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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Things not to say, part ... ???

Kanani Fong, who recently was re-united with her hubs after he returned form a deployment in the sandbox as a surgeon, has written a post about one of the things returning veterans, and task force home front, have to face before, during, and after deployments.  Rude, and/or well meaning but ill informed, humans. Stupid questions and comments.


Kanani's post is much better written than mine, and generally this post was just to direct you to her blog.  

Of course, being me :-) I will add a few to her list of things not to say/ask.  Some of them will be repeats of things I have mentioned before.

  • "you're not really a veteran.  That's just for WWI, WWII, and Viet Nam"
  • "You're not really going to stay loyal to (your SO) while he is gone, are you?"
  • "So, are you going to fly to (sandbox) and see him over Christmas?"
  • "Wow, aren't you worried that he is going to get killed?"
  • "Do you miss him?" (you don't need to ask this *every*time*you*see*me*)
  • "How can you love/support someone who kills people for a living?" (Really.  From a clerk in a store.)
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4 comments:

  1. KarenJanuary 3, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    Wow. I can't believe people are lame/stupid/insensitive/dense/uncaring/insertadjectiveofchoice enough to say some of those things...

    I guess I just try too hard to think the best of people.

    But wow. #1,3,6... *shaking head*

    I don't know if I even DARE go read her post...

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  2. JoJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    ugh... if I could count the number of times I heard some of these things when J. was deployed.

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  3. Marie-JoséeJanuary 4, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    Can I add...
    "OMG, I don't know how you do it! I never could!"

    and, this one wasn't told to me but one of our good (mutual) friend

    "What do you mean? They don't get to come home for Christmas?!"

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  4. CI-Roller DudeJanuary 6, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    I just came up with a good idea for stupid deployment questions. Carry a police baton. Whenever somebody ask: "Does he...bla bla bla"
    Smack them upside the head. And say: "stop asking supid questions."

    That should make it stop.

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