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"My poor kid did not even have a Playstation when he was

Rags's picture

was on a week of COVID quarantine."

Are you F'in kidding me?

My DW's HS BFF called today to talk about planning a Europe trip to visit her USAF son.  

During that conversation she was all upset that the USAF did not bring her kid a Playstation while he was on COVID quarantine.   Sure, he had just arrived at his Europe duty station.  They brought him food, etc...   But he was all crying over not having a Playstation and his mommy was all mad that her baby was left without video games.

My jaw hit the floor.

Really?

Bad

I guess I am just an obsolete old fart. Because this is just nauseatingly revolting to me.

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AlmostGone834's picture

The USAF is supposed to provide video games now???? Is this really a thing??? Our military soldiers need video games??? 

My GOD I'm glad we're not at war. 

CajunMom's picture

She was expecting the military to provide him a playstation??? Good Lord. We're doomed as a country. Pray/hope we never go to war.

SteppedOut's picture

I think I would have said, "Sounds like the military will do him some good."and then walk of before she could huff and puff.

Crspyew's picture

Is the Air Firce after all.  Probably issued in boot camp.

thinkthrice's picture

Awesomeson, who is in the Air Force, says the other branches call it the "Chair Force."

Rags's picture

The Army and Navy are the only real military.  The Marines are a cult.The Airforce is a corporation with uniforms.

My dad is a cultist. (USMC)

Rags's picture

True.

Winterglow's picture

"Why would he need a playstation? Did he never learn to read?"

advice.only2's picture

Is it possible the context was misconstrued?  He has a play station, he asked somebody if they could bring it to him in quarantine and they never did?  So he was just venting to his mother about it?  I mean come on it’s the Air Force, I’m sure his commanding officer gives them an hour of video game time after nap time and before snack time.

ESMOD's picture

Yeah.. I don't know how long his quarantine was.. what other "entertainment" options he had (tv.. movies.. internet???).

I mean.. I guess the kid was just bored and I recall that we only had one tv station when we lived in europe on base.. so it's possible that he had no options?

I get that someone should be able to survive without their games.. but in a quarantine.... isolation situation.. I could see how it could have felt really like a huge deal.. since it wasn't llike he was free to go out and do things.

lieutenant_dad's picture

Was he actually crying to Mommy Dearest about it or did Mommy Dearest interpret "yeah, I'm bored, I don't even have my PlayStation right now" as "OMG, the military is torturing my child!"

Very few people are going to be cool with not having entertainment when they're stuck in a room alone for days on end, especially if they're not so sick they need to sleep the whole time. Also, I'd be miffed if items I owned didn't end up with me.

Be careful believing the words of an anxious mother. You're not actually hearing it from the source and it would be unfair to judge this kid based off his mother's interpretation of the situation.

justmakingthebest's picture

I saw the funniest video the other day about "bad advice for new military parents"! As a long time spouse and military brat, I got a kick out of it.

"If your son/daughter says the are tired, you should call the first Sergeant to make sure they have a better schedule to get more rest"

"If your son/daughter says the food isn't good, call the first Sergeant to find out the best address for Uber eats to drop off a better meal for your soldier"

It went on and on, I was rolling! These would not have been on there if some parent didn't try it though, so yes, I wouldn't take what was said by the mom as anything more than an anxious mother who misses her little schmoopy. Not going to lie, when my daughter joins I am sure that I am going to be a wreck for a while. 

lieutenant_dad's picture

Same happens when kids get sent to college. I was/am still friends with my RA my freshman year, and the stories about entitled PARENTS, particularly mothers, were insane.

One mom got snippy with the housekeeping staff because they weren't cleaning the dorm rooms, taking out the trash, etc. Another asked my RA when laundry services would be around to wash clothes and sheets. Another set of parents repainted and carpeted a dorm room, then got incredibly mad when they were told that they'd be charged a fee AND had to paint it back.

These parents turned mole hills into mountains. It wasn't their kids who were the problems, and I never had any issues with any of them the year we lived on the same floor. Some parents don't handle launching their kids well and end up giving their kids a bad name.