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<blockquote data-quote="ducky" data-source="post: 1712887" data-attributes="member: 94420"><p>What's the boy like, have you met with him? You really need to get to know the boy and meet his parents. Judge that boy and his parents character ASAP.</p><p></p><p>I went through a parents worst nightmare with my step daughter when she was 15 over a boy. That boy almost destroyed our family, but at least our daughter knows how far we'll go to fight for her. She will turn 17 in January and the boy is a really bad memory that we are all trying to put behind us.</p><p></p><p>It took a lawyer's, a restraining order, a school lockout to get him to stay away. As well as talks from the county sheriff. As a family we had some pretty intense family counseling as well as one on one counseling to put our family back together.</p><p></p><p>We finally got our healthy and happy daughter back, but there was a lot of hard work and forgiveness involved. It also took a horse, but now she is more involved with that horse than she ever was with that boy. You just got to find something that can get their focus off the boy, so they have something else to think about.</p><p></p><p>Take as much leave and long weekends as possible before your deployment. Spend that time getting to really know your daughter. Do one of the hardest things as a Dad, listen to her but don't try to fix anything (I'm still not good at this). Call and more importantly write her letters, texts, or email from your deployment, give her something she can go back to and read again. They seem to forget conversations quickly, but your written words can last forever.</p><p></p><p>Possibly seek family counseling. It'll help you to express your fears and anxiety, as well as your love for your daughter to her in a way she can understand better. You might even be able to continue some sessions telepresence from your deployment. This might dramatically help your wife's and your daughter's relationships improve.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You're happy because ingnorance is bliss, and that's not a bad thing. I lived like you until I was 36, then I met a woman with a 5 year old daughter and I couldn't imagine life without them. I thought my life was complete and I was a confirmed bachelor and I wasn't missing anything, I was wrong and I wouldn't want to go back to 36 year old me for anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky, post: 1712887, member: 94420"] What's the boy like, have you met with him? You really need to get to know the boy and meet his parents. Judge that boy and his parents character ASAP. I went through a parents worst nightmare with my step daughter when she was 15 over a boy. That boy almost destroyed our family, but at least our daughter knows how far we'll go to fight for her. She will turn 17 in January and the boy is a really bad memory that we are all trying to put behind us. It took a lawyer's, a restraining order, a school lockout to get him to stay away. As well as talks from the county sheriff. As a family we had some pretty intense family counseling as well as one on one counseling to put our family back together. We finally got our healthy and happy daughter back, but there was a lot of hard work and forgiveness involved. It also took a horse, but now she is more involved with that horse than she ever was with that boy. You just got to find something that can get their focus off the boy, so they have something else to think about. Take as much leave and long weekends as possible before your deployment. Spend that time getting to really know your daughter. Do one of the hardest things as a Dad, listen to her but don't try to fix anything (I'm still not good at this). Call and more importantly write her letters, texts, or email from your deployment, give her something she can go back to and read again. They seem to forget conversations quickly, but your written words can last forever. Possibly seek family counseling. It'll help you to express your fears and anxiety, as well as your love for your daughter to her in a way she can understand better. You might even be able to continue some sessions telepresence from your deployment. This might dramatically help your wife's and your daughter's relationships improve. You're happy because ingnorance is bliss, and that's not a bad thing. I lived like you until I was 36, then I met a woman with a 5 year old daughter and I couldn't imagine life without them. I thought my life was complete and I was a confirmed bachelor and I wasn't missing anything, I was wrong and I wouldn't want to go back to 36 year old me for anything. [/QUOTE]
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