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Comment by Lisa-Chris's Mom on October 11, 2010 at 2:46pm
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Keke'smom, so very sorry about your brother. My dad passed a couple of months before Chris went into BC. That was my first thought after is was over (the funeral) if this had ever happened while Chris was gone, what would I have done.....I came up with wait. Good luck, and my prayers are definately there for you and your family. We certainly hope to see you on the 23rd at the "Navy" table :)
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Comment by cheryllynn-proud mom of a sailor on October 11, 2010 at 1:07pm
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Wow, awful about your brother. So sorry. Tough decision. Think I'd wait for the same reasons. Ugh.
Navy it is...first one there tells hostess Navy table... Can't wait...
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Comment by kelly67 on October 10, 2010 at 8:57pm
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keke's mom, I am so sorry to hear about your brother and what you all are going through right now. It is so hard to know whether to share news like this with our kids when they are away from home but I think following your heart is the right thing to do at this point. I hope to see you at the Common Mann on the 23rd and if you ever feel the need just to talk to someone, please feel free to give me a call if you want. Hugs to you & Take Care!
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Comment by keke's mom (Ship12, Div 262) on October 10, 2010 at 8:37pm
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I started this post about getting together and I haven't been back on here since. Lots of things going on in my family right now. My brother is dying and I don't know what to do about telling or not telling my son. He's still in A school in GL. He loves his Uncle very much. My heart is telling me to wait until his struggle is over and then tell my son. There is nothing he can do right now in GL except worry so I think I should withhold the news for now. I'll be at the lunch on the 23rd if I can. Can't commit because I don't know how much time my brother has left. I have my ribbon I wore for graduation, I'll pin that on to my outfit. I like the idea about having balloons on the table but I think the first person to arrive should just give the # of possible attendees to the hostess and use NAVY as a "reservation name". Then anyone coming in can just ask the hostess for the NAVY table! BTW, love the Common Man, good choice! I hope to be there to meet all of you!
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cherylynn, Oh that's right...it's October dress blues it is and boy do they look handsome in those!! : ) The whites were nice as well, but when I saw my son's picture in the blues...I thought he looked awesome in blue!! : ) The reason the boxers were so important was that he hated those skivies & the white knee sox they had to wear in bc so I knew he would be thankful for his own boxers & short sox too! Your son's letter sounds like one we got also, they do not get alot of sleep as I'm sure you already know, so much of the stress comes from the lack of sleep and constantly being yelled at & on the go, go, go! Hang in there Cherylynn just have a big warm HUG ready for him when you do get to see him!
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Ladies let me just say that I had no idea he was that sick, and thank goodness I didn't, as I probably would have wanted to call them haha. Chris would have loved that LOL. But definately it's so much better the things they don't tell you. And he actually said that if he wasn't sick, he thinks he would have really liked BS. So Cheryllynn that should make you feel better. I didn't bring Chris anything to PIR as he left for A school only an hour after PIR. Sadly we only had ten minutes together. But so well worth the trip, I had everyone around be crying like babies, my mom (who came with me) turned around and said "I knew you would be the first to start" Haha :)
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I got a letter today.......at one point he says he is bored and then toward the end of the letter he says he is so stressed out!!!! Wants to sleep. Oh, my. I think I'm just going to bring him a few comfy clothes...including boxers...lol. I don't want him to stress out worrying about what I'm doing...he has enough on his plate. We're in dress blues for graduation!!!
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cherylynn, Yes, the minute they step outside that hotel room they have to be in full uniform. They graduate in their whites, but my son & many other new Sailors chose to where their "peanut butters" uniform (black trousers & khaki dress shirt w/black cover) anytime they went out in public.I think they feel that it is more comfortable & won't show the dirt as much as the whites will. I know it's hard with the lack of communication while in boot camp, but maybe write yourself a note to ask him what clothes he may want you to bring him when you go for PIR. I do know that having his own boxers really made a big difference in my son's comfort & he was so glad I brought them! lol!
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Oh, man. I don't have his clothes. He was living with his brother in TX going to college and left from there. What little he has is there. Maybe I'll just buy him some new t's, jammies or something...just to relax in. He'll have to wear his uniform outside the room, right? so I don't have to bring anything fancy. I'm not sure when he is leaving for A school yet. hopefully we'll know soon...I haven't heard from him for over a week now.
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cherylynn, Good ideas, you are definitely thinking ahead! I also brought my son his flip flops to wear in the room, his own boxers, a few t-shirts, his favorite pair of running shorts, cargo shorts, sneakers etc. and made him his favorite monkey bread as a surprise! I was glad I brought him some clothes because when he was on hold waiting to leave for SD after the 1st week they were allowed to wear their civilian clothes if they went off base. I did end up sending him 2 more boxes of the clothes he wanted with him before he left GL.
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