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Comment by mome2jord on December 4, 2011 at 10:28pm

diannep...I do agree that we have to stay positive in our letters to our SR's.  They rely on our encouragement and support.  I made a family member a little upset by telling them to make sure they do not put bad news in the letters.  They had a situation of someone close to our son end up in the hospital, but it was not life threatening so I told them there was no need to make my son worry.  They have so much going on in boot camp, they don't need any added extra pressure.  I'm just a mama bear trying to protect their cub...lol!  All in all, they love to laugh and need some good fun in the letters to take their mind off the stress!

Comment by diannep on December 4, 2011 at 6:58pm

It is so hard to read discouraging news from your SRs...but it is so common especially this early, like Lala said, and during holidays.  My son would write some negative in his letters, but always end with positive.  Wanted me to know it wasn't fun, but he would get through it and he did.  So try to remember to only share GOOD positive news with your SRs now, since they need to put all of their focus and energy into their training.  If, God forbid, you have unexpected bad news in your family, consider not sharing until after PIR (like a pet dying, etc).  It is up to you, of course, but it really can affect them.  They need to feel that all is ok on the homefront so they don't worry. 

Just remember....the letters will get more and more positive as they progress during the training weeks, and during the last couple of weeks, they will be full of excitement and determination! 

Comment by mome2jord on December 4, 2011 at 6:31pm

Rfd1974....yes...the letters are exciting to get and yet so emotional.  I cry through every one I get from our son.  The last letter I got touched my heart beyond words.  Thanksgiving was extremely difficult and yet I realize I survived and so did he...this gives me the strength to keep moving forward.  Sometimes I feel guilty because when I see the letter in the mailbox I am so happy and excited and by the end I feel as if I got hit by a truck.....but I never want the letters to stop coming. So know you are not alone and it is okay to be emotional.  Afterall, these are our babies we gave birth to and raised for 18 years....we will make it to graduation day!!!!:)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 4, 2011 at 6:23pm

That is so common Rfd especially during the holidays. Just keep encouraging her adn hopefully her next letter will be a little better. I dried so much with the first letter from my daughter as well. She said she cried herself to sleep the first night and I had a very hard time reading the rest of the letter. But each letter afterwords got better and better and by the end she was saying she loved bootcamp. I will keep her in my prayers and I hope it gets better quickly for her :-)

Comment by Rfd1974 on December 4, 2011 at 5:27pm

So I got two letters I far from my Daughter; ship 09 DIV 44. The first one was decent but the second one it took everything to get throug it...I bawled the entire time I read it. She wants to come home, thanksgiving was hard, she's homesick, etc...anyone else go through this?

Comment by mome2jord on December 4, 2011 at 1:43pm

Oh Rachael....it is amazing the horrible dreams we have while our recruits are gone.  I am sending you one big hug and know your SR is doing great.  I pray for good, happy phone calls today for all of us so we can put our minds to rest for a minute.  Trust me when I say no news is good news, it would just be nice to hear their voices in a positive phone call.  

Comment by Navy Mom x3 on December 4, 2011 at 1:16pm

Good morning!  I slept well until I had a terrible dream... My SR called and said he was separated from the Navy and coming home.  I had to wake myself up and verify I wasn't actually on the phone!  It was so hard to go back to sleep after that but I know this is what he has wanted since before he was 17 and can't possibly be true. 

Comment by mome2jord on December 4, 2011 at 1:10pm

Good morning Ladies!!!!  It is a great morning, I actually slept in.  That does not happen often, so I will cherish it and enjoy my morning cup of coffee at 10:00 am!:) Hope everyone is having a great day!!!:)

Comment by diannep on December 4, 2011 at 12:54pm

Lala:  Thanks so much for the prayers!  Blessings to your dad for the care he gives your mom. That is true love!

And...my mom is a 'hoarder" ...not with buying NEW things, but with having an attachment to so many OLD things.  To break that is so very hard emotionally for them, but her house is a health risk because of this now (mainly closets but a couple of bedrooms too).  Thankfully, the caregivers are helping her to clean out...it is just step by step and she hasn't started on the closets yet...yikes.

Seems like we N4Moms veterans are the only ones on here today!  Where is everyone?  Hopefully at church!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 4, 2011 at 12:02pm

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