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Don't know what I will do when my boys leave.
My twin boys are leaving for the Navy this summer and my husband works out of town, I am just use to it being me and my boys all summer and then my husband is home all winter. So I am feeling like my empty nest is going to be real bad during the rest of the summer, especially since I won't even be able to talk to them. Glad I live in the same town as most of my family, don't know what I would do if it wasn't for them.
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Permalink Reply by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on
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Wow...two boys going in at once! Stay strong Mom. I bet you are so proud of them! I'm a Mom of twin boys also, but only one of my boys is joining the Navy. They are complete opposites. LOL The one son just swore into DEP two weeks ago and will ship out next July after he graduates HS. The other one wants to become a teacher, so he plans on going to community college. The second one plans on moving in with a buddy so we'll have an empty nest too. It's so strange to think about not having them around. I'm trying to make sure this summer and school year are full of good memories.
If you have a hobby, now is an excellent time to immerse yourself in it. Maybe you can start a new hobby like scrapbooking. I'm sure you'll have plenty of proud moments that you won't want to forget.
Hang in there Mom and the best of luck to your boys and their futures. You are truly blessed! -
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Permalink Reply by cathymgShip03Div367&ship11Div383 on
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My boys are alot alike, they have always had many of the same friends and have always played the same sports and so on. They signed up in February so I haven't had a much time to think about it as you, but I am very proud of them and I do think it will be good for them.
I am very involved in my community and my church So i know i can stay busy, but it just won't be the same. I just need to hold on to my faith and know that god will get me through this.
Thanks for the words of encouragement. Have a great night.
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Permalink Reply by doubletrouble on
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My boys are like yours, they have the same friends, their closest friend also joined with them and will ship out with one of them. They were both on the football team, played the same position just opposite sides of the quarterback, both took welding their Jr & Sr years in high school and came out as certified welders! All through our public schools! That's why they decided to join the Navy, to get more training in their welding.
I hadn't even thought about when they leave, that means their friends will not be coming to hang out anymore. The house will be very quite, but on the bright side, the grocery bill will go WAY down!! HA HA
Maybe our boys will be at BC together, that would be cool if they could get to know another set of twins there. Are you planning to go to PIR for them? I think that is by biggest anxiety right now, that they probably won't PIR together and we won't be able to make two trips. We live in TX and will be driving to PIR so probably one trip.
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One of my boys leaves July 31st and the other Aug. 15. I have been told to make sure they go to church, which I would have encouraged anyway, but they say it really helps you get through it and it will also be a place that the boys will be able to see each other.
I guess I am lucky because I live in IL and can plan on going to both graduations. How far apart will your boys graduations be form each other? mine should only be 2 weeks.
Your right it would be cool if our twins would some how be together, I loved having twins, I think all babies should come in two's. Raising them has been so much fun. And I love that they are a lot alike, it has made it alot easier on us and I like knowing they always have a friend they can count on. My daughter and her friends were always fighting and sometimes she was the one they put out of the group, the boys never had to worry about that because they always had each other.
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Permalink Reply by CO-TwinSalorsMom on
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You should do whatever you can to go to both PIR's I think. Save that extra grocery money. Stay at the Navy Lodge $66 a night. First time took a train from Colorado. Not expensive. Second tome got cheap flight into Milwaukee airport and it was about a 45 min drive to Navy Lodge. Rented a car. The hotel provides breakfast. PIR is awesome and your new sailor is so proud. I think you should try anyway.
Our re rioter actually encouraged mine to continue with going to church. The chapel there is lovely. Nice chaplain. Some divisions have been known to hold their own bible studies and to pray together at lights out. -
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Do they have many different services at the GL, We are Lutheran and I would like them to be able to attend a Lutheran services.
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That's not a bad idea!!
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I also have twin boys in the navy. They did not go together though. One left in November the other in April. You should go to the main paige and join the group for the month they go to Boot Camp. Then they will move you to their ship and /div in Boot Camp and their PIR group. It is VERY helpful to have the support of the moms of the kids who are with yours. You laugh and cry and celebrate successes together. The recruits can earn extra calls home so keep your phone with you at all times. But on these groups you can get a beds up when their division is getting to call home. It is exciting.
My house was the hang out house so now with both gone it is very quiet and CLEAN. Some of their friends will still stop by to say hello. Good luck to you send me a friend request if you want. I would be glad to help is I can.
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I have join the group for July, but they are not going together one leaves in July and the other in August. They will be going 2 weeks apart so they will be there at the same time. I don't know how to navigate this site very well yet, And I can't figure out how to friend you.
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At this point My first one to join is deployed on the USS Bainbridge (destroyer)
His twin just had PIR and is at Goose Creek, SC at nuke school.
I remember you sierra scrapper where is yours now?
Church is great but I highly recoment joining the DEP group. You will be more emotional than you think you will be. All these ladies either have been there or are going through it with you. They know exactly how you feel.
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My son is in DEP now and will go to BC 7/1/2014 just two weeks after he graduates from HS. He is also going Nuke so I'm thankful to be able to shadow you and your son's journey and help prepare myself for what is to come. It must take courage of steel to send both boys off at once or close together. You gals amaze me!
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Great that you started. Join both groups, you will meet these women at PIR.
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