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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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Latest Activity: May 4, 2013
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 MandyPants (Ship 13 Div 244) on July 29, 2010 at 8:47pm
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I'm actually the complete opposite of looking for a caretaker--I look to take care of the people in my life! It drives him nuts sometimes. I always offer to pay, and this weekend I had every intention of picking up the tab for everything but he said "You already paid enough to come out here! I have money now, I can pay for things too!"
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Comment by KPsMom on July 29, 2010 at 8:36pm
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Well said JLC - I have learned over the years that only I can take care of myself but I can allow others to help.
ManyPants - I don't get the impression that you are looking for someone to take care of you.
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I have to tell you ladies...if I'm being completely honest, you aren't making me feel too reassured here. :( I'm trying to take this whole process one step at a time knowing that I love my Sailor and right now that's all that matters. But you're sort of making it sound like I might as well give up right now, that they can't be bothered with the attentions of a good woman :( I debated for a while whether to speak up. I know the majority of you are moms or wives so your claim on your Sailor is not a question. I guess..I guess y'all are just making me feel a little discouraged here.
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Comment by Peaches0512 Navy Mom on July 29, 2010 at 7:01pm
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KS-Mom, we all know someone like that, my son's gf told us they were getting married and she wanted to have his baby. WOW, then she asked me how do I feel about a bi-racial baby, and could I teach her how to comb black hair, all in the same breath. She is 17, repecting her jr. year in high school(not good). I lied to her about the dress code, so she would not come to the graduation with Neon Pink hair. I sat her down and explained that my son is not ready to be a husband or a father, do not trap him by getting pregnant. If you love him so much you will allow him to grow up and become the man that can provide a good and stable home for you. I know she did not quite understand, looked at me in the Scooby Do face and said I am the best woman for him and he needs me to be there for him, she was the best woman for him at that moment because he had not been with a woman in 8 weeks, she is on a mission, We told our son, to get out the bed and and talk to her, she is looking for someone to take care of her, although the sex is great to him but a more educated or career minded with provide a better life with him this girl wants a baby and a service man only. When I asked her what she wants out of life she said to be married to your son.
I support his decisions about most things but not this; if he chooses to marry this girl we will have a problem. I forgot to say this when he brought her home for us to meet, she tells me W does not want to be call W he wants to be called Will. Whatever I know what I named my son and she got me twisted do not come into my home and say whatever you want to say to me because first of all we aew not friends and You don't know me like that.
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 29, 2010 at 6:49pm
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maybe if he felt like what he was doing would only make a hard life for her. Make him think it would be hurting her by getting married. Just be careful, with my daughter the more I protest something the more likely she is to do it.
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KS Mom - Let us know how we can help. We can all drive to Goose Creek and keep screwing thing ups everytime he has liberty so he won't have the time to marry her!!!!! HaHa - sorry my attempt at humor. Can our guys talk to him? Do you think that would help?
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Comment by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on July 29, 2010 at 6:05pm
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KS Mom--my brother married one of those. And she sucked the life out of him. He was such a strong young man and aiming to be an air force pilot. She announced she was pregnant 1 week after my wedding. Turned my mom's hair gray in the process. She claimed to a variety of people 1) BC pills didnt work, 2) BC pills taken away from her at AF basic training, 3) BC pills were a bad batch, 4) BC pills blah blah blah blah. She had done all the same kinds of things while they dated and used to pit my momma against my daddy. caused all kinds of fights. When Dave married her we cried because we knew it was bad. She turned up pregnant immediately when I got pregnant with #2 (who applied to the Coast Guard Academy--we all are starting to morph into the same person!). She told me at one point that I couldnt have a boy because she wanted the name Andrew and I couldnt have a girl because she wanted the first girl in the family. Boy was I stuck between a rock and a hard spot! Any way, Dave came home from a deployment one time and found used condoms in his closets, huge phone bills to a number up north and she was leaving. That was 15 years ago and the poor boy has only recently allowed himself to care for/find another woman. She might get a free ride out of OUR boy (sorry he's all of ours now and we dont like it!) but she will make his life a living hell if she doesnt grow up. He probably will want something else after that first sea tour also!
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I will be leaving tomorrow night for vacation. I have been told it will be a 12 hour drive.... We shall see lol. I will be checking in probably each day but will be lounging by the pool or on the beach re-reading a Nicholas Sparks novel. I tried to buy a new one yesterday but I have read every one he has written. A new comes out in September :) I will be thinking of you all very often and if anyone lives near New port Richey, St Pete, area please let me know and we will meet somewhere or you can come to the house we rented and hang at the pool. We will be there for 2 weeks. I really wish now we were going to Pensacola so we could see Loran.
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michimom-Alex has told me that he has a two month layover from nov into jan for the next school to start so your son may well be able to catch up with the ship 13, div 244 guys. Glad to hear he is getting better. Alex mentioned that he knew who your son was when I asked him someplace in the last two weeks when I talked to him during those short brief chunks--his phone is dead now so until he gets a new charger, we might as well be in basic still! We set up a 7/23 (not really we since I didnt do it!) NUKES site. you need to join us there. I was doing some research the other day. NUKES make up 3% of the Navy. WE WILL be together as long as our sailors glow!
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Oh ProudMom - I'm so sorry!!! It really sounds like a waste of a life. Maybe she should join the Navy. Sounds like it might do her some good!
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