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First timer....need some HELP!
He is on Ship 9 and DIV 224, if there is anyone out there with a loved one in that division that could give me some good advice as to how to take this last stretch of weeks go by faster and easier for me(as well as what to say and not to say in letters to him) I would be greatly appreciative!
Thanks you and good luck to all the girlfriends out there!!
Emily D
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Permalink Reply by AF Airman on
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Hey. In my bfs first letter from boot camp he told me how everyone got letters except for him and it made him really sad. Reading that hurt me so much i felt sooo bad. But it takes a while for letters to get to them i would say a week or so. JUst be patient once he finally gets your letters hes going to feel so much better. Honestly idk what to tell you about making time go faster just focus on PIR and whenyou finally going to see him. DOnt count how many days you been apart count how many days left until you see him. That helped me alot and it seems like it takes forever but trust me it will come faster than you think. The last weekwas pretty hard fo me i cried almost as much as he first week i know its weird but idk why. Focus on little things like what your going to pack and what you want to wear the first time you see him. Stuff like that. Write to him EVERYDAY if you can or as much as you could. I would say to just tell him about your day in your letters tel him how everyting is going and whats new. Get creative, i would put stickers on my bfs letters and hand make cards. Some people say stay positive in al our leters but thats hard when your telling him you miss him. Dont worry about it just talk to him like you regularly would. But always tell him how proud you are of him and how your always going to be there for him. Alot of words of encouragement. IDK what else to tell you... stay strong its all worth it. Theres nothing like that moment when you hug him at PIR after al this time.
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Permalink Reply by AllieNJ on
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don't be sad about the letters, they take forever to get to them on base! Also, I would just write what you would normally say to him on the phone. Just talk, they die to know what is going on in the outside world. lol. Send sports scores, news clips, anything you think he would find interesting, and always be sure to tell them how proud you are of him! =)
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Permalink Reply by Jamie-N-Max ABE on
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Stay busy and the time will go faster than you think is possible. My BF grads in 15 days, count down the days until you can see him again, and ALWAYS make sure that you are letting him know how much you and love and miss him. I got a letter today stating that some have been getting Dear John letters and the last thing you want him to think is that you have moved on! They are very nervous and need a lot of reassurance that you are waiting for them. Hope this helps!!!
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Permalink Reply by Michael's Girl on
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Hey Emily! My boyfriend is no longer at bootcamp, but he was 2 weeks ago. So even though he is not in that division I have some advice for you! The best thing to do is stay busy. Maybe start reading a series of books, work more hours, take a summer class, or hang out with girlfriends and go shopping or something. I wrote my boyfriend a letter everyday and would send 4 or 5 as a group and that helped me alot because I was able to get out all the things that were in my head onto paper. It was a great help. I also numbered the days and time flew by. Eventually I was on day 51 and we were leaving to see him.
Don't talk about friends or family members or pets that have gotten injured or died in the letters. Someone else told me that. Write your letter as if it's a journal entry. I am sure he will love it.
Good luck, I hope that helped some.
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