rumorasit

I actually created an account just to be able to comment and reply to this AMA. First: Thank you, Sir, for your service.

My father grew up during the Great Depression and served in WWII. He was at Anzio. North Africa, Italy, all that area. Reading your replies to questions has brought back a lot of the stories he told me. He was also in Korea but unlike WWII he never talked about Korea. I never did figure out why not and sadly, we lost him in 2003 and now I can never ask him. He stayed in the Army for 23 1/2 years and retired as a CSM.

Thank you for stating that for our kids today entering the military is not a good option. I was AF, my brother was a Ranger, my son was Army. The military has changed so much since I was in and I can honestly say I would never advise anyone to enter the military today. Not the way it's being run now nor the types of actions we're engaged in. I tried to persuade my son not to join but also knew it was his choice. Thankfully he's home now and compared to many many men and women, he's fairly much in one piece.

And a big thank-you to your grandkids for helping you with this! All 3 of you rock!

I can't tell you how sorry I am you went through this. I was involved with the court system a little over 20 years ago. One of my daughters was molested by her adoptive father. What you're seeing today is the pendulum swinging back the other way. Before it was hidden. It wasn't talked about and so many kids were molested and nothing was ever done. Now when someone yells molestation everyone believes them first and asks questions later. I understand it but I don't think it's right either. There are too many cases like yours and more coming. There needs to be a way to expedite in these cases and there's need to be a punishment for the people involved in the false accusations.

One thing you can take comfort in is that your girls will eventually see their mom for the person she is. Speaking from experience here. All my kids are grown now and two of them have different birth fathers from the other 4. They see their dads for the people they are and I didn't have to tell them a thing. Both of them have stated that they understand why I'm not still with either of them. ;-) Oh, and the guy that molested my daughter? He's dead. Killed himself 6 months afterwards. Yep, he made a right mess of all our lives. But I can say that we're all happy and healthy now.

Congrats and stay strong! Your girls are going to need you.