Dear Mom: (check all boxes that apply)
1. The reason I have not written to you is:
______All my fingers have stress fractures too (how did that happen?)
______I forgot your name and address
______Everything is the same here everyday and I don't think I have anything to write.
(so just write: Dear Mom: everything is the same, Love(every week at least)
______I forgot my name
______I am too busy cleaning, cleaning, cleaning
______I am too depressed
______I am too psyched about being here and have forgotten you
______Oh come on Mom, mothers don't need letters, only recruits do (NOT)
2. I spend my day doing the following:
______working on odd jobs, studying my manuals, doing limited pt
______developing my new cleaning fetish
______twiddling my thumbs (oh wait, they are fractured too)
______practicing my drills
______exactly what my drill instructor tells me to do
keep^ others motivated
______trying to ^ stay motivated
3. When I think about home Sometimes I wonder:
_____if you have rented out my room
_____if you have cleaned my room or
are saving it for my new talents
_____if you have given my room to the dogs as their new playroom
_____if you have become a champion on wii games (fat chance)
_____if you miss me or are just making
that up because the support groups tell you to say that
____if you joined Marine Moms even though I told you not to
4. When I try to describe the meals here I think
_____why bother, they are all better than Mom's cooking
_____no, wait a minute, there is pot roast,
steak and ordering Pizza, Mom's good at that
_____the meals here are healthy,
I like them, and the drill instructor is looking over my shoulder
_____better than MREs
5. Here is what the doctor said last time I saw one:
______things are healing nicely just be patient and take it slow
______things are not healing nicely but be patient and maybe they will
______well there is a problem and surgery is in the future
______great work, you should be out of here in no time
_____cleared for what kind of pt________________________
_____banned from what kind of pt_______________________
____best guess for when you can
start regular pt or pcp___________________
6. What is okay for Mom to send me:
_____my dogs (just kidding)
_____my wii (sorry again)
_____DVDs (which ones)
_____magazines (enough with the magazines?)
_____stamps
_____paper
_____pencils
_____envelopes
_____calling phone cards
_____bumper patrol
_____arch supports
_____what other items?
_____sudoko, word puzzles?
_____books (which ones)
_____photos (of what?)
7.My general mood can be described as:
_____ok
_____still motivated
_____homesick
_____depressed
_____sad
_____excited
_____in awe of my drill instructors
(still looking over your shoulders?)
_____bored
_____learning new stuff every day
_____frustrated with how long it is taking
_____ok with how long it is taking
8. I wish you would tell the following to write to me:
This form letter is:
___________stupid
___________entertaining
____________better than having to write a letter
____________boring
____________a cute effort by my Mom
____________a manipulative way for my Mom
to get me to write because she looks for a
letter every day and feels sad when there
isn't something at least some of the time
but she doesn't want to make me feel guilty
but how about thinking about her for a change?????
Love, your recruit
posted by: darlene r.
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