Editorial - in response to "Son of a preacher man" post

(See previous post, "Son of a preacher man")

I stand corrected! A friend of mine (an officer, born to officer parents, with grown up children of his own so well-equipped to quash all of my concerns) emailed to comment on concerns I had raised about having children as an officer. Part of his feedback read:

"Education used to be the big complaint but officers are moved these days with far less frequency than they used to be. And they are allowed a far greater say in when they move. The standard term is now 5 years, extended by agreement every two years up to a total stay of 9 years. This could mean that a child entering school at 5 years of age need have only one change of school before university.To be honest, a lot of sentimental twaddle is talked about the officers kids and officer parents. They’re people and like all people, there are good, bad and indifferent ones. Both my daughters are lovely people who are happily married, love the Lord and have beautiful children. Both have excellent university degrees. Did having officer parents affect me or my children? I honestly don’t think it made a scrap of difference.As far as parents’ making sacrifices if their children go on missionary service....if the child was dedicated in the SA it’s part of the ceremony that the parents will not withhold their child for such service. In any case, many ‘children’ these days emigrate, some to the other ends of the earth. What parent would stand in the way of a child’s desire to pursue happiness, whether it is in a secular or spiritual journey"

Thats what I needed! Apologies if I touched a raw nerve with anyone, I wasn't saying it was wrong or cruel or that the children are eternally blighted by their parent's occupation or anything like that...the whole thing was just a random fleece that I put out a while ago. I think I can safely say that the fleece is wet and the ground dry, as requested!