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Daughter leaves March 13th to Great Lakes
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Permalink Reply by Blondie on
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I understand, I am a control freak! But we didn't have this site when my daughter enlisted so she went in blind. She did fine. We all handle things differently, you have to respect your daughter's wishes. She is a strong young women, she will work through it.
Maybe also she's having second thoughts or already homesickness. Just be there for her, make memories and support her. then come here to vent and cry.
HUGS
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Permalink Reply by 1995Mom on
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Thank you, I too am a control freak and I think that is why it is so hard for me. I worry she is having second thoughts but never thought about early homesickness. Maybe that is what it is or a little of both. We had a big send off party for her with family this weekend, and took a lot of pictures.
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Permalink Reply by Anna on
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1995,
This journey is hard for us moms because we are accustomed to being very involved in our kids lives as they are growing up. You mean well, but your daughter has her own ideas on how she wants to approach bootcamp. I tried to encourage my daughter to work more on her PT while she was in DEP but she just wasn't interested. She did struggle a little during boot with her run, but in the end she passed and all was well. As hard as it is, you need to encourage her but let her do it on her own and then it will mean so much more to her. It's good for you to know what she'll be going through so you can understand what she tells you in her letters and few phone calls you'll get!!! Hang in there Mom, you'll be fine and so will your girl!!! Good luck to her!!!
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Thank you so much your words mean so much during this crazy emotional time for me as a mom. I am so proud of her she is strong willed and I should know it will not change and her strength will get her through what is to come her way through boot camp.
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Yes, it will probably help her quite a bit!! Know that you are not alone! Use this website to help you cope with this roller coaster!! You will have good days and you will have those days when you just don't know how you're going to deal with all this!!! It happens to the best of us!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Nerdlette's Mom on
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I remember how hard it was when my daughter was preparing to go to bootcamp. I am a control freak and like to have a plan and know what to expect. My daughter had the benefit of her stepfather being a Navy veteran (albeit bootcamp has changed a lot since he was in). He gave her some advice but she really wanted to do things her way and not think about what was coming. For her the not knowing kept her from worrying/stressing about it. She had enough stress trying to get into shape and keep her weight down while she was in DEP. I did plenty of worrying and stressing for her...she did tell me at bootcamp graduation that bootcamp was nothing like the stories she had heard from people. It really is different for each person because a lot depends on their attitude and how they approach it.
Just know that there are a lot of people here who have been in your shoes and they are always willing to listen and offer support and encouragement.
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Permalink Reply by tpadul on
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I was trying to get my daughter to do the same thing before she left on Feb 21st, but she really didn't want to watch any of those youtube videos either, actually during one of their DEP meetings they had someone come in and talk to them about what boot camp was like, apparently this Sailor had graduated very recently, and his advice to them was to not watch those boot camp videos online because it would only panic them more before they go in. I just wish my daughter would have tried to work out a little more with her basic stuff, sit ups, push ups, running a little bit, but she didn't so now I'm stressing and worrying that she is going to have a hard time with all that. :-(
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