On December 7th, my eldest son – middle child – went into USMC Boot Camp. Sunday, December 6th I dropped him off at the recruiter’s office and that’s the last I’ve seen of my boy. That’s a key word – “Boy”. You see, once he graduations and becomes a Marine – he will forever be lost as a boy. Sound harsh? Maybe – but it’s true. The come home men. Parent’s girls who leave for Parris Island come back Women. It’s inevitable.