Things to Help Moms be strong & get throught the First Call..

[PL Div 389 Ship 14 Mom]

Hello to all that has a Love one In Boot Camp.. My son is entering his 6 week of BC. He left 9/17/09 I got my first call Friday October 9th the day before his 19th B-day.. I was so scared that when he called I would cry and upset him and it would just be horrible. So I made my self notes, I carry my phone and these questions around with me All the time....Some questions I Asked were:

Do you like your Hair?
How is the food?
What are some things you guys have been doing? I also wrote down some things that had been going on with us. Football highlights.. And Just how proud everyone is.. Post from Fb etc.

I am so emotional and , When I saw the 847 area Code, of course my heart dropped. I said HELLO, all he said was hey and I could hear the crying... he finally got out Mom I only have 15 minutes..... I grabbed my notes and said let's not waste it crying, let's talk about you!!! I managed to turn him around. It was hard. Hopefully I have given info that might help you when your SR calls........... Untill you get OFFF the phone of course..lol
I know that others have something to share re: this, and How they did their first call... Hopefully I am not the weakest link......lol

Standing Proud and Learning to let go.
Paula

[Michelle PIR 11/13/09]

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[Margaret, 1 Sailor, 1 Recruit]

I found out the hard way that the first call does not come at three weeks. When my first son left, 3 weeks was on my 50th birthday. No call. The next week came and went with no call. FInally about two weeks before PIR, I got the call. The only problem, the phone he used didn't work! He could hear me, but I couldn't hear him. I just wanted to scream! I went straight to pen and paper and wrote how I wanted to talk to him and next time use a differnet phone. He was able to call one time more and this time the phone worked. Then he was also able to give me the "I'm a Sailor" call.
Not being able to talk to him, made the letter mean more.

[Michelle PIR 11/13/09]

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[Michelle PIR 11/13/09]

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[Katieliz {Ship 10 Div 074}]

It's killing me......tomorrow we have our early Thanksgiving/going away party for our son at my mother in law's house, then Monday is our last full day and night and Tuesday our son leaves for MEPS and Wednesday off to Boot Camp. It came up so quickly these last few days. I just found some baby pictures of the kids a little while ago. I always tell people with new babies to enjoy them every second because they grow up so fast. I just don't think they can understand that until it happens.