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Comment by kristie 09/016 on October 26, 2011 at 11:22am

Good morning Navy family, hope all is well. Keeping my fingers crossed for a letter today. @Babette, this is all new to me too. My son left Oct 6 and I still haven't gotten a real letter from him. It takes a while for them to settle in, but man is it hard on us moms waiting. So have patience and stay strong. Thankfully I was told about this website, it has been a life saver for me. We are all here to support each other so if you have questions or concerns ask away.

Comment by ladyayp on October 26, 2011 at 11:13am

Good morning babette, I have two sons in the navy. One in for 14 years and the other for a little over a year. If there is anything I can say, or answers that I can give, please feel free to ask. We are all here for you.

Comment by Babette-Zack's Mom on October 26, 2011 at 11:06am

Good Morning ladies.  Just joined this group this morning.  My son is shipping out to BC in 12 days...Its very overwhelming, but am dealing with it.  I am already missing him and he has not even left yet.  I know he will do great and am so very proud of him.  Hope everyone is doing great...:)

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on October 25, 2011 at 8:32am

Hello to all and those that are *newbies.* Your messages take me back to when our son was a *Depper* and then the time came where he was taken to the hotel to leave the next morning. It was so hard, I sit with tears in my eyes and the heavy feeling in my heart remembering those days. It was so hard to let him go!! He graduated in June, he left for BC on 22 September. It was so hard for us, his girlfriend had left two weeks before for college, she was living with us (long story), she came home on the weekends and we were a family!! Then Diego was to leave as well and that was not a good feeling. We are a close family and to watch him get on that bus, I wanted to go and get him!! Then the wait for the phone call, then the wait for the "box" and then letters!! We were blessed, he was in a great division, his division had the most phone calls over the course of seven weeks (they were a push division) and we got lots of letters. They live for your letters as you live for theirs. We took his calls no matter where we were or what we were doing. When letters came I would sit in my car just so I could be *alone* with *him* for a bit. He had never been away from home, heck he didn't stay the night at any friend's houses until he was over 10 years old. He was always with Kevin and I and we loved it. So, then one letter comes in mid October and he tells us that he "Loves Kels" and wants to marry her while home on leave!! So, Kels comes home that Thursday night and we talk and tears overflow and we will welcome another *daughter* into our lives!! We gave them our blessings and in a short seven weeks, we planned a bridal shower and wedding!! It was stressful, but wonderful, sad because Diego was still in BC and then went to *A* school. Kevin and Kels drove down to get him and bring him home, we had a beautiful wedding on 22 December and then he got really sick on Christmas Eve, so we had a quiet Christmas. They had to leave on the 28th to get their housing. We went to visit them in July, they are doing great though we miss having them home with us. They had to decide if Kels will be coming home while he is deployed next spring. They aren't sure how they want to work things, though we are quietly praying she comes home. The thought of her being in another state by herself with the dog just doesn't sit well with us. Time will tell.

 

Anyway,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,YOU WILL GET THROUGH IT!!! Come here often ,join your groups and lean on those you understand! We have all been there and continue to be there with you and for each other. That is the wonderful blessings of site such as this!!! HOOYAH!!!!

Comment by mamawalrus on October 25, 2011 at 1:42am

Any other moms out there with a Sailor going to FMTB at Camp L?

 

Comment by Michele on October 24, 2011 at 7:46pm

Any moms/families from the DE, MD area with PIR date 11/4/11, My son Ship 09 Div.364 friends with a recruit from MD and he told me to try to find his mom.

Comment by ladyayp on October 24, 2011 at 12:43pm

Terbeasch, What ship is your sailor assigned to?

 

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 24, 2011 at 10:44am

Good morning Ladies!

Comment by terbeasch on October 23, 2011 at 9:11pm

Reading all these posts made me remember how much I missed hearing from my son in BC and I thought it was bad, now that he is deployed for 7 months its even worse, contact is sooooo limited and he is so far away - I just keep telling myself  "this to shall pass" and he will be back on US soil soon!  Just remember when things get tough there is always someone here to listen and lift you up!

Comment by TXNavyMom on October 23, 2011 at 5:51pm

Kristie, Have you checked to see if there is a group of either Nevada Moms or Las Vegas Moms.  If not start one, you might be surprised at how many moms or girlfriends, wives and fiances there are.  I now that our son's fiance is in in Vegas.  That's where we lived for 20+ years up until Jan of this year.  Our son PIR'd on 06/03/11.  We had to say good by to him in March when he came to visit before he left in April.  I haven't seen him since his PIR, but his dad went up and they had a Guy's weekend over Labor Day.  He will be here in Texas for Thanksgiving so that's going to be great.  He will finish A School mid Jan and we too hope he gets San Diego.  So no it's not selfish to wish for that.  Friend me and we can exchange information if you like.

 

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