Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
it was exactly as i suspected....
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 428170" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Ironically, Mrsammler, my first difficult child IS a Marine now. And a damn good one. He received some very high accolades in recent past. Unfortunately, tho, the Marines won't take kids like they used to. If they have a record now? They can't get in. And even they've had to relax their standards some. difficult child 1 wouldn't have made it thru boot 20 years ago. He fell out during the crucible. They allowed him to pick up with another unit. 20 years ago, that would have been it. </p><p></p><p>BUT - it has been a Godsend for him. and he knows he needs the structure to succeed.</p><p></p><p>And I also think you're right in that the immediate correction can turn a difficult child around. There's no waiting a day for punishment; heck, there's no waiting an hour. You are corrected NOW - regardless of when NOW is. And with my 2 difficult child's, at least, that is a huge thing for them. That and never letting them take an inch. And those are two things drill sargeants are <em>really </em>good at.</p><p></p><p>And sadly, some of us parents are good at it, too, and we STILL have difficult child's. I've had talks with difficult child 1 about raising him (with hopes of helping his brother) and he to this day says he doesn't know what I could have done differently to have helped him, short of moving to a remote wilderness where he had no access to anything else. And then he'd have probably run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 428170, member: 1848"] Ironically, Mrsammler, my first difficult child IS a Marine now. And a damn good one. He received some very high accolades in recent past. Unfortunately, tho, the Marines won't take kids like they used to. If they have a record now? They can't get in. And even they've had to relax their standards some. difficult child 1 wouldn't have made it thru boot 20 years ago. He fell out during the crucible. They allowed him to pick up with another unit. 20 years ago, that would have been it. BUT - it has been a Godsend for him. and he knows he needs the structure to succeed. And I also think you're right in that the immediate correction can turn a difficult child around. There's no waiting a day for punishment; heck, there's no waiting an hour. You are corrected NOW - regardless of when NOW is. And with my 2 difficult child's, at least, that is a huge thing for them. That and never letting them take an inch. And those are two things drill sargeants are [I]really [/I]good at. And sadly, some of us parents are good at it, too, and we STILL have difficult child's. I've had talks with difficult child 1 about raising him (with hopes of helping his brother) and he to this day says he doesn't know what I could have done differently to have helped him, short of moving to a remote wilderness where he had no access to anything else. And then he'd have probably run. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
it was exactly as i suspected....
Top