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A Long, Rambling Post In Which I Talk About Attachment
And yet I think I need to share something about what I've learned through them recently.
Some background... Jamey's been home the longest with her daughter at just over 18 months. We met through church. Momma A was part of our travel group when we adopted Squirt this past June. She adopted an older baby through the special needs program, but - despite her daughter's young age at adoption - said little girl is reacting to her adoption in much the same way as the Tongginator. In other words, it's pretty darn difficult. To make things more challenging, Momma A also has two young biological children. And then there is Momma B, who lives locally. I met her through my best friend Canuck K. Momma B has adopted once before, and both of her children joined their family as preschoolers. Her first daughter adjusted easily, but her second daughter - now home just over two months - is struggling with major, major attachment issues.
Talking with these mommas - reliving some of my own experiences from seven years ago, with my new perspective parenting Squirt - well, I'm coming to a place of acceptance about my early years as a mom. Y'all, the Tongginator experienced major, major attachment issues; some might even label her past challenges as RAD. I realize many of y'all may think I'm a nitwit for not acknowledging that until now, but I guess I just wasn't ready to go there before. Yes, I knew we struggled with significant attachment issues. Yes, I knew it was hard (I mean, hello, I lived it.) But no, I didn't want to accept that it was as bad as all that.
Only it was.
I've just blocked out a ton of it.
Listening to these mommas struggle through their own family attachment journeys, and talking with my best friend Canuck K about it all, I've come to understand why so many people thought I wasn't a good mom during my early years parenting the Tongginator. If all you've ever experienced is a child like Squirt - needy, so very needy, but craving your love and attention - then of course you don't understand a mom going through the horrors of major attachment issues.
When Squirt goes into whine mode, I pop her in my Ergo and carry her around for 20 minutes. She melts into me, and when I take her out of the Ergo, she copes better for the rest of the day. When she struggles at night, we co-sleep and all is (mostly) well. But the Tongginator? The Tongginator never went into whine mode - she went from "performing so you think I'm cute" mode to meltdown mode at the drop of the hat. And if I popped her in my carrier for a time? She never melted into me; in fact, more often than not she'd actively punch, hit, bite or scream at me. As for sleep issues? Co-sleeping did not magically make them disappear. (I laugh at the understatement of that.)
Y'all, I seriously can't provide the sum total of these differences.
Except, listening to Momma B talk these past few weeks, I figured something out. Momma B's first experience with adoption mimicked our experiences with Squirt. Her oldest was needy, so needy, but she wanted to join their family. And Momma B thought, "I can do this a second time. My love will be enough, even if my next child struggles more." Only she didn't factor in how HARD it is to love a child who is so! very! traumatized!, it feels like she hates you.
"Fake it til you make it" sounds so incredibly easy... until you're living it.
If you don't understand what I mean... if you don't get it when I say "it took me a year to fall in love with my child, and about three years to enjoy being her momma on a daily basis..." then you have not experienced moderate to severe attachment issues in adoption. Because, y'all, it truly IS that hard to deal with. Triangulation, raging, performing in public, physical assault, oppositional defiance, attack of the bodily fluids... oh my lands, y'all, you cannot understand until you've lived it, or - barring that - loved someone dearly and walked alongside them as they lived it.
Canuck K told me on Friday that she bit her tongue and said nothing those many years ago when I told her, "you understand what I mean." Because she didn't understand. She didn't understand at all. Her experiences mimicked our experiences with Squirt, only the sleep issues lasted longer, and everything was times two. (She has twin daughters.) But she also knew I felt so very alone, and that I needed to think at least one other person was experiencing similar challenges.
She was an amazing friend to me.
She continues to be an amazing friend to me.
I don't know why I'm sharing all of this except to say... I wish others hadn't judged me so harshly my first few years parenting the Tongginator. Adoptive moms especially didn't know what to make of me. Now that I've experienced this journey with Squirt, I get it. They looked at my journey through the lens that was their own journeys, and they didn't understand. They thought I should just do more, do the right things. They didn't believe me when I said that I was doing it all.
They didn't believe me.
Please, please, y'all, believe those mommas who are struggling now.
And if you are a mom parenting a child with moderate to severe attachment issues, you are not a bad parent. You're probably overwhelmed; you probably make bad decisions at times; you might even feel tremendous guilt for actively disliking your child. BUT YOU ARE NOT A BAD PARENT. "Fake it til you make it" doesn't mean you are supposed to magically grow love for your child. "Fake it til you make it" doesn't mean happy adoption rainbows will shoot out of every orifice as you sing Kumbayah with every other adoptive parent you know. "Fake it til you make it" doesn't mean that prayer will immediately make a difference.
It just doesn't.
"Fake it til you make it" means you need to reach out to something bigger than yourself, asking for help and daily guidance. For me that means Jesus Christ; for you it might mean something different. "Fake it til you make it" means reminding yourself - over and over, and over again - that your child is worthy of love, and that love is an action rather than a feeling. "Fake it til you make it" means that one day... I promise that if you stick with it... one day you will love your child as fiercely as I love my Tongginator.
I took very different roads with the Tongginator and Squirt, but I ended up in the exact same place.
I love them both.
39 comments:
- Debby said...
I know about three people struggling with this right now. The one mom I nanny for. It is so hard and so many "don't" get it. I tried to reach out to a blog mom and tried to comfort her.......she must have been offended as I never heard any more from her.
I think it is good you posted this.
- February 10, 2012 at 2:15 PM
- Stefanie said...
So very glad you decided to share about your attachment struggles... you have an amazing way with words, and I know that this will bring encouragement and HOPE to many mommas out there :)
- February 10, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- supergrrl7 said...
Our L was similar to the Tongginator. It was just so very difficult. I knew she was demonstrating serious attachment issues, but when I look back now I can see they were worse than I suspected at the time. We also didn't realize we were dealing with so much trauma on top of the attachment issues until we were about a year in.
I always thought we would end up with three kids, but to be honest, I have PTSD about my last journey through babyhood. I just can't do it again. I am glad we made it through the to the other side, but damn, was that hard.
- February 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- LBC said...
I don't know what I'd do without the internet and adoptive mommas willing to share! Your blog (and Jamey's and Stefanie's and so many more) have been a lifeline to me. So many of us don't have anybody in real life who have gone before.
- February 10, 2012 at 4:59 PM
- Kerrie (and Jason) said...
Take a bow - you've said so much in this post that needed to be said.
- February 10, 2012 at 5:23 PM
- Casa Bicicleta said...
I guess that's why I tried to share stories so openly while I was going through it with my DD. I didn't see any stories like mine out there but knew I couldn't be the only one.
Unfortunately, my girl is growing up and I can't leave her stories out there just waiting for her friends to find them so I have to close down the blog. But I hope that for a while, while they were out there, that maybe someone read them and was helped.
I know it helped me just to share.
It's hard to give love to a child and get rage back at you, but in the end, with the help of parenting books and advice from friends (like you TM) it all is coming together.
Keep sharing. People are being helped.
- February 10, 2012 at 5:55 PM
- Carla said...
SOOO glad you posted this. Thank you so much....you don't even know, or perhaps you do.
- February 10, 2012 at 6:25 PM
- Sherry said...
I can't say, because I wasn't adopted so I really don't have a right to comment. I'm an adoptive Mama. It seems to me though, that maybe the kids will read this and think, "wow, I can't believe how MUCH my parents loved me." And maybe that's just the rainbow shooting out of my orifices talking. But I can say that the (bio) girls love hearing that it took 27 hours (for one) and 4 days (for the other) to birth them. They can't wait to tell their brother that it took 16 months of labor for him. It's a story the girls cherish.
- February 10, 2012 at 6:47 PM
- Cedar said...
Thanks for sharing! I really hope I don't need this post, but even if adjustment isn't bad, bad, I think the light at the end of the tunnel and the knowledge that others have done it and survived will be something to cling to (in addition to Jesus Christ.)
- February 10, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Molly said...
attachment is a fickle fickle beast! Posts like this are exactly why i'm becoming a psychologist... and one who hopes to work with kids with attachment issues (and do it WELL)
- February 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- Sharie said...
You always say it well - and you're right. People who think others who are struggling aren't doing it right or aren't trying hard enough haven't been there...but that isn't just attachment. That can be said for so many other behavioral issues...even with bio kids.
- February 10, 2012 at 10:50 PM
- 3cmum said...
We had a squirt who still 4 1/2 years later melts into me when upset.
My friend's daughter is like your Tongginator and she has been through hell as it has been aggravated by severe eczema that appears to be stress related. She has had no support from her local community that think she has been a bad mother and has been through the ringer. They are coming out the other side and things will be well as you know. But the getting there has been horrendous to watch. I don't think yet she has the perspective you have. Thank you for being honest as the more just others even in the adoption community are aware, the more help they can give - even if only a shoulder to lean on.
- February 11, 2012 at 4:54 AM
- Kelley said...
Beautiful!!!! It's just so true that everyone's journey with parenting is as unique as each individual child. We all need to be more compassionate and less judgmental. I'm sorry, TM, that you felt like some folks thought you were not being a good mother...I've always thought you are quite brilliant (and I'd be happy to reference MANY blog posts through the years that have led me to that conclusion). Just as you say that love is a verb, so is "parent." And it's a process. A process of growth, learning, understanding, reflection...and not an easy one.
I assumed that parenting my little one would be similar to her big sister...but it's been as different as can be, and that in and of itself threw me for a gigantic loop. But I'm learning and growing with my skills and understanding, too, and am just oh so grateful to be on the journey!
- February 11, 2012 at 8:44 AM
- autumnesf said...
You know I have a family member that remarried and he had four or five adopted kids. The oldest is from Russia and I swear he is RAD. The child is an older teen now and totally imploding. It heartbreaking because now its just too late. And they are clueless. Its very hard to watch.
- February 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Shonni said...
Living life with my newly adopted 11 year old has made me raw and tired. Thank you for sharing this!!! It is so helpful to me.
- February 11, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- thewonderfulhappens said...
Thank you for this. 2 years in, I am still mostly faking it. I needed to be reminded of who I should be reaching out to.
- February 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Mahmee said...
Hey you...my 'friend' of the past few years...you have been a great resource for me and a great support over the years with Sparkly and her issues. Girl, if you didn't know what you were doing....well, you sure were good at 'faking it'. Your frankness was just what I needed to help understand my girl and her issues. It hasn't been an easy ride but I feel so much more enlightened by you and other Moms who blog about issues. As Daddylicious and I embark on this new adventure with our 2nd adopted child, I can only hope that we have such good resources at our disposal.
- February 12, 2012 at 1:07 AM
- Claudia said...
This is such an interesting post.
I think that when it comes to only seeing how bad things were when we look back, there's a really powerful block operating in our brains, especially for those of us who adopted our first child without having bios first (especially if it was after a long wait and heartache).... we just do. not. want. to. admit. that we aren't having the same experience as all of our friends who formed their families the 'normal' way.
I remember reaching out to some adoptive mothers when I was struggling with attachment with Blue, asking them if any of them had experienced similar things, and got a TOTAL brush-off. STatistically, some of them probably were struggling, but nobody wanted to admit it. With some distance, I think I can see why they did it, but it sucked for me at the time.
Anyway. I'm glad you get the easier ride with attachment second time around! I hope that this time, all your friends can see clearly what a great job you are doing!
- February 12, 2012 at 4:03 PM
- Claudia said...
ps I wonder if you would consider linking this to the big link-up I did on attachment a while ago? You linked a piece already, but would love to have this too. People are still reading that, and it would be great to have a perspective from someone who has been there twice over! I can send you the link if you need - otherwise it's pretty easy to find from the front page of my blog.
- February 12, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for sharing this. We all want attachment to be smooth and simple, but more often than not it is challening. When families are struggling through the hard work of building attachment, it is really important to know that they are not alone, and that there is light at the end of the tunnel!
- February 13, 2012 at 4:19 AM
- Aus said...
You hit this one spot on! I'm a firm believer in "fake it til you make it" - but it's NOT a catchy phrase - it's a LIFE DECISION!
And sometimes I wonder if it's ME that is slow to attach - but that's another comment!
You DO get it - and now you've lived it - and you see it more clearly - but...
But now you also understand those thoughts I post from time to time here and on other blogs - as long as your decisions protect the safety and welfare of your children I will defend YOUR decisions about how to deal with YOUR child with my last breath!! You are the only one that can know your child well enough to make those decisions!
hugs - you DO get it - and dang you are well spoken (and pretty cool too!)
aus and co.
- February 13, 2012 at 6:56 AM
- Love is all you need said...
Thanks for sharing this. I haven't experienced this yet, but we are adopting baby number 2 soon and I am so glad I found your blog!
- February 14, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
Your blog is one of my favorites. Thanks for your words on adoption and attachment. As we begin our journey with a China SN adoption (we just picked an agency, so it's really early!) your blog has been a source of wisdom for us. Thank you for sharing in a way that blesses parents now and blesses parents with what is to come. Your honesty is really, really helpful.
- February 14, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- Paige said...
beautifully said!! I have one such daughter, whom I love fiercely! No other word for it, she is very hard to love at times, yet so am I as I try to deal with the behavior appropriately. We am about to adopt a 2nd time and kinda hope it is a little different:) haha
- February 14, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Jamey... said...
We love you too!
- February 15, 2012 at 11:28 PM
- Vivian M said...
Thank you for this post.
- February 16, 2012 at 9:03 AM
- Erica said...
My son appeared very much like Squirt--eager and needy, but 18 months following his adoption the bottom fell out. I think I was lulled into a false sense of security because he attached so well (or I thought so), but one big stressor threw everything out the window.
- February 19, 2012 at 2:02 PM
- The Byrd's Nest said...
All true and so sad because I have felt that way so many times....alone and struggling. Lottie was easy to attach but we have discovered 6 years later that she has anxious attachment. She just asked some pretty hard questions last week (finally!) and I think she is on the road to healing, although I am aware that is a very long road:)
Emma? Well, I still pray for both of us....ALOT!
- February 19, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- Pix said...
Thank you so much! Love your honesty and understanding and so glad there are APs out there who are willing to share their stories honestly.
- February 21, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Catherine said...
Thank you! My experience is more like your Squirt experience. Thank you for helping me understand even a glimpse of what you endured with Tongginator so that in turn I can be a better friend and supporter of others who face greater attachment issues.
- February 21, 2012 at 1:45 PM
- Red Sand said...
Thank you.
- February 26, 2012 at 8:16 PM
- Mia's Mommy said...
Too many AP's start this journey with delusions of all sunshine and rainbows. So thank you for telling the truth.
- February 26, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- delucchi family treasures said...
Wonderfully written!!
Love Jules
- February 27, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Kim said...
I really appreciate you taking the time to write such an insightful, honest, and personal post. We are adopting four children from Ethiopia, and I bookmarked this post to refer to later on!
- March 5, 2012 at 8:50 PM
- Suzy said...
Amen! Thank you for posting. I just found your blog through No Hands But Ours and I know it is God. We are in our second year of therapy with our child. She suffers from severe PTSD. I have lost friends, been told that every child acts this way to some extent, and even told how to parent from people trying to "help out". Our therapist keeps saying that we are the norm, but I honestly had trouble finding anyone, even blogs who were honest enough to say it. I try to post on my blog, but the one I post on is mainly for family and not for the public. The other blogs share a little but not a great deal. It has been so very difficult, and I have been faking it for a while now. It did take me a year to truly love her, and now another year to even begin to have fun with her. Thanks again. I am now going to follow your blog. I am very thankful that there is someone willing to share.
- March 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- Flower Patch Farmgirl said...
Just found you via a link on Twitter and you have NO idea how much I needed to read this tonight.
Much love.
- March 7, 2012 at 10:21 PM
- Patty O. said...
Wow, this is an amazing post! SO amazingly authentic and courageous. I appreciate you writing this. I have never adopted a child, and my sister who did, didn't have attachment struggles (lots of others with her adoption, but not really attachment issues) so I can't really understand those things. I do understand the terrible feeling of guilt when you do not like your child, though, and when you feel like he/she hates you. There were times when Danny's autism created some situations that have some similarities, and I really appreciate you being so open about things.
You're right. We shouldn't judge each other--we have no idea what others are dealing with, and our judgement is sure not going to help! Thank you for posting this--it makes me feel less guilty for my struggles and I'm sure many people feel less alone by reading this.
- March 12, 2012 at 12:45 AM
- Janet said...
Three years is how long until things were fairly normal. And it's not perfect yet. That first year was THE hardest year of my entire life. Not kidding. But three years later and I think we are attached. Meaning that they are attached to me and that I am attached to them. :-)
- March 12, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Heather said...
Hi I'm Heather! Please email me when you get a chance! I have a question about your blog. HeatherVonsj(at)gmail(dot)com
- March 13, 2012 at 4:37 PM


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It has been said (so many times that I'm ready to start twapping people) that the most important missing killer app for Linux is a free Adobe Photoshop clone. Photoshop is a mature graphics editor with hundreds of features and plugins, the de-facto industry standard, and it retails for over $600. So a free-beer Linux clone would be a lovely thing indeed. But is all that Photoshop glory really necessary? In this series we'll answer that question, and then move on to bringing high-quality digital images to life in Linux itself, without having to use icky old Windows, or spending a pot of money.
Most Photoshop users barely touch its capabilities, and just like the idea of having it. Rather like my friend who buys only Snap-on hand tools, and carefully organizes them in their little red nests, and admires them, but hardly ever uses them. Snap-on tools are excellent, no doubt about it, but his needs would be served by a $30 kit from the local rejects outlet store. I suspect that a sizable number of Photoshop users find a way to acquire it without paying anything near its price tag, anyway, unlike my friend who pays full freight. So what does Linux offer for the discerning graphics artist and digital photo editor? Certainly far more than a $30 reject kit equivalent.
Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is the most popular Linux image editor. It's the oldest and most mature. Unfortunately, the poor thing is hardly allowed to stand on its own merits, but is continually compared to Photoshop, which is a bogus comparison. Gimp is first-rate at what it does, which is not to be a free-as-in-freeloader Photoshop imitation, but a perfectly good photo and image editor, especially for Web images. It uses similar tools and concepts to Photoshop (and every other graphics editor), but it is not Photoshop, which is a source of deep woe for a large, vocal number of people. I have the cure for your woe, fine people- stop it. The Gimp developers do not have the goal of duplicating Photoshop for your benefit, but creating a high-quality cross-platform image editor than runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows.
So what, then, do you need Photoshop for? For best-quality professional color printing. Gimp does not support the CMYK or Pantone color spaces, which are essential for the most accurate commercial color printing. Gimp works in the RGB space.
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My Share of the Task
"Never shall I fail my comrades.... I will shoulder more than my share of the task, whatever it may be, one hundred percent and then some."
—from the Ranger Creed
In early March 2010, General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, walked with President Hamid Karzai through a small rural bazaar. As Afghan townspeople crowded around them, a Taliban rocket loudly thudded into the ground some distance away. Karzai looked to McChrystal, who shrugged. The two leaders continued greeting the townspeople and listening to their views.
That trip was typical of McChrystal's entire career, from his first day as a West Point plebe to his last day as a four-star general. The values he has come to be widely admired for were evident: a hunger to know the truth on the ground, the courage to find it, and the humility to listen to those around him. Even as a senior commander, McChrystal stationed himself forward, and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand.
In this illuminating memoir, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his eventful career. He delves candidly into the intersection of history, leadership, and his own experience to produce a book of enduring value.
Joining the troubled post-Vietnam army as a young officer, McChrystal witnessed and participated in some of our military's most difficult struggles. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. He paints a vivid portrait of the traditional military establishment that turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror.
McChrystal spent much of his early career in the world of special operations, at a time when these elite forces became increasingly effective - and necessary. He writes of a fight waged in the shadows by the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), which he led from 2003 to 2008. JSOC became one of our most effective counterterrorism weapons, facing off against Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Over time, JSOC gathered staggering amounts of intelligence in order to find and remove the most influential and dangerous terrorists, including the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The hunt for Zarqawi drives some of the most gripping scenes in this book, as McChrystal's team grappled with tricky interrogations, advanced but scarce technology, weeks of unbroken surveillance, and agonizing decisions.
McChrystal brought the same energy to the war in Afghanistan, where the challenges loomed even larger. His revealing account draws on his close relationships with Afghan leaders, giving readers a unique window into the war and the country.
Ultimately, My Share of the Task is about much more than war and peace, terrorism and counterinsurgency. As McChrystal writes, "More by luck than design, I'd been a part of some events, organizations, and efforts that will loom large in history, and more that will not. I saw selfless commitment, petty politics, unspeakable cruelty, and quiet courage in places and quantities that I'd never have imagined. But what I will remember most are the leaders."
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- Jfadams
- 23/04/2013
Incomplete ending
Is there anything you would change about this book?
While the entire book was excellent - the Audible version ends before the concluding chapter (the Rolling Stone Article,etc.) and the entire epilogue is missing from this unabridged version.
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- 07/03/2013
Impressive Pronunciation
Any additional comments?
As an Afghan war veteran, stationed in RC East when missions like Barge Matal was executed, in addition to the loss of COP Keating, I greatly appreciated the reader's obvious study of the correct pronunciation of all the locations. I found that Gen McChrystal's account filled in the gaps and explained in detail all of the missing details. I have great appreciation for one of our nation's heroes. I highly recommend this book for any future leader or historian wanting an accurate account of both the Iraq and Afghan wars with the perspective that only the commander could offer.
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- Scott
- 21/01/2013
A Riveting Tale of a Storied Military Career
In 1996, I read Norman Schwarzkopf's autobiography, It Doesn't Take a Hero, and it played a major part in my decision to attend West Point. General McChrystal's book is sure to have a similar impact on a generation of future officers.
While my opinion may be biased as I could recall many of the experiences and locations that are discussed, this story is a true page-turner, despite knowing how it turns out. McChrystal does a good job of explaining complex military relationships and terms that make the book understandable. The narrator correctly pronounces many challenging names and adds a good deal to the already-entertaining work.
My only negative comment would be the ending. I won't spoil, but would only say that I was hoping for more. As a true professional, General McChrystal has obviously left any juicy gossip for others to pontificate on.
Do yourself a favor and listen to this amazing piece of American military history as told from the inside.
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- Dundas I. Flaherty
- 20/02/2013
Works for readers interested in special ops.
This is the work of a dedicated officer and tells what it can about special operations at work in today's conflicts, especially dealing with Al Qaeda and similar elements.
The author narrates competently, and you get a feel for the man, a career officer starting with West Point and growing up on Army bases. He is a highly motivated officer, and that comes across in the book and his reading.
The standout aspect for me was the role of intelligence, especially two particulars. One was gathering intelligence while conducting an op, say at four in the afternoon. The team would collect intelligence (paper, computers, thumb drives, cell phones, etc,), get info from it, then launch another raid exploiting that info, do the same there, and make another raid the same day, all exploiting new intelligence harvested at each op.
The other standout was interrogation, the people involved, and the personal qualities that worked. McC agrees with McCain that torture is counterproductive.
A major limitation is that there's a lot that isn't told because it's classified. McC also goes out of his way not to criticize fellow officers. That's a weakness in that it's generally agreed that in the Brenner era in Iraq we didn't do very well because of poor leadership. When McC gives us one sentence on Sanchez, he doesn't do the subject justice.
I enjoyed this as a honest account of a career in a field I find interesting. Not all readers would, but for those of us interested in the subject, it's worthwhile.
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- Carroll
- 06/04/2014
A rare perspective
While the public only heard of his last 2 years, his story of the Special Operations Forces is a rare, unclassified story…. a unique man I met twice, I enjoyed his thorough autobiography.
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- Michelle MacDowell
- 11/04/2013
A mix of recent history and leadership lessons
What made the experience of listening to My Share of the Task the most enjoyable?
Per the title of this review, the book is a mix of recent history and leadership lessons. I was surprised at how drawn into the book I became from the very beginning. It's great to get the perspective of one of our most respected Generals. Like a soldier diplomat, very carefully presents his version of every story in a way that the reader can empathize with. It's a long book, but well worth it.
What other book might you compare My Share of the Task to and why?
Seemed similar to the book Art of Intelligence by Henry Crumpton because of the format and topics but from slightly different perspectives.
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- Joseph Hayek
- 15/07/2014
An Honest, but gracious general
Any additional comments?
Gen McCrystal was a goof ball his first couple of years at West Point and he tells some hilarious stories about this. This is a long book that covers many, many years. He gives the most attention to Afghanistan and Iraq, as I was hoping. The General is a driven work-a-holic (4hrs sleep a night, eats one meal a day, runs 7+ miles a day). He just missed Vietnam and didn't see combat until much later in his career. As intense as he is, he is very gracious to others he talks about in the book. This is largely the story of the special ops in O.E.F. and O.I.F. from the view of the man in charge. The reader is absolutely the best reader of any book I have listened to. I thought I was listening to Gen McCrystal himself. He speaks directly about the death of Ranger Pat Tillman. Finally, he deals head-on with the Rolling Stone magazine reporter and story that cost him his job. Very enjoyable.
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- Soo Lee Davis
- 01/06/2013
The best leadership book I've read in a decade.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes - fundamental leadership lessons; excellent description of contemporary military operating environment.
What was one of the most memorable moments of My Share of the Task?
Which scene was your favorite?
Hunting el-Zawahiri
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
In Service to Our Nation
Any additional comments?
Narrator could have been better.
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- Darl
- 08/02/2013
Excellent Read
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This was a very good story, which restores my confidence that we have some great individuals that are still willing to serve in the military. The read was also done in a way to keep your interest all the way through. I recommend it to everyone.
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- Kimberly
- 23/01/2013
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This book was amazing. I bought this book thinking I was getting a leadership lesson, what I got was so much more. A history lesson and the best example of commitment to his country. I wish this was required reading for all the members of the House and Senate. The loss of this mans leadership in our military is a crime. Shame on the politicians who are so short sighted that they can't get over themselves. My true admiration is for Annie, his wife. Her love and support kept him going for all of his tours and career. I will listen again!
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Milwaukee police officers' use of "stop-and-frisk" is racially motivated and unconstitutional, the Wisconsin arm of the American Civil Liberties Union alleges in a lawsuit announced Wednesday.
The suit alleges the department, led since 2008 by Chief Ed Flynn, has targeted tens of thousands of people without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, and at the detriment of police-community relations and in violation of the 4th amendment to the United States Constitution.
"Rather than feeling protected, these residents feel that they're under siege," ACLU attorney Jason Williamson said.
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The ACLU has challenged similar police initiatives in Boston and Chicago over racial-profiling concerns. New York halted its stop-and-frisk policy in 2014 after a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional.
Asked about the lawsuit, Flynn denied that his department has ever used "stop and frisk" or that there's ever been a quota for traffic stops. He said, however, that traffic stops in high crime areas have been proven to reduce the number of shootings, robberies and motor vehicle thefts.
"No discussion of our crime tactics is complete without reference to the hyper-victimization of disadvantaged communities of color by high rates of violent crime. But MPD considers it our moral duty to confront violence where it occurs," he said. "Towards that end, our officers take physical risks every day implementing the ethical and constitutional anti-crime strategies of the MPD."
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Quinn, alone, stands firm on an East Side waste station
Four of the five Democratic mayoral candidates said on Saturday that the marine transfer station slated to open on the Upper East Side should be reconsidered because the area was flooded during Hurricane Sandy, casting doubt on a major piece of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's citywide plan to have each borough collect and dispense its own garbage.
Speaking at a candidate forum on East 93rd Street, hosted by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, more than a hundred residents, some wearing green "Dump the Dump" t-shirts, heckled and booed the one candidate who said explicitly that the East 91st Street location for the garbage facility should not be changed: CIty Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
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City Comptroller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said they'd reconsider where to put the facility, even though they voted for the 2006 bill placing Manhattan's facility on East 91st Street.
Two others who cast doubt on the location, former comptroller Bill Thompson and former councilman Sal Albanese, were not on the Council when that body voted on the bill.
Quinn said she had a meeting recently with Bloomberg administration officials about redesigning the facility, but not moving it. "They're not, and I'm not, changing my position on the [marine transfer station] but we are doing a review with an outside expert on what structural changes need to be made," Quinn said, before the audience starting booing. "Come on. All right. Hang on," Quinn said. "Nobody thought I was coming in here and telling you the M.T.S. was gone."
Quinn said she fought to have a recycling facility built in her West Village district "because I can't stand up in this room and say your neighborhood has to take something if mine does not take one."
Quinn said the garbage plan was designed with the goal of reducing truck traffic, and to correct the historical problem of locating these facilities in poor neighborhoods.
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Liu acknowledged he voted for the original citywide plan as a member of the City Council but he told the crowd, "in light of Superstorm Sandy, where we have now seen changes in the flood plains, it is absolutely reasonable to take a re-look that puts the specific site and location for this M.T.S., given that, now, apparently, it is in the flood zone."
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When an audience member pressed him for a more definitive answer, Thompson, loudly, responded, "I'll be visiting with some of your neighbors and taking a look in the near future. I haven't said I'm supporting this. I haven't said I'm opposed to it. What I've said is I'm looking at information, looking at facts," and, "I think you'd want that type of deliberative response."
De Blasio also expressed reservations about the East 91st Street location, and agreed that flooding from Hurricane Sandy was cause for re-evaluation.
"I do think the effects of Sandy are now an additional consideration that wasn't there before that needs to be looked at carefully," he said.
But de Blasio, who has made favoritism to Manhattan a battle cry of his campaign, also cautioned the audience that any alternative site would have be located in the borough.
"I think there are some real issues that have not been addressed. Obviously the safety issues," said de Blasio, after an audience member had mentioned the potential for "radioactive waste" and possible accidents at the facility.
Albanese spoke last and said simply that it was "insane," to place the garbage facility on East 91st Street.
Eddie Bautista, the executive director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, said Hurricane Sandy was an inadequate excuse to re-evaluate the East 91st Street location. The facilities are built stronger, and the garbage is better contained than in the past, he said.
"To me, it smacks of pandering," Batista said when told of the candidate's remarks at the forum. "Quinn is being pilloried" for being too centrist, Batista said, but "out of all of them, she takes the most progressive position, in the lions den."


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