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Yesterday Should Have Been The Day
Yesterday I should have been in Georgia. I should have been at Fort Benning, watching my son graduate from Basic Training.
Yesterday should have been the end point of ten weeks of pure hell and torture for him, for me, for his girlfriend.
Yesterday I should have had tears of joy streaming down my face as my heart was ready to burst with pride.
Yesterday I should have been able to take a deep breath, knowing that the biggest test of his young life was over and he had succeeded.
Yesterday sucked.
What should have been such a joyous day, I sat and cried.
Tears fell hourly as I wondered what he was doing. Tears fell as most of the other mothers posted about being able to see their sons. I was happy for them, and jealous at the same time.
I wanted my son to be there, joining in on celebrating the success of achievement. Instead, he had to watch from the sidelines, sinking lower, the disappointment growing like a demon inside.
He had to watch all the other members of his platoon graduate, knowing that he was going to have to start all over, not…