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Comment by TexasDocMom on January 16, 2013 at 1:59pm

Foxsox.com ...look for the military socks....my son liked the ones that came up over the shin, they were padded to protect the skin from the boot laces. He said his Marines would use duct tape there, but socks are better! If you send sheets, try to send old soft ones, or wash the new ones several times to get the stiffness out of them.

Comment by DsMoma on January 16, 2013 at 12:51pm

Thank you , that's good to hear, I was thinking of sending shirts and socks , he is an MA, don't know what color his clothes are. Do you know about the beds, are they a 2 inch mattress, twin size...lol

Comment by JerseySusan on January 16, 2013 at 8:39am

DsMoma....It's possible those weird answers might be him giving you a way to figure out what he really means b/c he can't just come directly to the point. I know when we hear from our son, my husband & I are always asking each other, "What did he mean by that'? Sometimes....I think we are just over analyzing & trying to make good of everything because that's what our heart wants to us to do. It sounds like you are taking good care of his son while your son is away. We have an 8 year old grandson also. Even though our circumstances were totally different from yours, I know how it is as we raised our grandson for his first 5 years. We have quite a bond and connection with him. Just being their for your grandson, means the "World" to your son!! Just feel that in your heart & keep sending mail & packages, "especially" homemade cards to him from your grandson. Those homemade cards mean a lot to them over there.Hmmmm...Mail......sometimes our son gets his mail & packages faster than expected.....and sometimes not so fast. My M-in-L sent him a card which came back to her and read,"Not Found" (had everyone in a tizzy), but, I guess it just got lost b/c we heard from him a week after that and all his packages had arrived, but not that "card"!

Comment by DsMoma on January 16, 2013 at 12:39am

Glad to have this group,.. I have so many guestions , with not many answers...my son has a son,(8) he really misses his dad, as do I . We heard from him with Skype on Christmas , since then it's just been message, on FB with weird answers. I guess he is settling in..

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 16, 2013 at 12:07am

DsMoma! welcome to the group no one likes to join....but we're here anytime you want to visit, scream, cry or laugh hysterically, it's what we do best...you are not alone on this journey.

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 16, 2013 at 12:06am

No arrival or dpparture dates, no count downs....but we know there's some folks headed home sometime soon....post when he gets boots down USA!! 

Comment by yelomoon on January 15, 2013 at 8:14pm

@TexasDocMom- How much info. may I post here. Like my ombudsman sent a bit of cheer.  :) :) :)

Comment by DsMoma on January 14, 2013 at 12:05am

Wow thank you so much for this chat, the things you have shared make me feel so much better. My son , would not tell me anything, so his son and I packed the birthday package. He has just arrived there, so we are still trying to work out the whole communication/ time zone thing.

Comment by yelomoon on January 13, 2013 at 9:59pm

any conversation with my only child is a good one.:) 

 

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 13, 2013 at 12:41am

Great post! glad he's connecting on FB...4 years ago, when my son was in Iraq, it was myspace...same thing! He told me when he got home he once went over 3 weeks without a shower. Good thing they all smell like that in the group....

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