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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 316649" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Steely, I realize that Jamie being in boot camp is in no way the same thing as Matt being where he is but we also couldnt go get him or go see him or call him for the entire time he was there. The only contact we had was the letters we sent him and the very short, sporadic letters he sent home. He had very little time to write us. </p><p></p><p>We sent letters almost every day to keep his spirits up because the drill instructors were doing their level best to break him. That was their job. They wanted to drive the weak guys out and keep those who would be strong enough in mind and body. Our job as parents and loved ones was to write and keep our son strong. Remind him constantly that we had faith in him. </p><p></p><p>My letters always told him chatty stories of home. I cut and pasted pictures of family and friends. I cut and pasted funny cartoons in them. I always ended my letters with a short paragraph stating that we knew how strong he was, that we knew he was going to make it, there were X number of days/weeks to go until graduation. Stating how much we all loved him and how proud we all were of him. </p><p></p><p>You could adapt these types of letters for Matt. Cheer him on with chatty type letters. Tell him you know he can do it. You know by now what it takes to get to each step. Tell him. Tell him you know he can make it and how it will be X number of days/weeks until he is at X stage. Then another X stage...etc. Build him up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 316649, member: 1514"] Steely, I realize that Jamie being in boot camp is in no way the same thing as Matt being where he is but we also couldnt go get him or go see him or call him for the entire time he was there. The only contact we had was the letters we sent him and the very short, sporadic letters he sent home. He had very little time to write us. We sent letters almost every day to keep his spirits up because the drill instructors were doing their level best to break him. That was their job. They wanted to drive the weak guys out and keep those who would be strong enough in mind and body. Our job as parents and loved ones was to write and keep our son strong. Remind him constantly that we had faith in him. My letters always told him chatty stories of home. I cut and pasted pictures of family and friends. I cut and pasted funny cartoons in them. I always ended my letters with a short paragraph stating that we knew how strong he was, that we knew he was going to make it, there were X number of days/weeks to go until graduation. Stating how much we all loved him and how proud we all were of him. You could adapt these types of letters for Matt. Cheer him on with chatty type letters. Tell him you know he can do it. You know by now what it takes to get to each step. Tell him. Tell him you know he can make it and how it will be X number of days/weeks until he is at X stage. Then another X stage...etc. Build him up. [/QUOTE]
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