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Comment by Leann on September 9, 2014 at 9:26pm

DeAnn, you are the first person I have seen with ties to the Ohio.   My son is blue crew,  though.

Comment by scubagirl on September 9, 2014 at 5:52pm

Thanks all. My older two were 16 and 14 when my sailor was born. He is from my second marriage and my husband had never been married and we were older. We doted on the new baby. Older ones played with him and we gave him lots attention. It has always been about him. We made it all about him. I know he will grow up eventually and realize we have and always will be here for. It is true the Navy can only do so much. It is nice to see we did not do everything wrong and that there are other parents are going through the same thing I am. Big hugs to us all. Parenting is never easy.

Comment by bcgoldy03 on September 9, 2014 at 5:05pm

LindaGirl Sure as a walk on their are plenty of very nice places walking distance from there and i would park my car and meet you right where you walk off so we could walk together. Cath Bubblehead you interested in lunch? And my son in Groton , well, he has sort of always been about himself and while he is slowly, i mean really slowly, getting better about stuff, he still always wants what makes him happy first. The Navy can help them grow up but it still doesnt change them into a whole new person. He was never great about communication even as a kid so i try to be grateful for very small improvements.

Comment by sasharanger on September 9, 2014 at 3:29pm

BunkerQB - yes I did get a hold of the ombudsman for the Santa Fe.  Nothing back yet.  Thank you very much for the information!!!

Comment by BunkerQB on September 9, 2014 at 2:45pm

Sasharanger, did you make contact w the ombudsman for the Santa Fe?  Scroll back a day in case you didn't see the links I left you.

Comment by LindaGirl on September 9, 2014 at 1:57pm

I think whether we hear from our boys (or daughters), also depends on the personality, & possibly age of each of our individual children. My older son, stationed in Hawaii, calls every weekend, if he doesn't have a 24 hour duty call. He will also, like your son, sasharanger, let us know ahead of time when he will be out at sea & will call to let us know when he is back. My younger son in the Marines, (Reservist) is all about himself. Maybe that has something to do with he is still living at home & takes us for granted. Perhaps when he is living away from home,like my older son, he will be more considerate & appreciative of us, at least, I hope so! Like I said in an earlier post, while he was deployed to Dijoubi, Africa for 7 months, I did see him take more of an interest in what was going on with the family at home & I know he missed home, as well. Regardless, it's good to have him back on American soil!

Comment by sasharanger on September 9, 2014 at 1:39pm

A couple of things...I just sent my son's clubs and bag from the East Coast to Hawaii for only $91.00.  I used the US Postal service.  I did not insure it because it is not very breakable but is is going by air and should arrive by the end of the week!  I am very glad that I research this...UPS wanted $275.00!  

On another subject...I have been reluctant to pipe in about my son and how often he contacts home because he has been very good about it.  He always lets us know about how long he expects to be out to sea and "approximate" dates. He always calls once he is back in port.  These things are the most important phone calls I want.  He does not call often during his "down" time but I feel he needs some personal time just to himself when he is back on land since he is always working out at sea.  Just to make it clear, he has NOT always been this agreeable.  Before he left for the Navy, he would spend nights out and only come home for dinner.  That being said, since he has joined the Navy, I ALWAYS get an "I love you" before hanging up.  Not sure what created this change ( I like to think it was the female officer at Boot camp that instilled respect) but whatever it is, I think the Navy has helped.  All this being said, I still miss him like hell! 

Comment by LindaGirl on September 9, 2014 at 1:33pm

Bcgoldy03, am so glad to hear that my 23 year old in the Marines as a Reservist isn't the only one who will blow off family meals, even when told in advance, in order to hang out with his friends instead. He was in Dijoubi, Africa from Sept. Of last year to April of this past year on deployment. I really thought that being away from home for so long, would mature him while he was away & he would be more thoughtful and appreciative of his family. His letters home, sure made me think that, but he is still the same Brian, that left as a 22 year old, so I guess, as all the other moms are saying on this website, it will take a few more years of growing up to get the appreciation & consideration, that we all long for from our children. Until then, I guess all we can do is love & support them! Meeting in Bridgeport for lunch one day, sounds like a nice idea to me, but I would be going as a "walk-on", so it would have to be in walking distance for me or we would need a pre-arranged spot to meet & go from there.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on September 9, 2014 at 12:52pm

Madison MS and from 2003 - 2010 I was PT at THS working with teachers and team teaching in some classes. I was the Technology IT leader.

Comment by bcgoldy03 on September 9, 2014 at 12:50pm

Cath Bubblehead did you teach at THS???

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