Thrive When Your Child Leaves for Boot Camp

One of the hardest things to experience as a Mom (and you Dads too) is to have your child leave the house when they are young adults. I’ve experienced it myself twice so far when my oldest son left for Navy boot camp and my middle son left for Air Force basic training. I’ve written about the difficulty of saying goodbye to them here , here and here (I’m totally not obsessed, I promise lol) but I think I have some tips for how to not just survive when your child leaves for boot camp but to thrive.

I Just Want to Dress-Up

I immediately agreed because I very seldom get the chance to dress up and this one sounded like fun. I would get to channel my inner flapper girl and see my husband in his dress blues so it’s a total win. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, if I only knew!