A pillow for our son, the cop

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09-28-2011, 02:37 PM

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blueangel

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Nice gift

09-28-2011, 02:43 PM

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Nice--bigger pieces though! LOL

Yes, I thought I'd give myself a break and use big pieces on this project!

09-28-2011, 02:45 PM

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That is awesome. Also great son for protecting us.

09-28-2011, 03:23 PM

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Nice!

09-28-2011, 05:36 PM

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Nice!

09-28-2011, 05:40 PM

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That is so cool. It is so personal and wonderful.

Thank him for the job he does.

09-28-2011, 06:47 PM

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Wonderful! What a great gift idea. My son is only 17 but he also wants to be a cop, has wanted it since he was 3 and never once has he changed his mind

If you want to encourage him to keep thinking about a career in law enforcement, you could see if your local police ever allow a civilian to 'ride along' for part of a shift.

Or, he could do a school paper on law enforcement and interview some officers. Most departments love to do that sort of thing.

Our son did both of those as a teenager. then got a job in store security with a department store. He did a good, quiet but forceful job of catching shoplifters, and impressed the local cops with his ability. That helped when he applied to the law enforcement program at college and when he applied for the Minneapolis police academy -- some working cops were willing to say that they thought he would be good at it. And he is!

Will County IL Sheriff's Dept. has some kind of a Police Cadets program, sorta like Explorer Scouts, for teenagers. See if there's anything available like that in your area.