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Comment by K-Bug's Mom Ship02/Div940 on June 22, 2014 at 10:46pm

Here to support my little (well not anymore-but younger than me) brother. Thought I'd check in tonight. Thinking a lot about him this week. He's the inspiration for my daughter's decision to enlist in the Navy too. She left for BC in GL Wednesday. Now I have two to worry about!

Comment by Much Trouble on June 17, 2014 at 11:41am

Jersey Susan...You must be walking on air!!!  The next thing, of course, is to actually see him, but just knowing he is safe in the USA relieves a bigger weight than you knew you were carrying.  When my son came home, I just sat there and really didn't even say much.  I just soaked up his very presence...feasting my eyes and ears on him as though he was a famous person and I was one of his groupies.  Although, when I think about it, that is exactly what I was...his #1 fan!  lol

Comment by TexasDocMom on June 17, 2014 at 10:10am

What a great post to see first thing this morning!! YEA! Hug that young man for all of us, Susan!! good for you!!

Comment by Pam on June 17, 2014 at 9:04am

Yay JerseySusan!  Enjoy the visit because they go all too fast!

Comment by JerseySusan on June 17, 2014 at 8:25am

Rec'd a phone call last night, "Our Son is Home"!! I can't begin to tell you, how blessed we feel & how much we are overjoyed with emotion. He will be flying to our house in a couple of days for the weekend, as we have been storing all of his "Toys" aka/truck/motorcycle/boat.

Please Lord, Keep All Our Soldiers Safe who are Deployed and getting ready to Deploy.

Comment by JerseySusan on June 16, 2014 at 6:06pm

PS....I forgot to mention I ended up watching Disney's "Frozen" for the 1st time yesterday afternoon to pull me out of my slumpy afternoon. It did make me smile!!!!

Comment by Curleytop on June 16, 2014 at 4:04pm

Thanks girls for your kind words.  After I talked with you, it was another hour or so before I could sleep but I was not crying anymore.  So around 3:00 a.m. my time, I drifted off.  I knew I could count on my NavyMoms.  Yes, the families serve as well as right along with our sons and daughters in a different way.

Pam, we were told of our son's next deployment when he was home on leave.  Like you said, 'No complete happiness'.

But even state side, on base, where I thought things were relatively safe, things happen.  I guess as mom's, we are always on alert.  Being in the military just brings all these feelings to the for front and intensives them.

Thanks for being here for me, NavyMoms.

Blessing to all.

Comment by Pam on June 16, 2014 at 10:05am

See curlytop?  You can come on here at any time, sad or glad, and receive such great support. My Sailor has already told me his next deployment date also, so there really is no "complete" happiness is there?  I will be able to visit with him in a couple of weeks, but deployment will always be there in the back of our minds.  I hate that Iraq is in such turmoil.  We had a local 19 year old marine die there back in 2006.  I hate that even more.  Was his death in vain?  I sure hope not.  And Father's Day was good for my husband, but my Dad passed away almost 10 years ago so it's always a little bittersweet. Hang in there ladies.

Comment by JerseySusan on June 16, 2014 at 9:32am

I know how everyone is feeling. I had a little melt down yesterday. My husband is on a business trip. I'm still "nursing" my ankle since Feb. The Dr. finally did surgery last month. I haven't been able to keep myself "physically" busy while our son has been gone. All this world news is very depressing. I know it's made me more sensitive with my emotions, and our son has had "several" delays with his return home. :(  AND it doesn't stop there. I've been worried as well with all the adjustments of him coming home. I learned a lot from his first time, I'm sure this transition will have some hiccups as well. When he left, he knew he might be getting a transfer from his home base after he gets back. He put in for 2 places on different continents. His thinking at that time was, he would like to do it now while our "oldest" son is near us on the east coast for at least 3 years. Of course, we support and stand behind where ever and what ever he wants to do and explore. He left on deployment with a broken heart from a GF, so I only hope that time healed it. Yes, many worries are on the rise not only getting him home, but also after he's home. But I can't wait until we can hug, kiss & touch him again. 

Comment by TexasDocMom on June 16, 2014 at 9:19am

Ladies....my day wasn't a lot different than yours! weepy all day yesterday, don't know if it's the news on Iraq, or being Father's Day (my dad died when I was 6 and it's always tough) or what....so I followed my own advice, washed my face and found something to do. At least twice! 

julieb, families serve, too, don't they? One thing I realized when my son would be deployed is that not only was I worried about his safety, sometimes I just plain missed him. Just missed his face, his smile, his dirty clothes on the floor, all the stuff that comes with raising a young man....I just missed him. And that's normal and probably a good thing. Curleytop, send him a card...maybe one that just says you miss his face. Or take a photo of the backyard, and tell him about your roses blooming, something from home that only his mom could do. You're not doing it for him, you're doing for you. If he says anything, just tell him that. 

My son was like that too about being "too emotional". No we couldn't walk him all the way to the gate at the airport..."too much emotional stuff". "Mom, please don't cry when I leave" too emotional. ( I did pull that one off...his twinkling eyes ....I'll always remember how proud he looked... and thankful.) 

Curleytop, where I work  here in Austin is a parks and recreation center where our local community college does their PE oriented stuff because we have a big gym. During the school year, I see so many young vets who have returned home to go to college.  I watch them walk through the doors and across the lobby and guess which ones are vets. I'm usually right. They walk with such confidence, looking people in the eyes as they pass, always, ALWAYS acknowledge the desk attendant with a  "good morning", stand so straight and tall....They aren't my kids, but I'm so damn proud of them! I know at some point each of your sons and daughters will move forward into that phase of their lives. Moving forward. I have to tell you, I still miss him, and my daughter as well...they are very busy with their work and lives and I try not to be a nag and drag, but I miss the crap out of them...and they are right here in Texas, neither is further than 70 miles away! But I don't have that underlying fear in my heart all the time that goes with deployments. Sometimes I do, sometimes I wonder if I'm the one with PTS...worrying about whether he is okay, if he's walked away from the war zone without the nights of hell that so many come home with. He would never tell me. I know he was working at the VA clinic for the last year, so he could and would get help if he thought he needed it. 

Is it possible for either of you to go visit your sons? even for a weekend?

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