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Comment by Dawn L. on August 28, 2012 at 9:54pm

Well, Ben left home today. I cried before I went to work, but I know that he is just an 8 hour drive away. This was his first time to drive that kind of distance by himself. Well...he made it!!!

Alaina-The thing I do for Ben when he comes home so he isn't having to go to each families house to see them, is have a get together with my family & my husband's family. It has worked out very well.

I guess we were lucky while Ben was at home for leave. he got to spend some time with some friends and then they all went back to school last week so he just hung out at home with us. We watched movies, played video games etc. He went & photogrpahed his cousin Sarah's senior portraits while he was home. They really turned out pretty. The Navy sure taought him a skill he can use when he gets out! I do miss him, but I know that I now can talk to him anytime  instead of being in different time zones & a world apart. Thank you ladies for all your support during this deployment.!!! I don't know what I would have done without you!!!

 

Comment by Cool Mom on August 27, 2012 at 9:56am

Ugh - that stinks.  Maybe your son is looking for acceptance from his dad.  If your ex wasn't around when your son was in school that probably made him think he wasn't good enough for his dad and now that his dad is showing some interest in him it's totally making him feel "wanted".  Do you know what I mean?  I'm divorced also, so I know what you're going through, plus I'm a child of divorce so I'd be trying to get some acceptance also. 

Comment by carebear77630@yahoo.com on August 26, 2012 at 3:37pm

Hi ladies .just got a call from our E T son! he will be home in just a few days!! we have aa cabin rented at South ToledoBend state park its a beautiful place the lake surrouds all the cabins kinda like a island its really a fantastic place,we would spend Spring break there and Christmas there  for the past 7 years  its been 2 years since our sailor has bedn there with us so... he is lookorward to it. and us too of course. he is bringing his cousin with him my nephew almost like my son lol he is a 

Comment by meagan5220 on August 24, 2012 at 2:51pm

Alaina I agree with the other ladies. Vent away! We all have to sometimes! Its best to get it out instead of holding it all in. I am so glad he came to eat lunch with you! I feel the same way with Michael and my family a lot. I even had to tell him we had to stop at my parent's house first mostly because we have to drop my dog off and he got all upset at first. I was like ummm. She cant be at your parents house and she isnt going to sit in the car until we are done with your family. Smh lol I hope you are all doing well!

Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on August 23, 2012 at 9:23pm

No need to apologize! We all know how you are feeling! You come here and rant all you want to! I have learned over the years that who ever yells the loudest gets the most attention! It is better to tell us here than to keep it in or blow up at the wrong time! It always helps to get your feelings out. AND in my opinion, a mom and son has a connection just like a father and daughter. I have two sons and a daughter and I know this to be true in my family anyway! I am really glad that you were able to spend some time with your son!

Comment by meagan5220 on August 23, 2012 at 1:21pm

Kim he can apply for an early out. Idk how far in advance he can do that. Michael always talks about putting in for an early out. (he doesnt enjoy this life at all.) but I know a few of his friends got early outs at the end of this deployment so they wouldnt have to worry about living here without their stuff.

Comment by Marty Mc on August 23, 2012 at 10:29am

There really is "nothing new under the sun..." I can't believe how similar all these stories of young sailors are! I guess it is comforting to know they do grow up and see the light. Mrs David's Mom, that is quite a "test." What can some people be thinking????

Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on August 23, 2012 at 7:03am

I know where they are going but I can't say because it hasn't been released. Ethan's squadron is at NASNI on Coronado.

Ethan was 18 when he signed. He was in between his Jr and Sr years. He had been seeing a girl and happy birthday to him Addie was concieved. She started demanding he stop hanging with his friends, telling him what to do and not to do and he broke up with her. She told one of his friends a month later that she was pregnant so he asked her about it. He told me and I suggested she go to a doctor. She went to the county health department and they told her she was and gave her a date. She let Ethan know that she was pregnant but it wasn't his baby. He joined DEP on June 30th and then the middle of July she told him it was his baby. He told her without a paternity test, he wouldn't believe her. He lost all trust in her! He had a very stressful first semester because she started school where he went. Addie was born 2 months early and spent 46 days in the NICU. When she was about 10 days old we had the paternity test done. So he didn't know that she was his baby until she was over 2 weeks old. The Navy has been good for Ethan except that he has been gone on two deployments back to back and has missed out on watching Addie grow up during those deployments. Others also miss out on their kids lives but we have had to hire an attorney to get visitation for Ethan. Her mother started dating a guy when Ethan was in boot camp and started calling him Addie's daddy. It has been very hurtful and disrespectful to Ethan and confusing for Addie. Someday she will know the truth about what her mother has put Ethan through.

I thought as long as their squadrons were going they had to go? I din't think they had a choice. The way I understand why Ethan won't go with them overseas is that his contract will be up in July and they wouldn't move him for just a few months. If he doesn't get out of the Navy, he will have to go or change rates but I could be wrong.

Comment by Mrs. David's mom on August 23, 2012 at 6:36am

Kim, David is in HSC 12.  I wonder if the two squadrons are going to the same place? 

If David got any leave time this month, we were never told.  He went straight out to Cali.  He met up with his high school buddy that he enlisted with, they haven't seen eachother since Jeremy left for BC, 6 months before David left.  David was home after A school in April, and he has only been on this deployment since May, so he's not home sick yet.  I'm bettin' by February he'll start feelin' it.

Matt's mom;  Matt's only 19?  At 19 David ran off to Texas with a girlfriend and her family.  That lasted a week!  Her mom, (who'd invited him to go without speaking to me first), calls me saying "I don't think this is working out."   REALLY?  She invites her teenage daughter's teenage boyfriend to move in, to a new town in a new state as if a long distance move isn't stressful enough, and doesn't think it's "working out" after one week?  I didn't even let her ramble on with why, I cut her off saying "tell him to be packed, I'll be there in the morning".  I left for Texas with in 30 minutes.

His heart was broken.  My heart ached for him.  I didn't want him to go, I never wanted to see my son hurt, but look what it's led to.  That path led him to where he is now, a growing experience.  Well, that and getting fired from Pizza Hut three times (but they did keep hiring him back.  That's what I couldn't understand).  He was 22 when he enlisted, realizing it's time to get his poop-grouped and grow up.   

 

Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on August 22, 2012 at 9:49pm

Great picture Linda!

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