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Comment by KC'smom on April 12, 2014 at 5:34pm

Reid's mom- yeah you can believe my husband doesn't send an I love you text every night!! Haha, no way! It's a mom thing. I'm with ya NYRican... My son might not need it or appreciate it but I feel the need to tell him. I still "tuck in" my 13 yr old son every night. Give him a kiss, hug & tell him how much I love him. My husband walks past him & says 'G'night'. Haha!

Comment by NYRican924 on April 12, 2014 at 12:51am

Hi KC's Mom and Reids ma and all. KC's mom, I do the same exact thing as far as texting me son goes. My daily ritual is that when I pull up and park at work the last thing I do before getting out of the car is send my son a greeting and blessing. I just feel that if anything happens to either of us that at least the msg of love was sent. And now that my youngest, my daughter got her driver's license and drives herself to school now instead of me driving her, I have added her to the text msg ritual too. I send them a msg together blessing them for the day. Funny how that works, hahaha

Comment by Reid's Ma on April 11, 2014 at 10:23pm

My husband's comment: these are MEN now! Not boys sent off to summer camp!  No hovering!  (aren't men/dads different than women/moms)   

Comment by KC'smom on April 11, 2014 at 6:21pm

Susan, my son is EXTREMELY independent & wanted nothing more than to be as far away from me as possible, but I still send him a text usually everyday that says " love you" or something. And he's been away 3 years this month. So I say go for it! But you may be asking the wrong person! Haha!! Oh & I just have to say, when it comes to running... Not everybody likes to run- my best friend hates it so she uses the elliptical & has been losing weight. It's her own personal equipment in her bedroom. As for yoga, it's amazing where I started off & what I can do now. I had a bad shoulder & could barely get a jacket on or button up shirt, just couldn't get my arm back to put through the sleeve. Shampooing my hair was a task too. I did physical therapy, chiropractor, & just time & nothing seemed to help. Then I tried a yoga position & it improved. Took several months but it's all good now. Although I took yoga in actual classes, I had read about this particular pose being a cure all pose so I did it at home every night for several months. No class needed. Just watched an instructional video online.

Comment by Susan, Michael's mom on April 11, 2014 at 4:16pm

@KC's mom: my big realization is that this Navy thing is going to be the next 5 years. And, he is comfortable now, w/ his A school, and any texts/phone calls, now that he can make them when he wants, aren't so emotionally loaded w/ "I love you's"...in other words, he is achieving some independence: a good thing. But, I am wondering if it is OK to text g'nite every nite, or if I should give the kid a bit more space and just wait for him to text me....maybe text weekly? I know this is a silly detail, but wonder how others do it.

Comment by Susan, Michael's mom on April 11, 2014 at 4:12pm

I do want to add that we traveled to GL and attended Michael's PIR review! Phenomenal! Would not have missed it for the world! Also, he did make it to Monterrey! He is kept fairly busy thruout the day, but does not begin classes till next Wed. He is happy that by May 5th, he gets to begin wearing civilian clothes! He has done ok with a sea bag check and a few other things....he is thrilled w/ the location of Monterrey!

Comment by Susan, Michael's mom on April 11, 2014 at 4:10pm

@KC'smom: I should not have shared that. I know that sexual orientation has nada to do with her views. She is bitter for a # of reasons. I need to set some personal goals. Losing 20 pounds is one of them....I may get back to the gym. I don't see myself running, but I did yoga about 3 years back, and it did so much for me! I need to go back! Hope you and KC are well.

Comment by KC'smom on March 28, 2014 at 6:03pm

Laurie, thanks for clarifying! I guess now when referring to home what I actually mean is the US!!
Lisa- I hear ya! I actually still have a 4th grader & an 8th grader at home & each are very active in sports, piano lesson etc. plus I work & am in college for my graduate degree ( in nursing ). It means basically I'm too busy to get sad! Hahaha!! Actually when my son joined the navy I joined a gym & set some personal goals. Now I'm running & doing 5K runs whenever they come around. When I run, I sort stuff out in my head. Next on my list is to become a yoga instructor but won't have time for that until about 2 yrs from now. It's a nice goal though.
@ Susan that really sucks that the woman in your church would say something like that to you! Horrible! Doubt it's because she's gay- I have gay friends who would never say such negative things to me. I'd be finding a pew as far away from her as I could!
Keep us listed on PIR!

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on March 28, 2014 at 4:01pm

Susan, it is unfortunate someone at your church isn't showing you the love and support you need.  I'm not sure what her being gay has to do with anything.  But, anyway, one would think your church family would give you the most support.

On another note, I have found that it is extremely important to make a life of my own now that the kids are adults.  Do I miss my children?  Absolutely.  There's never an hour of the day that goes by that I don't think of one of them.  Mine are in three different Time Zones.  That is certainly not what I imagined would happen.  But it is what it is.  I have, instead, filled my life with fun and laughter and passion in other forms.  Now that our true parenting responsibilities are complete, I truly believe we must focus on making a beautiful life for ourselves (and our spouse if there is one).  Be proud you are a military mother.  Show your love and unconditional support for your military and non-military children.  But always remember to make your happiness a priority, too.

Comment by Susan, Michael's mom on March 28, 2014 at 3:51pm

@kC's mom:anyway, continue to be proud of your son! he is a phenomenal young man! he will continue to be in my prayers daily! I think I am just a "throwback to the Reagan era"...I think those were some of my best years and some of our country's best years! this planet continues to be a dicey place! it takes guts to be here and thank God our kids have guts! just keep praying and be proud of your beautiful son!

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