Small Soldier.

Now the 12 YR old is 12 he has joined Air Cadets. All the kids have, my hubby insists on it, whether they actually want to or not. It goes to age 19 and most of them have completed it except for 2 of the girls who hated it and only went for the first year and the now 25 YR old (it's his birthday today and he's leaving for Belgium later tonight! Happy birthday and Bon voyage!!) who quit in just a few weeks; he really hated it) I'm not particularly thrilled about it as I'm not so fond of anything military as I'm a hippie and pacifist and don't support war or anything to do with military, which once again makes me an outcast in this pro-military town; there are Support our troops banners and stickers plastered all over town, in stores and businesses and stores even offer a military discount due to the base here in town and the military people strut around here like they own the place. It's sickening how people that wage war and kill innocent people are treated like "heroes". Real heroes save lives, not take them. In any case, for the most part so far he doesn't seem too thrilled about it either although there have been a couple of activities he liked. I like the discipline aspect of it and that it's free and allows for socializationj outside of  the public school system and they have camps and it's all free but not the pro-military indoctrination and propaganda( naturally) or the forced conformity. Put it this way: I would never survive there and I'd get kicked out for non-conformity, for disobeying rules I thought to be unfair, for speaking out, for being a rebel, for being me. I wouldn't be physically able to stand that long for marching etc. anyway; I'd pass out. I never could stand for long.

I also saw my doctor yesterday for my 6 month check-up and my prescription refills and my mother sees him too so I updated him and told him how she doesn't take care of her diabetes and drinks sugary pop and her blood sugar has been up to 22 a few times and this horrified look came on his face and he gasped She knows better! and I said I've been telling her and not giving her pop and asked him if maybe he told her, if she heard it from him instead of me maybe she might listen. At least she's getting up and around more now with her walker ( Mr. Walker) so that's progress and yesterday my hubby was out so I had him pick up some pills of mine that are running out (I only have 4 left) and I gave him a list but he still couldn't follow it and get it right: he still got the wrong ones: both of them! I had written: Tylenol SINUS extra strength  and Midol MENSTRUAL COMPLETE extra strength (it helps with my abdomenal pain and certain kinds of headaches and the sinus one speaks for itself) and what did the dink come back with? Tylenol extra strength and Midol PMS! Then he tries to excuse it as It's says Extra strength! It's the same thing! Well, no, stupid, it's not the same thing( for someone who's smart he can be really dumb!!) and now I still am running out of pills and then he says to go get it myself.....except he never has the time to take me....speaking of which the 12 YR old overheard it and goes to me You're old enough to be able to go on your own now.... but it's not that; it's too far to walk; I can't walk that far and I need a ride. He's in Toronto all day today too; having to do an airport drop-off anyway so he's spending the day there but it's good for me though; I get a break when he's gone and I can blast my music all I want and do whatever without his hassling me(and I feel so free), not like yesterday I was relaxing in the livingroom listening to my Reggae and he walks in to watch his stupid anime and just turns off my music!