eat dinner; do home work; go to bed. Repeat, stir briskly, and enjoy. He said he's had no problems with academics/classes/discipline at all. Same as what he was use to; just a more SERIOUS purpose and goal. later... mike...
 
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