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The countdown begins..............
we are at 18 days until he leaves and my emtions are all over the place. We just had his graduation/going away party last weekend and it was fantastic! Now I have nothing to occupy my mind except how many days it is before he leaves! Yikes. Seems like alot more people are posting these days as it gets closer.
My son is starting to feel the pressure too, not panic but everyone wants to see him constantly and I think its starting to affect him too! It just makes him that much more anxious to get on with it already.
Last night we ran into a friend's mom at the football game and she attended her daughter's graduation 2 weeks ago. It was very reassuring to hear her say that her daughter absolutely LOVES it and couldn't wait to get on to the next step! That made me feel better. She showed us her pictures from PIR and they were awesome too.
How is everyone else coping?
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Permalink Reply by StevesMom (Ship 12 Div 351) on
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We are at 9 days!! Our son is so far doing very well! I'm not experiencing the whole silence treatment or the "I can do anything I want" attitude that some of the other moms have expressed. He says he was nervous at the 3 months to go mark and now he is just ready.
He has focused his attention to his best friend and girlfriend, which I feel is very appropriate and not spreading himself thin with other people. We did have his best friend sign up (a blessing for him and his family as he was NOT the college type) and he will leave Nov 19th for boot camp (just after mine wraps it up!! LOL).
I love looking at the pictures of the PIRs!! Can't wait until its us taking those pictures!! -
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Permalink Reply by A Proud Navy Mom on
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Hi, my son leaves in 8 days. He can't wait to go. I, on the other hand, have had very weepy days since Sunday and feel like there is an elephant sitting on my chest. I am very excited and proud of him but it will be very hard not being able to see him for the 8 weeks.
I joined a gym to keep me busy and hopefully be able to surprise him at PIR by being in the best shape he has ever seen me in. Have you watched the PIR videos? It looks so awesome but I don't think there will be enough Kleenex in IL to keep my eyes dry, lol.
What is your son going in for? My son wants to be a Hospital Corpsman in hopes to reach FMF combat medic. He volunteers at our local EMS department which he loves and has been doing alot this past week since his friends have left for college.
Well, I think the ticket is keeping busy and hopefully the time will fly by until PIR!
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Permalink Reply by SherBear Nuke Mom (ET) on
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my son is going to Nuke School in SC after BC.....He can't wait to leave.
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