"Hi! Chipmunk wanted to me reach out to you and see how you are doing with the fires. She is currently without power at her house (she is fine) but i concerned!"
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jacksmom17
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I made this for my son and he loved it. I just walked through the Dollar Tree and started throwing candy in my cart. It was fun thinking of how to put all the candy together and make it turn into a love note.
"Good Morning jacksmom17,
I left you a message in the chat and on our main page. Hang in there. We are all here for you. Big Navy Mom Hugs!!!!"
"Thank you Carmen,
My son leaves today. So many emotions. Thanks for the tip. How long did it take for you to get his address?
Warmly,
Sheila"
"jacksmom17 -- Please join us on the main Boot Camp moms page. I also have a blog that will give you an idea of what to expect for the first few weeks. We are glad you found us. We all have trouble letting our kids go. Mine got us…"
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"I know completely how you feel. In the weeks and months leading up to my son's ship date (Aug. 11) I felt like I was slowly drowning. I kept thinking of my little baby boy and it was killing me. What God showed me, is that my son is not that…"
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- I am married. Have 2 kids Jack (18) and Erin (15- going on 30) I teach second grade. I love to camp and to paddleboard. I am so proud of Jack, but worried about his making it through Nuke school.
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Miss Him Already
Posted on August 31, 2020 at 4:11pm 7 Comments 3 Likes
Comment by jacksmom17 just nowDelete Comment
I feel like crying, but I guess I should wait until my son actually leaves. He doesn't leave until October 5 and I already miss him. I've been reading about what to do the month before my…
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- At 7:20pm on October 28, 2020,
Chipmunk said…
Hi Jacksmom17 - I am still without power so not here for long but I wanted to say hi. I hope you had a good day yesterday!! I am glad that LBF was able to reach out to you and tell you hello for me.
We have a lot of devastated trees from the ice storm but it is nothing like fires. Thoughts and prayers!
- At 12:54pm on October 28, 2020,
LadyBluefire said…
Hi! Chipmunk wanted to me reach out to you and see how you are doing with the fires. She is currently without power at her house (she is fine) but i concerned!
- At 12:44pm on October 22, 2020,
Good morning - I saw your note in main chat, but you had signed out. Here is my reply -
- At 7:38am on October 7, 2020,
BelovedbyHim may have shared this with you already but her blog is a good starting point. First Things First-- The Quarantine Edition
- At 11:11am on October 4, 2020,
partyofseven said…
Good Morning jacksmom17,
I left you a message in the chat and on our main page. Hang in there. We are all here for you. Big Navy Mom Hugs!!!!
- At 8:45am on October 4, 2020,
Jacksmom17 - I am sorry I didn't see your msg in the main chat sooner. Did you read this post of B'sNukeMom? https://navyformoms.ning.com/forum/topics/recruit-leaving-for-boot-camp-during-covid
Remind your son that he can do this. There is a lot of down time during the ROM - restriction of movement - quarantine time. There might be set backs in the training time but a lot of recruits have been going through this also, and they make it through. There might be a lot of yelling but ship shape himself and encourage him to help his shipmates as well. Remind him to call you from the airport before he meets up with the bus to transport him.
Be sure to come post in the main BC Mom group - you will be among friends there. - Be sure to scroll all the way down past the discussions to the comment section. If viewing this site on a mobile device, be sure to put into desktop mode.
- At 11:36pm on August 27, 2020,
Hi Jacksmom17 - I was just getting ready to sign off when I received the message that you had joined the BC Moms group - I just wanted to welcome you and encourage you to come over to our main page for the group, scroll down towards the bottom to where the comment wall is there and introduce yourself. We have several "veteran" moms on there who will answer questions and offer encouragement. And the others are either there because their loved one is in BC or has been through it recently.
I also saw your comment about your son going to Nuke School. The other group to join is linked in your comments below. My son left for BC three years ago, a month after he graduated from High School. He went through the Nuke pipeline and has been out in the fleet for over a year now. Do not hesitate to post and ask questions in either group.
- At 6:09pm on August 15, 2020,
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) said…
Please join our nuke moms group - here's the link:
- At 6:04pm on August 15, 2020,
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