My parents are amazing apart from this one thing
I (m25) started the process of joining the army early last year, it’s gone quite well apart from a slight medical hiccup around October but I sorted it (uk btw) and now I’m waiting for my assessment centre trip which is next month.
My parents didn’t really believe I was joining until recently, long story short I kinda took ages to get to this stage of the application and I often got details wrong (I can be quite forgetful) but tbh after their saw proof, they started getting more involved.
Over the last few months I’ve been jogging regularly but also taking the odd Sunday or Monday to rest, usually an hour a day, half an hour sometimes if the weathers a bit iffy, but other than that, I think I’m doing well.
Tbh tho, my mum keeps pressing me, telling me she’s not sure my stamina is good enough, often saying she’s worried I’ll fail, and today she went on an almost 10 minutes ramble about me “constantly giving up” when doing things around the house, which I don’t.
I asked her very simply “would it be ok if, when I come back from my jogs, you say something like ‘well done’ or “how was it?”” But I was met with a huff and “if I’m here”, it feels like she’s taking the tough love approach but it’s a little irritating.