The Ramblings of an Old Warrior

Offend me? surely you jest If there's one thing I've learned from conversion with people on this forum and other "forums"..it's that I must constantly test my paradigms. I get comfy in thought.. and that's a problem for me. I need to re-think as nothing is static.

 

Just goes to show, how written text can be misinterpreted by others. How does a person respond to another's posting w/o somebody not feeling like they were offended is beyond me. Same goes for the opposite; how does a person respond w/o others thinking they are being offended. It is double edged sword that can be challenge to overcome at times. When somebody figures this out, let me know.

 

I would have to say this about my wife when she was alive and she was one that could go out in the wood's with full camo on and go hunting or she could be dressed to the nine's and take my breath away as she walked into the room ..

She had own business and made very good money for the family and the standard joke in the family was she let me play army for a liveing because it kept me from beening out under foot all the time with her ..

Alot of people used to fine my wife a little cold or mean on the surface intill they got to know her because of something she once told a another women when we where leaveing for another tour down south in South America and the women was breaking down and balling like a little baby ..

She told the lady this ..You married a soldier and a soldier wife you are and the last thing he need to see is you face crying is out as he leaveing to go someplace where he could die ..So dry those tears and make a happy face for that could be the last time he see your face and his memory of you breaking down and crying ..If you have to cry wait intill you get home and do in the bedroom then you pick yourself up and face the world for you a soldier wife and a soldier wife can do anything in this world if we set our mind to it ..

She also told the lady's to dress up in your best dress and heel's and do your make up & hair when seeing your husband's off and give him a picture that you that he can mentaly carrie around with him when he leave's not some picture of you in hair curler's and flip flops and some old t-shirt and jeans when he leaveing ..

The CO XO CSM and few of the older wive's who had been in the military system for a while loved my wife and her way of saying the truth to the newer wife's there in the unit ..My wife nickname inside the unit was that the Irish lady and no it was not the word because of the way she would tell people the saight up truth and time's we have talked about her way of just saying instead of temping it a bit before it come's out

 

She made about 8 time's my monthly take home from the army in the 80s time frame and she would tell the other wive's in the group it nice that he has a hobby like the army for he would allway's be under foot if he was allway's in the house ..

The Co Xo And CSM along with a few other wive's in the unit got the joke for they formed the backbone of the group know as the iron b---- of the unit for they where the one's that no one messed with in the unit and when they called about something that need to be fixed in houseing it got done because the next time they spoke it would be in person and they would not have liked the way the talk was going to go after that ..Plus she had a wicked sense of humor at time's about playing trick's on other people about something's

As part of beening a MP in the Army i had to work a few stange details.. I once had to work vice a couple of time's and it was funny for she once got a phone call from someone wife who saw me out in our car driveing along the strip where lady's of the night hanged out and she knew that i was going out to work that night on that detail with the city cops before hand and i was one of the bait john's for the police and sheriff women to pick up and ride around for few min's then be droped back off on the strip for another person to pick up ..

So she goes and tell's the lady that i know he out there on the strip and i give him some money to spend on them because i have my monthly curse of Eve and i do not want him to go without something..The lady drop the phone then picked up and put it back into the handset and my loveing wife was laughing the whole time about it ..

When i came home she had left a note on the door to wake her up so she could tell me something but when i got home it was allready morning and she had a few member's of the IB club over for coffee for it had spead like wildfire through our unit and they where laughing allready about the whole thing and they asked me if i had got luckly last night and how was she in the area's with me standing there red face as heck and them laughing about the whole time..

She did get up and get me a soda and sandwich from the fridge and told me in Irish i love you as i walked out of the kitchen with my tail between my legs and went into the front room to eat my sandwich before going to bed and trying to sleep for i had to go out tonight on the same detail with he local cops around the base and when i got up there was a gift from the CSM wife anna and it was a box of condom's with the gift card saying use this type next time there bud ..Her husband got the same gift also for he was also on the detail with me and we did get it good from the other wive's for about a month after the detail ..

 

Shock! Horror! Right Hand is a feminist?.....Well not really shock, nor any horror at all. Old warriors of both genders are needed in the survival game....The Grim Reaper is gender neutral, and is an equal opportunity snuffer out of lives, regardless of one's ideological differences concerning gender politics...Best that both genders haul together for the common good.

My point of view is that both genders have much to offer...strengths that are complementary and essential for survival. Gender roles aught not be limited by traditional religious and cultural dogmas, what counts is demonstrated competencies and capabilities. Those that have them should be given opportunities to make best use of them. I have no problems wearing a skirt....um.... kilt if necessary and doing so is no disability for doing many things ; )

A well argued essay, Right Hand...and the sisters here are also spot on too.

Cheers from Chello