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Comment by Marcia Shea's Mom(Ship3, Div367) on October 23, 2011 at 3:00pm

Are there any moms that child has the PIR date of November 10, 2011 traveling from MD, DC, VA, PA, NY or NJ?

Comment by Marcia Shea's Mom(Ship3, Div367) on October 23, 2011 at 2:59pm

Hello Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day.  I just left my daughter's room and I am really missing her right now.  I plan to leave out the house in 20mins to walk around the mall.  My daughter said I can send her natural eyeshadow and foundation, so I will mail items off to her tomorrow.  I can hardly believe I have 19 more days before I can hear her voice.  I pray daily for our children and our peace.  I will continue to pray for all of our families.  Have a blessed day!

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 23, 2011 at 2:47pm

Thank you Margysmom & eoila - I really appreciate your thoughts and words of encouragement. I literally had to stop multiple times while reading your posts to wipe my face cause I was crying so much I couldn't see.

I'm trying to not dwell on it today. Went to store with my younger son and bought a pumpkin and we are carving it now. Well - he is. We worked on scraping out the inside and I helped him get the pattern taped and now he is tracing the pattern onto the pumpkin. It helps doing things but I still miss my SR and the phone call / letters can't start soon enough for me.

Comment by kristie 09/016 on October 23, 2011 at 2:17pm

Thank you Diane. It's so nice to hear other moms that have been through this hard time and know that if they can get through it so can I. Its so hard not knowing what is going on, but I guess that will make that first letter even more special. I pray my son gets stationed in San Diego, that would be the closest to us. Hope that doesn't sound too selfish.
I love hearing all the other stories and meeting people who know what we are all dealing with. I wish I could meet some people in my area, Las Vegas, so that ee could actually sit down and talk about things. But I'm so thankful to have been given this website to find support.

Comment by eolia (ship 10/div 257) on October 23, 2011 at 12:57pm

proudnavymom I feel like I am you when I am reading your post, my son an only child and very close to his dad and myself, the whole way after dropping him off was horrible, we drove 50 miles crying one would stop the other would start, getting my first letter was July 3rd it was a saturday and i walked in the postal service to check again my po box, there it was not just 1 letter but two, i yelled out woooooo hooooooooo so loud thank goodness no one else was there. I think it was better then christmas as a child. That day it started getting a little easier, He is now almost graduating from A school and I have seen him twice since dropping him off at that recruiter, I do still cry leaving him but I see what kind of person I should say MAN he has become and the hard work he has put into being a great Navy Sailor. My husband and I are so proud of him words can't describe it, you will feel the same way. I just keep saying we have to support all his efforts and that helps me so much. After seeing my son last weekend in San Antonio I know he made a great decision to join a wonder Family like the Navy, thank your son for the sacrifice he is making for me and my family and we are all hear for you.

Comment by Marqy'sMom13 on October 23, 2011 at 12:15pm

ProudNavyMomShip09DIV ~ My daughter is my only biological child, she will turn 20 in 6 days.  She graduated BC 10/1/10.  She is now on her first deployment and first birthday sooo far away from home.  This will also be the first time we spend the holidays without her, we were fortunate to have her for x-mas right after A school, she received her orders for San Diego while she was home for x-mas in 2010.  I have been also fortunate enough to visit her a few times in San Diego before her deployment.  

When she left for bootcamp she was fresh out of high school, 8 weeks to be exact.  I cried myself to sleep the first week she was gone.  I am very lucky to have a relationship with my daughter where we have been the best of friends.  Not talking to her whenever I feel like it, not seeing her whenever I feel like it, yes it is like experiencing a death.  You hit it right on the nose.  It does get better, maybe a little easier.  I am so proud of her, she has visited 6 countries so far since she left on 7/29.  She even got hurt during deployment and I just about lost all my marbles.  Navy 4 moms has helped me tremendously, I know now I am not alone, I know now I was not just going crazy.  

When I received her first letter informing us of her graduation, I saw her name on the return of the envelope, I was crying so hard for joy I could hardly read the letter, lol.

I am sending you a great big hug right now!  I remember my daughter explaining how phone calls home were a privilege.  They work as a team and have to earn the additional phone calls.  I only received 2 calls while in BC and checked my mailbox everyday.

I can't wait for you to hear from your son for the first time, again I am sending you more hugs.

 

Stay in touch with Navy 4 Moms, they have been my "Saving Grace"

Comment by kristie 09/016 on October 23, 2011 at 12:11pm

I felt the same way the day before my son was going to leave. He got a call later in the afternoon and they changed his leave date for 2 days later...it was a huge blessing to have the extra couple days with him but then come ship day deluged all the crazy emotions again. Hang in there, it is a roller coaster of emotions. It may take a few weeks to hear anything from your SR we are still waiting for the first " real" letter to arrive and he left Oct 6th . Praying we hear something this week.

Comment by Pearl Harbor MA on October 22, 2011 at 11:45pm

I feel that I was so blessed while my son was in BC. We got 4 long phone calls and I think 2 short ones. They got to call the very first Saturday they were there. I was so shocked.It all depends on their RDC's.They also had a guy kind of freak out and  get sent home almost right away so maybe that had something to do with it..who knows?!  Just glad it's over with. He is now stationed in Hawaii!

Comment by elizabeth on October 22, 2011 at 11:04pm

Oh boy do I remember those feelings, while my son was in boot camp.  Now he is only 10 days away from graduating A school and going to his station, only 2 1/2 hours away from where we live. 

While they are in boot camp we lived for those letters, usually arrived Wednesdays or Thursdays. Then the first real phone call around the 4th week and that last call when they pass battle-stations and get there sailors caps.  I know exactly how you feel right know, and seems like forever,  but it is all worth it when you get to see them in their dress blues and how proud they are of themselves.

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 22, 2011 at 10:51pm

Still no letter today. :(. I had my son for 19 years and I'm having a very hard time with the not being able to talk to or him him or at least text him. I've also had the same feelings of it being like a death. I sob sometimes when I think about him. When I'm not sobbing I'm crying. I really need to get a letter soon. I miss him alot. I know I'll probably feel alot better once I hear from him and can hear from him that he is doing ok.

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