tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786930960533065129.post5560285682030942906..comments2023-04-05T08:21:58.097-04:00Comments on Pulling Stakes: Day Twenty FourKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399110239602330389noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786930960533065129.post-68484901528046757092013-09-14T10:46:12.440-04:002013-09-14T10:46:12.440-04:00You don't know me, but I have been reading you...You don't know me, but I have been reading your blog for years. Way back in 2010 I was on the register waiting to get hired for the Foreign Service so I started reading as many blogs as I could find that talked about life in the FS. Unfortunately my candidacy expired without me getting hired but I have continued to pursue it every year since then and I like to keep up with all of the blogs I started reading way back when. I am currently serving in the Army, while preparing to take the FSOT yet again next month. I just wanted to say that I love your blog, and I'm sorry that you are going through such a difficult time right now. I know how hard/scary/frustrating it can be to be separated from your loved ones, especially when they are far away in a potentially dangerous place. I just wanted to thank you and your family for making such sacrifices and for your service to our country. There are those of us who understand the difficulties of it and appreciate what you are doing. Thank you as well for being so generous as to share your experiences with total strangers via the web. Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786930960533065129.post-29447649721370024992013-09-13T14:06:06.032-04:002013-09-13T14:06:06.032-04:00xxxxx to you all. xxxxx to you all. eliseandpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867966481184437131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786930960533065129.post-27186114805363845982013-09-13T10:12:37.983-04:002013-09-13T10:12:37.983-04:00Every attack breaks my heart. Part of the reason I...Every attack breaks my heart. Part of the reason I left the FS was because I couldn't put on my big girl panties anymore. Maybe I thought leaving would make it less likely that I would find myself scouring the internet for word of friends/former colleagues (even ones I didn't know personally. That certainly didn't happen and my heart goes out to you for being so in the thick of it. I'm so glad everyone is okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com