Do you ever feel like life is just to hard...
By AnnaB7
@AnnaB7 (756)
United States
July 4, 2008 1:36pm CST
sometimes I really do feel that way, I just found out that my son will be going to Irag.
We have already lost one son, I really hope he will stay safe this is a little upsetting to me, especially since I thought that he would be able to go to a different place that was a little more safe.
This really bothers me a lot, but I know that God can take care of him whereever he lives in this world, and I just have to trust God to take care of him,
This does make me sad in a way though because it will be two years before I see him again or longer.
My life I think is just plain hard somedays I think, but maybe it will get better. hopefully it will not get any worse.
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5 responses
@graceandowen (1637)
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4 Jul 08
oh hun big hugs to you, im so sorry for the loss of your son and i pray that your other son will return safely home to you.
i do feel life is harsh most of the time but when i read stories like yours it makes me realise it isnt that bad.
good luck hun and u will be in my prayers.
@graceandowen (1637)
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4 Jul 08
ah bless you, being a mother myself i cant imagine what you went through.
hugs to you and your familly
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@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
4 Jul 08
it is a living nightmare to loose a child especially one that you were not expecting to die because there was no medical reason for my son to die.
He was killed by a hit and run driver that I believe was intoxicated in some way, who is still out driving around, i think hit and run drivers should loose their liscences min, especially when they kill someone,.
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@odavonline (109)
• Philippines
4 Jul 08
I have worked in Middle East for 2years (though, i have my vacation every 6mos)and as much as posible i won't go back again! I will not expand the reason why... because i don't like to offend others. But simply, i would say to you, if there would be other opportunity, advise your son to go or apply another job outside Middle East.
Though, it's a call of duty, like me I am an Engineer, i am assigned anywhere in the Globe. But when i was in the Middle East & I projected that my company will be retaining me longer... without hesitation of being jobless, I resigned! Currently, I am working overseas yet outside Middle East. And now i enjoy my life both in work and personal life. I also have freed my family's worries.
There are many opportunities, just look around.
Thank you and Good Luck!
God Bless you & your family!
@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
4 Jul 08
My son has already volunteered so he can not back out without getting into serious troubles, hopefully things where ever he ends up will not be so bad.
I would rather he not go to the Middle East especially now, but there is nothing I can do about that, maybe things will get better there eventually..
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Jul 08
annab7 at least you do know you are not alone, a lot of
other moms are feeling your same pain as they see their
sons and daughters head off to Iraq.Pray a lot and trust
in God, thats about all any of us can do now. I do wish
that we would pull out of Iraq and end this never ending
war before we lose any more of our own troops. Myself I knw right now life is hard for me as I am still trying to get'
over the shingles. but it will pass as all bad things do.
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@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
4 Jul 08
it would be great if this war was soon over but i doubt it will be anytime soon.
I have always prayed a lot for those who have to be away from home especially those serving in the military, I think they really do need to know that we appreciate them because they really are doing the best they can do and we should support our troops whether or not we agree with the war, because the soldiers really do not have a choice of where they will end up, when a country happens to go to war.
I pray no one else looses a child to this war, but sadly I don't think it is realistic for me to expect no more lives to be lost because of the nature of war.
I hope you will soon be over the shingles, I have heard that is a very painful illness, hopefully that will pass soon.
@elenahap (104)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jul 08
First I want to wish your son a safe stay where he is going.
About life being too hard, well it is, but it all deserves it. Would you prefer not to have lived, not to have made any children? I mean, better to have these experiences, even for a while, than never at all.
@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
4 Jul 08
what your saying is true but sometimes i think too many things happen to close to each other so you don't quite absorb what you have just gone thru if that makes a tiny bit of sense.
I am very glad I have my children and strange as it may seem I am glad I have gone thru a lot of things I have because it helps me to be more understanding of others who have lived harder lives than I have,
but still somedays are just difficult, probably because some days I may be pmsing and other days I'm not, lol
anyway I don't think life should be so hard all the time, i think it is good to also have times when you can relax and just enjoy your life without wondering what next,.
also I could really live without some events that I have lived thru although i believe everything happens for a reason some times i think life in general can be stressful, and you need time to have restful days to just my opinion though,
and thanks for taking time to respond, i think your response was very nice, and it is helpful to remember to be more thankful for your blessings than it is to dwell on things that are just a little bit hard some days.
anyway, hope you have a great day...
@elenahap (104)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jul 08
I agree with you, me too I would like my life to be less hard, and a lot of bad events to just be erased..but since we are not to decide on how life treats us, then the only one thing that we can do is just to be optimistic, and also pray.
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