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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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Girlfriend from hell
HELP!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by navymom2013 on
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Dear Kim V - I know from experience - the more you make a big deal out of this girl, the more your son will want to defy your demands You are going to just have to let it play out. He, hopefully, is smart enough to figure it out for himself. You can't help because it is in his head and heart, what he wants to do here. All you can do is pray that what you have taught him about life will influence him in making a sound decision. You and I know that there are those kinds of girls out there but he is smitten with her at the moment and Mom's can no nothing but wait and pray. Wish I could help you more but if it is not her, it might be some other girl. Maybe he will wait! I know what you are going thru but remember, you can go home and cut off the funds to him but you are still his MOM and you still worry for his welfare. Been there! Somehow - it usually works out. Not much help huh? In my case my son got tired of her and moved on and I just breathed a sigh of relief.
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Permalink Reply by KimV on
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Thank you so much! My friends have been telling me the same thing. I just got freaked out because I went to her Facebook page to see what she looked like and she had a picture on it that scared me to death. She had created a montage cover photo that had a picture of my son, then a picture of her baby, then a picture of her......and it said "Our Family" with our last name at the bottom. That struck me as crazy and delusional! But I have to keep telling myself, that if this girl was really important to my son, he would be talking to us about her and he is not. It is just embarrassing to me that this stuff is being posted for all to see. But you are right, I just have to trust that I raised my son right and that no matter what the allure here, in the long run, it will play out and she will not be able to handle his military life. She is living a fantasy of an 18 year old girl. Ugh! Why do I worry way more about my son than my daughter??? ;-)
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As much as we do not want our children to grow up, they do. He is an adult, and my advise is the same as what I do myself. Same as you are here on this planet for a purpose, so is he, and you have to allow others the same freedom of choice as you like. He has chosen his path, and you have to allow choices to play out. Not to say you cannot tell him what you think...certainly tell him, and leave it open for him to come to you for help, then let it go, for continuing to try to intercede creates problems too, like resentment and lack of respect. You may certainly pray for him, but do not pray for what you want for him, but rather for the highest and best for him, without judgement of what that is.
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