WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

Recently, someone I know from the internet, a veteran of our military, decided to return to the armed forces. His family, especially his 7-year-old son, has taken his decision kind of roughly. A bunch of us wanted to take the time to drop the family a note and here's my attempt. It's not finished:

Dear Dominic,

You don't know who I am. Neither does your mom. The only link I have to your family is through your dad, and I really don't even know him. I only know him through the computer. But even though I've never met him, I'm honored to know him.

I'm sure he's your hero -- when I was your age, I thought my dad was great, and he still is -- but did you know your dad is also one of my heroes? It takes a great man to dedicate his life to serve his country. Your dad has now done it twice. That makes him really special.

The fact you miss your dad means your mom and dad are very good parents. And it means you're dad is right when he tells us you are a really great kid. And because your mom and dad are great parents, they will always do what they can to protect you.

But because your dad is special, he wants to protect everyone. So he decided to go back to his old job and protect you, me and everyone else he knows. That's what heroes do.

So I have thank your mom and dad for letting him serve our country and protect me, and I have to thank you for sharing your hero with me.

I need to think of a ending that won't unnecessarily worry a 7-year-old or offend his mother, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

I'll update about what's going on with me later... lots of stories, no time to tell them.