Brittanie versus the hippie

Yesterday Brittanie went down to see the school nurse. It was Thursday, the uniform day in JROTC, so Brittanie was decked out in her class A's. The nurse wasn't in her office so she had to wait in the waiting area until she got back. While she was waiting, a parent, who turned out to be a hippie, looked at her, shook her head and said "It is sad that they are forcing our kids to dress like Army murderers." Brittanie looked at her and said "Excuse me? What did you say?" The woman told Brittanie that she hates that the school is forcing kids to dress like murdering Army people. Brittanie told her "First of all, I know all about JROTC because I run the program. It is an ELECTIVE class so no one is forced to do anything. Secondly, JROTC isn't recruiting for the military. It actually teaches you practical things you can use in life. Algebra is great but if you can't socially adapt, you won't have an opportunity to use it. And lastly, you are talking to someone who is going to be career Army. Where would you be right now without our military to stop Hitler? You would be at the mercy of the person he would appoint to take over for him when he died because would have taken over the world if we wouldn't have stopped him." She said "I'm not saying what they did was right either." Brittanie said "Then how could we have stopped them? You can't just stand by and tell them to stop. They won't listen." She said "You kids need to learn that there are other ways to resolve conflicts besides fighting." Brittanie answered (in true Tom form) "You need to learn to keep your opinions to yourself." She then gave the standard "Whatever" reply. Go Brittanie!

That's one thing you never do in front of Brittanie (or anyone in our household) is put down the military. We are a very patriotic family. My blood was boiling listening to her tell this story. Both of my dads (adoptive and biological) served in the Army; one in World War II and one in Vietnam. My wonderful godson, Jonathan, served 2 tours in Iraq and is stationed in Germany right now. They, as well as all members of our military, are brave heroes protecting our freedom. How dare people like this hippie call them murderers??? I will never understand people.