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Comment by carols_kitchen on April 29, 2012 at 8:10pm

Welcome to Kurtmansmom

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on April 29, 2012 at 12:42am

Hi everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I went to lunch (we talked for 3 hours, not unusual) with 5 local Navy Moms.  It's so great to know them on here and get to know them in person too.  Also I got an email from my sailor.  He asked me to come to JAX and share Thanksgiving with him, just the 2 of us!  One happy mama here.  He won't have enough leave to come home for Christmas and Thanksgiving and deployment will be over by then.  I'm already packing!! LOL jk

Comment by Tina - socalnavymom on April 28, 2012 at 8:35pm

Annette Ship - I read your post and could feel your pain.  My son graduated bc last April and has now been deployed since Dec. Anyways, while in A school, I noticed on his facebook page he was "in a relationship", a mom's first question... with who and my second question, How? you've been away.  The girl is from the h.s. he graduated from and he happened to be skyping her  while he was away.  Well, he asked me to befriend her, get to know her etc. etc.  So I did as I was asked and well, we became pretty close, then something happened between the two of them and then I get an email, asking me to not see her so much.  Okay, first, I already go thru the heart ache of missing my son, and now I am going thru heart ache of missing this girl, who became part of the family so quickly.  Ugggg, my kids... I tell you, they're going to be the death of me.  I have two, a daughter who went away to college and when she graduated, she never came home, she is in the area, but never moved back home, then my youngest, decided to enlist in the Navy, the best thing he could have done, but I never knew this kind of heartache and am now getting it firsthand.  

Comment by Tylersmom on April 28, 2012 at 6:55pm

Annette Ship Ship 11/Div 141- I really can understand where you are coming from my son is my baby and we are very close.  Hopefully you and the girlfriend will get along well, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers that all goes well.  PIR will be all that you want it to be and more.  God Bless

Comment by Annette GM3 Mom on April 28, 2012 at 6:25pm

@Tylersmom - PIR is May11th.  I talked to the girlfriend earlier today and she offered to let me read the letters he sent her.  She said there is nothing personal in them but I know my son well enough that if I was to do that he would have an attack.  

@trloquem - I could only imagine.  My husband calls her my daughter-in-law all the time.  My son and I are very close so this is very hard. He is an only child so... We are going to meet the girlfriend next Saturday so we can get to know each other a little bit more before we leave for PIR.  PIR is going to be interesting to say the least.  

Thanks for the support... I don't know what I would do sometimes without my Navy moms!

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 28, 2012 at 2:56pm

Welcome ReneeBC

Comment by Tylersmom on April 28, 2012 at 2:04pm

Tee-1sailor's mom- You are so right about hearing their voice.  He told me that maybe in a week or two he may be able to make 2 calls, I told him I would take whatever I can get.  He is counting down the days to PIR as much as I am.  I will have to learn how to do SKYPE isn't some software for your computer.  I think I will have time to learn because I don't think he will be able to do it for awhile in school.  He said everything is done in phases so I will have to learn all that to.  It is so much to comprehend but I will be up for the challenge especially with having all of you guys to help guide me to and boy I am so thankfully for that.  If I had to do this by myself I would be on crazy mess

Comment by Tylersmom on April 28, 2012 at 1:49pm

Annette Ship-Oh Boy you have every right to feel as you do.  My mother always told me that a daughter was a daughter the rest of your life and a son is a son til he takes a wife.  All I can say to you is keep being the supportive mom and hopefully your son will get in touch with you.  When is his PIR???

Comment by Tylersmom on April 28, 2012 at 1:38pm

Velvetlace- I am so glad to hear that he will be seeing a specialist but please keep us informed on how he is doing my prayers and well wishes are with him.

Comment by Annette GM3 Mom on April 28, 2012 at 1:33pm

I feel like my son is really testing me right now.  He left for BC March 13th and 2 more weeks to PIR.  He left without a girlfriend and be Easter had one.  A girl from home that he was friends with prior to BC.  He asked me to keep her informed when he left which of course I have done.  Once Easter came he asked me to contact her and try to get to know her, which I have done.  The problem is I have not heard anything from him since.  The last letter I received was over a week ago and she has received 3 since.  She just tells me that he is doing fine and how much she misses him.  It's getting harder and harder. Oh, the last letter I got was to ask her to come with us to PIR and he would pay for her plane ticket.  I was a good mom and done what he asked but at this point I really feel like I am being given a test.  The one thing that really concerns me is that his girlfriend has made the comment that she will have her degree by the time he "gets out".  The concern... our son intened on making this a career so... hmmmm.  Sorry about rambling... just had to vent.  I hate feeling this way because I have normally handled things in stride before.

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