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Comment by Lynne on October 2, 2010 at 3:57am

WOW ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THESE POSTS IS:

To everyone who got a letter
To everyone who got a call
To everyone who was concerned about those not getting mail
To Mitch for giving the mom's a chance to talk about their feelings of letting go
TO THE VERY BEST PIR GROUP ON NAVY4MOMS!!!!!!

Comment by TKE [S7.DIV359.PIR11/05] on October 2, 2010 at 12:58am

first real phone call today, and i missed it. cause of work :( ive been miserable ALL DAY. missing the hubby. luckily he got to call his mom, and talked to her for a good 15minutes :) hes doing aweseome:) :) exciting doesnt even compare to how i feel for him! im happy to hear that tons of people got calls today :) :) i just lucked out this one time. i am more then looking forward to his next call! i cannot wait :) letters are helping tremendously! and to top it off, he's not a G&G, either is anyone in his division YAY:D 34 more days peeeps <3

god bless to everyone!!!!

Comment by Lisa (MMNuke Mom) on October 2, 2010 at 12:09am

When I write I will try to find out his name, and certainly pass it on! Maybe Aaron will tell me in the mean time, too.
Geez, I've been crying off and on since I got off the phone with him, so glad I didn't do it while we were talking.
Oh, for some reason I was thinking they only got mail on Sundays, too, but I found out they get mail call every day. Even tho I feel so badly for the guys (and gals) that aren't getting mail, I did have to laugh when he told me he was going to have to send some of his mail home, because he's gotten so much that he's starting to have a hard time closing his drawer...of course, I did send his address to everyone we know, too!

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on October 1, 2010 at 10:46pm

Aaron's mom - you hit the nail on the head with how I've been feeling too, the little boy is gone and the next time we see them they will be so different. All good, of course, but we aren't seeing the slow transition. They left, poof, and next time we see them they will be different. I think it is hard for anyone to understand unless you are a mom. We all want them to grow up, to succeed, to make their way in life, but it kind of hits us that a huge phase of our life has ended and now we move forward into new territory. I honestly didn't think it would hit me as hard as it did the last couple of days before he left and the first few days that he was gone. I got to thinking about it and realized that not only is he gone now, but all of his friends are gone too. sure, maybe they will stop by now and then, but it won't be like it was. Things have changed for all of us. Yes, it's all good, just strange too. Probably would have been a little different if we could have had contact from the very beginning, as it would have been had they gone away to college.
Bitter sweet I think.

I too want to send something to a recruit who isn't getting letters. That has to be so hard for them to see everyone else getting mail and they don't.

Have a great weekend.

Comment by Diana in Az on October 1, 2010 at 10:33pm

That is horrible that the SR's mail was returned. I would write him also, everyone deserves mail and love and to know how proud we are of all them for what they are doing.

Comment by navymom x 2 on October 1, 2010 at 10:24pm

Aarons mom that breaks my heart about returned letter to SR. Wish we had his name and address so that we could all write...but then he would have more mail than he could probably read..prayers sent his way!

Comment by Robin(Corpsman-DA Mom) on October 1, 2010 at 10:00pm

I got a letter today! My first letter! I was so excited! He is doing great, sounded really upbeat. Thanks for all the well wishes. Talk to ya'll more later!

Comment by Lisa (MMNuke Mom) on October 1, 2010 at 9:56pm

I got a phone call - so happy!!! He called right at 5pm...thanks for whoever gave the tip on looking for the 847 area code being him. I had no clue it was coming either...I was still at work - so glad I had the cell phone right there!! He sounded really good, even tho he said he'd been starting to get sick. He's still waiting to find out if they're going to give him fillings or remove wisdom teeth. Says he won't know til they call him in. He must've told me he loves me at least 4 times, but it didn't sound like he was crying, so that was good. I asked him if there was anyone in his group who wasn't getting letters, and he said there were a few guys. I asked him for a name, he said one was Echevarria (just a guess tho), no letters at all, and the letters he had sent to his mom just today came back undeliverable ): Apparently she's moved since he's been in BC, no fwdg address. I told Aaron to expect a letter for the guy in my next letter to him. He asked why, and I said because he's not getting any, and that was enough said - he understood. I also asked him to sing me the shark song - he didn't sing much of it, but I can see that it would be pretty funny. He seemed impressed that I knew so much of what was going on there, and I told him it was all because of you guys (: I am so thankful for this site - it has been such a blessing to have people who know and understand what I'm going thru. Sometimes I wonder why I'm having such a hard time with this, when I'm so proud of him and what he's doing. I guess part of it is knowing that I'll never again see the young man who left - he will be a different man when I see him again (all good, I'm sure). The little boy wil be gone.

Comment by Diana in Az on October 1, 2010 at 9:13pm

It is very hard for me to cut the apron strings, I had a bad experience with my first born son, this son is my 2nd born and I have 2 more at home. I never want to let go of my boys, they can grow up but I will always be there for them. I work very hard to keep a close connection and relationship with my boys, I know we all do, that is why we are here. we care and want to be close to our kids.

Comment by queen of disrepair on October 1, 2010 at 8:06pm

Got the phone call!!! He said he's neve worked so hard at anything in his life. He needs to improve some time on PT but is doing great on academics. He still thinks folding underwear is stupid ;) but totally gets the idea of it shows effort, organization and a willingness to follow directions to the best of your ability. He wants a letter every day. I made sure I didn't cry until after the call! I guess I'm proud of me as well.

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