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Feeling down!!
I can't stop crying I miss my boy already and has been just few hours since I left him, I guess I understimated this moment I thought I would be stronger...
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Permalink Reply by AMW on
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What you are feeling is natural. I remember doing the same when my son left for boot camp. I was so depressed, I would cry when someone said his name. I sat by the mail box every Thursday hoping to receive mail from him. It has been 3 years now and it hasn't been easy. I miss him everyday. He is currently deployed, but his 9 month deployment is almost up...70ish days left. Good luck!
PS Write him everyday, my son said that the letters helped him get through boot camp. Don't worry about the content of the letters, they just want to know what's going on from day to day. Stuff we think is boring, he seemed to love.
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Permalink Reply by zacsfan on
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HEY MAMA-I know how you feel - but pretty soon you will be planning things to do with him when he returns- or when you go to his graduation- you can start writing letters now even if you can't send them yet. Sandness comes and goes... sorry...
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Permalink Reply by Paula on
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My daughter is ship 03 div 210. We have two weeks to go for PIV! My emotions are going all over the place. I am so proud of her forwhat she has chosen to do. I miss her so much. The house is so quiet without her singing and laughing. In her letters she sounds so strong and HAPPY. I pray it is true and not just a front she is putting up for me..I don't think the tears will ever stop.
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