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Comment by pb2011(ship 11 div 001) on October 13, 2011 at 11:25pm

Thank you, joan. It was a wonderful visit...now maybe I'll sleep better!

Comment by pb2011(ship 11 div 001) on October 13, 2011 at 9:52pm

I got the three week call from my SR this evening...so hopefully others are on the way! Although he's been gone three weeks and three days, he said that today is week 2 day 5 so kinda hard to judge when those calls will come.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 7:52pm

That last post wasn't directed just at you Shelly...just a lead in from your comment!

Meant "Hang in there ladies...here is a big hug!"

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 7:50pm

Shelly - been there done that with hubby...twice! He is a reservist and his most recent was this last Jan - July. Our son enlisted in the Navy while he was gone (we expected him to be on DEP...LOL three weeks after enlisting he was gone...still is. He is a reservist also).

We're still in "post-deployment" phase...but I can feel it starting to be "the end" of it. He was actually activated in November...so it's about a full year from pre-deployment to post with everything...I can't imagine the longer ones. He is AF (not a pilot) so he was at a base...ships must be much harder.

It's been 27 years as a military wife (29 law enforcement...so paramilitary too) and the other veteran moms have much more experience as moms (new territory for me!) than I do. It's a learning process for our soon to be Sailors... and us. You are no longer civilians...you're thought patterns will (or should) change and no one will "get" you better than ...us.

Hang in there...here is a BIG HUG!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 7:38pm

Hey...NO jumping!

I'll have to get one of these!

 

Comment by Shelly Ship12 Div 004 on October 13, 2011 at 7:20pm

Awww, suebal, I know just what you mean and I am (as I'm sure all us moms are) crying with you.  You are not alone.  It's good to know that someone feels the same way I do.  Hang in there ....

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on October 13, 2011 at 6:57pm

Diannep and Joan46 - I thank you for your feedback, your wisdom and compassion. It's been a very very hard day. I'm not a weepy person, nor am I clingy...but no sleep really throws me off kilter. As I said, I'm extremely grateful that I at least got to hear his voice, just wish it had been longer. It will be! Just not last night. I, like everyone else here, happen to love my son more than life and it just hurts my heart to not have him here. He's wanted this since he was 4 and I completely and proudly support him...it just sucks to have to grow up (me) and let go.  But I do know the day WILL come when I look back on this and laugh at myself.  Again, thank you for your understanding. (It's really very difficult to type when you can't see through tears...a hot bath and some sleep and I'll be right as rain!)

 

Comment by diannep on October 13, 2011 at 6:18pm

As you all are finding out, it is an emotional journey for your SRs as well.  But they learn to appreciate all that you may have felt they did NOT appreciate before! 

Comment by Shelly Ship12 Div 004 on October 13, 2011 at 5:28pm

Week Three. Sigh.  Still no call, no letter. I know you guys know how crushing it is to race to the mailbox only to find yet another day with nothing there. :-(

Any day though, right?!!  Jeez, if boot camp is this hard for us moms, can you imagine how difficult it is for moms who have sons/daughters who are deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan and have to wait for weeks on end just to know their child is alive?!!! I can't imagine! I have a new and profound respect for each and every one of them. 

Comment by Laney (Ship 03 div 005) on October 13, 2011 at 4:49pm

My letters came! Thank you God I needed this.

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