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Hello queens, this is a place where we can come together for support and comfort. We can stay in touch with each other and talk about our hopes and fears for our new sailors. Please make it a point to stop by often and let us know how you are.
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Discussion Forum
Where is your Sailor's A school?
Started by Always "Incognito". Last reply by Always "Incognito" Mar 18, 2011. 30 Replies 0 Likes
Mine is at Corry Station.Continue
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Comment by Peaches0512 Navy Mom on August 11, 2010 at 7:22pm
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Hello everyone I have been so busy getting the children to start school in the morning. I hope everyone is doing well. Lala keep praying that your daughter makes the right decision, you know you have raise a smart young woman, it sounds like he is afraid that he is going to loose her.
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Comment by KPsMom on August 11, 2010 at 2:59pm
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There must be something in the water for the sailors. My son is back together with his previous girlfriend. I don't have any problems with her but she seems to breed drama. I really wish he would concentrate on his learning and not her. I sound like a mom, don't I?
Lala - I hope the truck is repaired soon.
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Comment by rorysmom(Ship13Div244) on August 11, 2010 at 2:54pm
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OMG Lala! Things just do change quickly, don't they! Wow...what is in the drinking water that these sailors have to get engaged and married so quickly! My son and his girlfriend have been together 3 1/2 years, and I know they talk marriage and I suppose it could happen at any time, but they've been together so long it would be the inevitable conclusion. I just feel that these sailors are going to change so much over the next few years that there will be some adjustments, even in a long-term relationship!
Hope your truck runs well for you!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 11, 2010 at 2:42pm
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Where is everyone? No one around for a couple of days now. My daughter got engaged this past weekend :( I can't believe she is engaged. She only dated this guy for 2 months before she left for bootcamp. I can only hope and pray now that they wait a couple of years. He is trying to rush her though and I don't like that at all. I am going to go see her asap so we can sit and talk in person. And I think I am going to surprise her so she doesn't ask me to bring him with me. We are still waiting on the truck to repaired. I am ready to go home. I hope everyone is having a good week.
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Comment by jessica on August 10, 2010 at 10:33am
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I was wondering if anyone has a son named George who is in Pensacola!!!
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Comment by Lynne on August 8, 2010 at 2:06pm
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dustinsgirl
Volunteering is a GREAT thing! It can give you such joy, not to mention what you give to others.
Babies in hospitals need people to pick them up and rock them. Patients need people to visit them, help them with minor things...read to them etc...
Anything you can give of yourself to others is a wonderful healing thing and what a great thing to find the time to do while going after your own passion in life!
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ksmom...
I know how upset you are about what has happened in your son's life...what's done is done and I wish all the best for both of these young people. Whether or not there is disappointment for this young man, they both need a whole lot of support to help them NOT fall apart.The last thing we moms want to ever see, is our kid's heartbreak...and a child's failed marriage would kill me because of the pain it would it create.
He does has wonderful intentions and he comes from great roots. Of course the girl's family is happy because her young man is a step above....try not to look at this as though they are all "using" him...this will only deepen the resentment and in the end, it will work against the couple. They need all the support possible to give this relaionship an honest start.
She may be "shy" and "unmotivated" and some other traits that may be deemed as a negative thing, but......a hopeful thought that perhaps the dynamic between the two will compliment the pair... maybe this is the way to look at it now, you know?
My suggestion, and I am sure you already have been doing this....but my suggestion now, is to work on this girl teach her about being a supportive, patient, wife right now. Become her friend once again, allow her to feel comfrotable with talking to you....be her mentor and her counselor, instructing her on how to do this job of wife, with class and grace...with unselfish intentions... She still holds the cards. If she can learn how to give him a lot of space while he is going through his school...if she can be reminded to be his haven and his support and not an obstacle...if she can remember to not think of her needs right now but his needs..this just may be what they both need.
You may be looking at things from an angle that he is not We are all looking at this just like you...as mothers. We agree with you that this should have waited and maybe if they waited they would have grown enough to see that there may have been a "healthier" relationship out there...BUT, what's done now, is done, so maybe ist time to try to NOT see this from a mother's eyes...and search for that angle that your son is seeing....In other words....she just MAY give him something that he needs inside himself to continue on and go through school EASIER, now that he is not worried about whether she will be with him or not...he may just NEED that symbol of home right there with him...some guys just need that and they work better with that than being "alone".;
We all can say, he has no real idea what love and marriage should be because he has no real life experience yet to base his opinions on...so how can he really know what he needs right now?? I get it. We get it. But HE does not get that, he just knows that with her there with him, he feels he can get through his life right now, easier than if he was missing her or without her completely. ...maybe that is what he feels. and for the angle HE sees, that is what has to be respected, I think.
Again, I am very sorry for your disappointment. He drew a line in the sand as an adult. A mistake? Or maybe something only they knew would be the right thing...let's hope they know something we don't. I wish you all the very best and certainly....I wish for this young lady and you to find a way back to a relationship that will only HELP your son find true happiness....Help her help your son, and all the best to you
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dustingirl...
If time was numbered, what would you want to experience for the sheer passion and joy that would give you? Has there been anything you have always wondered about...something that has always made you stop and marvel at the joy it would give you if you learned to just DO it?
That is what you must try to do...it could be anything, It could be learning how to dance...and dedicating yourself to that sport, or it could be to learn how to swim, to cook, to learn to play the piano..it could also be something as amazing as learning how to fly!! It could be anything that is simple or something that is REALLY really big.....anything that wakes you up inside, anything that is totally YOUR pleasure and for you.
I suggest this so you realize how important it is to connect to your unique personal dreams and interests and never allow yourself to put your inner interests on hold. You can never get back time. You are your own...discover everything that you can about yourself and never allow yourself to "wait"...life does not wait, ok? Dream big and go after that one thing that always pulls at your heart, have the courage to really do it and you will be amazed at what kind of light will go off for you!
Take care
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yeah Ks mom, we usually don't post anything about being away either. But in our case we do have someone at our home, seems like there is always someone who can't get vacation time. :) I guess your son's new bride doesn't realize that a ring on his finger will not make the girl's stop looking at him, for some it creates a challange. They have a very long road ahead of them. Sad thing is the way this was rushed they will probably rush a baby as well. You know to give her company. I wish them the best of luck and I hope it goes smoother than anyone thinks.
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My son asked me to send cookies, so I am ordering him some cookies, I can't bake either
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