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Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on March 27, 2011 at 4:45pm

I too love these Cleaning The Room stories.  My son was pretty good about it before he left for BC, though.  Did he actually get rid of stuff?  No.  Well, maybe papers and stuff.  But what he did do was box up and organize his stuff, so that the room looks clean, with empty drawers, but the closet is chock full of boxes and his one suit is hanging in the closet.  I do have bags of clothes and some shoes that I need to ask him if I can donate.

 

I do hope he can fit into his suit for his uncle's wedding in October.  He thinks he should be able to come home for it (with power school grad in August, who knows if he'll have started prototype by then?), so I'm hoping it fits.  Otherwise, we'll have fun finding him a suit fast.  He wore his dress blues for his grandpa's funeral and for Christmas mass, but I don't think he'll want to wear them for a wedding.  He'll want to blend in.

Comment by NavyMomx3 on March 27, 2011 at 4:32pm

My son has been gone for just about two years.  After he joined the Navy, I went through his room and boxed and labeled stuff.  I did send him an inventory of everything in the room and asked what he wanted done with all the stuff.  He is a very sentimental person with momentos from childhood yet.  I did save his special momentos and he informed me what he wants me to save for him--which was actualy very few items.  His childhood favorite toys like his legos, dinosaurs, electronic games, he said I could have his nieces and nephews come over and take what they wanted.  They loved it!  They think it is cool to have some of Uncle Wally's stuff. 

However, I still have more boxes which I, myself, cannot part with. I still can't even part with his broken boards from when he tested out in TaeKwonDo!!!  Go figure.  Can't imagine where he gets his sentimental side.  LOL   But right now he is talking about maybe being a lifer.....then what???  Time will tell what happens to all this stuff!!.

Comment by mommajo on March 27, 2011 at 3:49pm

JLD~My son had a roommate similar to your description and although he complained to us he said he wasn't a rat and "it is what it is" for the next months.  When he got into power school his SLPO asked what could be done to help him be the best sailor he could be.  Son did say he needed to be to sleep before 3am before a test (roomie on computer games).  The coming home drunk still happens but lights go out at midnight on class days.  That was a help and he kind of wished he had said something earlier.

My son is normal!!  I can so relate to the please clean your room before you go!  No, it did not happen.  He did sort somethings at Christmas and told me I could donate or garage sale as I saw fit.  

So glad you moms stay; information and company here is outstanding!

 Happy day!

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on March 27, 2011 at 3:45pm

I love the "cleaning the room" stories.  I too DEMANDED that he clean his room before he left.  It didn't work for me either.  I went through his room, washed all the clothes that were lying 6 to 9 inches deep covering the floor, and then folded and hung up all of them.  Three months later when he came home for Christmas, I informed him that he had to go through his room and what he didn't take was going to Good Will.  Well, he must have realized I was a little more serious about it this time.  Bags of clothes that no longer fit him because they were all too big went to Good Will.  He took a few clothes with him and ended up with one dresser drawer of clothes and about one foot of hanging clothes in the closet.  We had compromised on the summer clothes and agreed that he could go through those when it was closer to summer which he did last week.  I still have a few hanging clothes and one dresser drawer of clothes, but it definitely does not fill the room.  The memorabilia is out in the garage and I still have a big box of books that he doesn't want to part with.  I will be holding onto that stuff probably until he gets married.  Since he doesn't even have a girl right now, could be a long time.

Comment by BunkerQB on March 27, 2011 at 2:39pm

kate, this group is for moms of all nukes. Why do you have to leave? Just join more groups!

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on March 27, 2011 at 1:52pm

William, I wasn't asking in regards to my son's situation.  Never been diagnosed with ADD.  I had heard that it could exclude someone from the nuke program.  I just knew that part of clearance was allowing their medical records to be unsealed and I wonder if that continues after they have enlisted.

Comment by William in Nashua on March 27, 2011 at 11:34am

Thanks for the information MN mom we are going there in two months I will make sure to bring insect repellent. By then the pollen should be gone I hope.

Elizabeth yes there are medical confidentially laws but as part of their enlistment contract nukes give permission for their medical records to be searched. I don't know anything about ADD or if it would affect anything about a clearance so I cannot help you there. Seems to me if he is fit for duty now some childhood illness that he might not know about what he had would not matter.

Comment by amanda on March 27, 2011 at 4:37am

Dor- Aww dang!! I remember in BC i told all my professors that if I get a phone call in the middle of class from now to the end of the quarter, that I have to take it. One professor tried to give me a snarky remark, like yeah right sort of thing, and I told him that my boyfriend was in boot camp for 9 weeks and I cant talk to him. That shut him up REAL quick! Sometimes I seriously want a shirt that says "Surviving [x hurdle, be it nuke school, deployment, etc]. Don't mess with me". It would explain everything! lol

Comment by MN Mom of MM on March 27, 2011 at 1:45am

Well Ladies, I finally caught up with you.  We returned home from GC late Tues eve.  Yes the pollen from (we were told) palm trees covered the cars with a yellowish dust.  Imagine what a person breaths in.  My sailor also had some OTC allergy medication and lots of sneezing.   It was great to have him for most of the weekend.  He did go back to base twice for several hours of study for a Mon. exam.    BUGS...Yes.... I thought they were little 'no see em" gnats.  They sure packed a punch in their bite.  It seemed more late afternoon when we were bothered by the bites, and not at the visit to Folly Beach in the mid day.  He also had given us the info that A school grad was 4/22 and would not be home for leave till 5/22.  BUT...a text from him while at the airport for out trip home informed me his leave was changed to 4/22 so Lisa he will be with your son, graduating.  I would probably be interested in general pictures of the ceremony if you are taking some.  He is class 1116.  I could have spent another week in Charleston, exploring the city and shops.  Very beautiful place, nice people.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on March 27, 2011 at 12:52am

Wait, that was Connie's advice...thanks, Connie.  I should go to sleep, too.

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