Comment

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on August 1, 2011 at 6:07pm

Thanks so much to everyone for your encouraging words.  It sounds like it will be better for me to let go at the recruiters like he wants.  He is very sensitive and if I'm struggling as he gets on the bus to go to the airport, then it will be harder on him. 

Someone told me today that I should take time off work after he leaves, but I think I will be better if I don't do that.  I am going to Rock Hill to visit my daughter the weekend after he leaves (she is a senior at Winthrop) so I am hoping work will fill the hours keep me busy. 

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on August 1, 2011 at 6:34am

Thank you so much!  He is so excited (I didn't know that it was normal to be excited about boot camp!) and I don't want to take away from that, so I'm trying to hide it, which is taking it's toll.  He doesn't want a going away party, so we are doing separate family dinners just to get each side of the family together one last time.  He doesn't want me to come to MEPS to see him sworn in; he would rather his goodbyes be here and private.  I really need to see him leave, but I will do what is best for him.  I'll cope, but if I keep eating like I have been, I will be a house by the time he's gone!  That's my way of dealing with stress, and I'm not liking it!  Chocolate is a girl's best friend!

Thanks for the support.  No one else really knows what I am going through. 

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on July 30, 2011 at 10:20pm

Thank you both.  I appreciate the input.  Things are so different now than when my husband was in the Air Force in the 80s and 90s...

The move went just fine and my younger son is loving his bigger room.  He starts middle school in 3 weeks; I think he is really going to miss his brother. 

Jon leaves in just 4 weeks.  He is so excited but I am so not ready for him to leave.  I'll be fine though; the anticipation of his leaving is harder than I thought it would be. 

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on July 30, 2011 at 2:34pm

Hippmon, what did you son do in the Navy?  My son hasn't left for boot camp yet, but he wants to make the Navy his career, so it's disappointing to think that he may not be able to.  Just wasn't sure if it was all jobs that were like that or just certain ones.  Not meaning to bring up a touchy subject, since you don't know me, but I was just curious.  My son leaves for boot camp on labor day.  He will be a corpsman.

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on July 22, 2011 at 1:08pm

Glad to hear that Joe is doing fine. My family are coming along as well and I am happy. I started back to work this week so I really did not have time to rest so I am sitting on my sofa (after just getting out of bed at 11:30) and I am not moving. During the summer my school district does not work on Fridays so my year round school follows that schedule.

I heard from Louis and he sounds great. He will try to come home sometime in Aug. He told me that he is playing football for the ship and the first game is in Aug. He wants me to come to Norfolk when they play the championship game. He is very confident that they will make it that far. He played football in high school and college and I am happy he is doing something he loves to do.

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on July 12, 2011 at 4:43pm

Hello Sisters- I have not been by for a visit in awhile and I need to catch up with everything. I do want to let you know how hectic my life is now. Louis is underway but he text or texted me yesterday to let me know he is ok. My brother had an accident and punctured his lung, my former sister-in-law had a blood clot in her lung and my husband had a 6 hr back surgery!! All of this was last week. Now I am waiting on him hand and foot. Meds on three different schedule and I am not sleeping at all. I am in the room with him and he keeps the light on all night so he can read. He keeps the television on all night just in case he doesn't feel like reading and he calls me ALL THE TIME. WHAT THE CORNBREAD HECK ( and that is putting it mildly). Whoever made up the marriage vows need to come and give me a break and rewrite the vows: for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, WHETHER RESTED OR SLEEP DEPRIVED, till death do you part. I have so many bags under my eyes I feel like I have packed for a trip around the world! I am going to pack a bag (with some of his HAPPY PILLS), go to a hotel (with the HAPPY PILLS), turn off my phone, put the DO NOT DISTURB-EVER sign on the door and get some sleep.

WHEW! Now that I have THAT off my chest I would like to say:Welcome ckwinn!

I will be back soon Sisters because I need to catch up on everything. Love to all. Time for meds.

Comment by Leslie (ship 10/ div 257) on July 5, 2011 at 11:39am

annm, I just heard that the Westboro Baptist Church is going to be there protesting the funeral of Marine Gunnery Sergant Ralph Pate.  These boys deserve so much more respect than this.

Comment by Tamme on July 5, 2011 at 11:24am

Hope everyone had a great 4th.  One of my boys was able to come home for his ten-day leave Thursday night.  I'm already dreading how fast the days are going by.  He will be meeting the ship next week which is still on deployment. 

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on July 2, 2011 at 11:28am

Thanks, I feel more normal now.  I've been trying to keep it under control around him, but he knows anyway.  Switching the rooms was his idea...we were going to do it later on but he wants to do it now.

Thanks!

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on July 2, 2011 at 7:20am

anmn, glad to see you visited Greenville.  Falls Park is beautiful, isn't it?  I live here, but don't get downtown nearly enough. 

We are switching my two son's bedrooms this weekend...I will still have an 11 year old at home and my older son wants his little brother to have the bigger room.  Is it normal to cry over something this small?  It just seems so final.  I know he's leaving, but it still hasn't seemed completely real yet. 

I can't even imagine what you are feeling when your son goes overseas.  Mine wants to be attatched to a marine unit, so that is a strong possibility for him once he's done with school, but if I'm this wacky over just boot camp...

Happy 4th of July everyone.  I don't really know any of you yet, but I have a feeling you are going to be a lifeline for me in a few months!  Thanks in advance. 

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 31
• 32
• 33
• 34
• 35
• …
• 92
• Next ›
• Page