Julie Billingsley
The Ghost of Awesome Past
My oldest son turned 18 yesterday (happy birthday Jacob!!) and today he registered for the DRAFT :blink: and for VOTING :blink: Sigh.... this is a tough day for me. No more baby. 
today I felt old :sob:
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Shawna Clingerman
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oh julie! that is amazing!
wow! can you believe you've actually raised a grown person!?! you should be really very proud, that is INCREDIBLE!
wow! can you believe you've actually raised a grown person!?! you should be really very proud, that is INCREDIBLE!
amystoffel
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(((hugs))) I am so not looking forward to that!
crystalbella77
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awwww! That is hard!!!!
Happy Birthday Jacob!!!!!
Happy Birthday Jacob!!!!!
lizzyfizzy
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oh my word, julie!! happy birthday to your 'baby' boy (hahaha. i'm sure he would love being called a baby.) wow. i don't look forward to that day. HUGS!!!
maryinaz
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Julie - I'm right behind you! My oldest turns 18 in April. I'm not sad...we've entered into a different time of our life, that's all. It's incredible to see the man he has grown into being. So very proud of him. It's what we as moms have worked so hard for - to see our children become individuals that can stand alone and apart from us. It's like achieving a huge goal! :thumbup: Congrats!
juliemarie
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awww, hugs Julie! I'm not looking forward to that myself in a few months. And then there's graduation
Julie Billingsley
The Ghost of Awesome Past
I'm glad you all understand 
I'd like to keep him my baby forever. It is just so so weird to know that now he has the power of voting and the responsibility of protecting the USA in event of a draft. How can that be?! It's overwhelming! And Julie Marie, don't get me started on graduation and going off to college. sniff sniff I'm incredibly proud of him, but I'd kill for a time machine right now to transport him back to a younger age right now.
I'd like to keep him my baby forever. It is just so so weird to know that now he has the power of voting and the responsibility of protecting the USA in event of a draft. How can that be?! It's overwhelming! And Julie Marie, don't get me started on graduation and going off to college. sniff sniff I'm incredibly proud of him, but I'd kill for a time machine right now to transport him back to a younger age right now.
ColleenSwerb
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Awwww, big hugs Julie!!
jessica31876
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My oldest turned 18 in November. I am ok with that though. Well mostly LOL. I kinda dreaded it for months but once it came and went it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. She has not registered to vote yet though. I need to get her to do that. She was so disappointed that she could not vote in 2008 because she was still to young.
Sharon Kay
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I hear ya ... mine turned 21 in December!!! ...registered for the draft??? I THINK kids are automatically registered here in Kansas when they get their drivers license ... because mine never filled out any paperwork ... seems like there was some blip about it when he got his license ... which means they would be registered before age 18 if they got their license.
rachaelsscraps
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I hate that kids grow up! My son is 4 1/2 and I can't believe that! I don't want to think about the day he turns 18! My daughter is 6 months old and that's gone by fast enough already!
I feel old thinking, "oh my God, I'm 25 now? What?!" lol!
Well, anyway.... Happy Birthday Jacob!
I feel old thinking, "oh my God, I'm 25 now? What?!" lol!
Well, anyway.... Happy Birthday Jacob!
Julie Billingsley
The Ghost of Awesome Past
Interesting! They don't do it automatically in Oregon. My son got his license when he was 16 anyway so he wasn't eligible to register for the draft then. The SSS site says you have to be at least 17 to preregister. Here is the site if your boys still need to do it. One reason it was foremost in my mind was that it's been a question while we've been filling out college and scholarship apps recently.
