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Comment by Suzi-OH on March 4, 2011 at 1:11pm

JudyB - lol - At least it sounds like you son is on the ball even if not everyone else is as well. My son is watchbill coordinator for barracks support and also for his duty station. He's getting a taste of people loving him one day and mad at him the next depending on the watch or duty he assigns to them.

mamawalrus - It's wonderful you hooked up with the Blue Star Moms. I contacted our local chapter, but have not been able to make a meeting yet. Unfortunately, with everything going on in the world now, groups like BSM will be needed more and more.

Comment by mamawalrus on March 4, 2011 at 1:46am

Hi everyone.. I wanted to let you all know I attended my first "Blue Star Mom" meeting!  It was awesome.. they do so much in the community for our military men and women, the care packages go all over and automatically your son/daughter, spouse will get one!  We are going to help a wounded warrior in our community in a few weeks.  The moms there were great and some have boys in Afghanistan right now and told stories that were just heart breaking and some that were so joyous!  I highly recommend if you can, to find your local chapter and get involved. We are now part of the military and need to do what we can to help them as much as we can. There are more and more people against the military (Westboro church), that we have to be diligent in showing our support and helping in every way we can.  I recruited 2 of my sons friends moms, who are Marine moms, and 1 off the N4M NM group.

Comment by JudyB. on February 28, 2011 at 2:28pm

Suzi-OH,  Ha!  That's funny!!  My Corpsman is a reservists and his "Nausk" sounds like anyway stands for his drill station; well 1 weekend a month he drives 4 hours to Los Angles and trains with his platoon.  OMG, it's like whose on 1st and what's on 2nd there!!  They really have to get there act together over there!!  He feels like it's hard to be professional when the powers that be over there are not!!

Comment by Suzi-OH on February 28, 2011 at 2:12pm

Hello Ladies! Thought I'd pop in for a little post. Just spoke to Lynch. He just finished working with this lady to enter all the info to upgrade his clearance. I'm surprised he didn't need to know the date of his first bowel movement, lol!

Comment by Kimberly on February 21, 2011 at 11:15pm

It does seem like someone elses life. The fact that we all get along is weird at first it was for the kids now-- not all the time or even often but holidays weddings funerals are not bad because he is there.

Comment by Suzi-OH on February 21, 2011 at 11:07pm

Kimberly - it's so much better than arguing! :) My parents have been divorced 40+ years and still they barely make eye contact.
NYHoliday - write, write, write...but know that he may not get all of your letters. We had some returned after he was already in Pensacola. My son loved BC, especially loved the food. He had a great division that really worked together even though they were a push division so they had one less week together.

Comment by JudyB. on February 21, 2011 at 10:44pm

NYHoliday, Absolutely what Joan & Kimberly said and a suggestion from me...I sent my son up lifting and joyful, funny cards.  Some were so funny that Tristan commented that if it were not for these cards that took him from a really bad funk to a place where he could pull up those "big boy britches" and carry on. lol The best part was they were cheap 50 cents from the dollar store and I could keep the envelopes thin by writing news from home right on the cards!

Comment by Kimberly on February 21, 2011 at 9:29pm

My ex-husband and my husband went to my middle sons bachelor party they rode 4 hours each way with each other and they had a blast-- it does make life tolerable and funny

Comment by Marissasmom(Ship03 Div360) on February 21, 2011 at 9:20pm

NYHoliday- My son grad bc Jan 28. I mailed a letter twice a day everyday since i received his address. I'd mail one in the morning and 1 in the evening. The postoffice is a block away from work. Your letters will mean EVERYTHING to him. Be upbeat, don't be sad, don't tell him how hard it really is. I'd write about what my day was like (only the positives ha) on the back of his letter i'd send the joke of the day from an internet site. They aren't able to write you nearly as much, but keep your letters going. That is the only real way you can help him right now. Plus like Joan said, it helps YOU. It helped me feel better inside, although I'd be crying almost everytime I'd write. I think I received my first letter from my son after 3 weeks.  Hang in there and be strong!! you have alot of support on this site. when you can, join the group for your sons ship/division, you will bond and be able to share information from your son's letters.  KEEP THE LETTERS GOING!!!

Comment by NYHoliday on February 21, 2011 at 8:56pm

I just finished writing my son like the 8th letter in a week and half....is that too  much?? I hope somehow he gets to write one. So how long will it take to have them write one, home?

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