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New Here Momma of Triplets
Hello Everyone, I have 18 year old triplet Boys and my Middle son has left for bc on 9/26
I have been such a mess , dealing with my Boys being 18 graduated high school and young sdults and now leaving the nest ..... its been a very trying time in my life ... i blinked and 18 years went by...
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Permalink Reply by Kandra71 on
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I know how you feel!!! I have triplets also, ALL 3 of my boys went into the Navy. I am not normally a person who cries alot but it seems like these days that is all I do, at the least expected time. I can't control it. Don't get me wrong, I want my kids to go out into the world and find their way. I don't want them to live with me forever...lol. It has been a HUGE change for me. I have lived off of the stress of getting 4 kids ( I had 1 after the triplets....lol) to all the places they needed to be and my life has revolved around them then to go to only 1 kid at home..My life has been turned upside down. I have found that it is somewhat better now that Morgan and Nate have graduated Bootcamp and have their phones back. We get to go this Friday and see Zach graduate from Bootcamp.
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Permalink Reply by sassymom9503 on
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So Wonderful to Meet you and My Heart goes out to you !!!! I cant imagine having all 3 of my Boys in the Navy I mean how wonderful and Proud you must feel but how hard on your Mommy Heart!!!! 2 of Mine were sappost to go but one changed his mind and is Home still I too have one after my Triplets 8 years later so I have a 10 year old boy at home and I try to stay busy with him but its not the same yesterday as i was driving to his Hockey game i started to cry cause this time last year my family was together going to My Trios High School Hockey Games and Now its just me and My little Boy My Trio are 18 and going into their own lives one is in BC and the others are in College and the One that is Home still really is never home I miss the chaos I miss the stress of going in 4 different directions i thought i was ready for my boys to fly the nest but now that the time is here i keep saying wow it came way to fast
How is Navy Life after bootcamp? you have more communication with your boys? and how amazing you get to see your third this weekend I bet you are so very excited!!! I am waiting for my Letter this week so I can start planning PIR travels
how many times did you get a phone call while your boys were in BC?
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My 2 boys that graduated BC, keep in touch pretty much every day. It has been awesome. I think we got 3 phone calls during bootcamp. Once they pass Battle stations they get a few more. How is your little guy handling his brothers being gone? Of course he has the gravy life now...lol. He gets ALL of mom and dads attentions, ALL their time and MONEY!! I also warned my son that now that he was the only one home, he would get blamed for everything, it was all his fault and he has to do 4 more times the chores to pick up the slack!! (lol) My son misses them even though he would never say it out loud.
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I cant wait for the day to know I can talk to him more often... I got My Box today I was so very Happy it came but I cried of course as I opened it and smelled his shirt... I miss him so much!!!
Yes My Youngest is loving life i think But he is very sad about his brothers being gone too he tells me all the time he missed them, But I know what you mean about the chores haha At their HS Graduation My youngest held a Sign that said My Brothers Graduated Today Im Rich haha!!!!
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Have you heard from your son? Did your husband write the letter yet? lol I am pretty excited...we are driving to see Morgan and Nate in San Antonio on Wednesday. Nate graduates Friday from MA school.
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Wow that is amazing! I have twin girls they are in bootcamp right now. They have ship 12 div 349 and 350. Do you know anything about if they sleep near each other? I haven't yet received a phone call but they are just in about 10 days
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Permalink Reply by CO-TwinSalorsMom on
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Welcome to this group. I have twin sons in the Navy. One has been in almost 2 years. He is an IT on the USS Bainbridge. See the main sight for my update and some pictures. The pic of me was for my second twin graduating from Nuclear power school. I am 20 lbs less not and counting down!! The Nuke son left home 4-23-13. I miss them terribly, but hey the house stays clean, Not kept up at night with late night xBox activity. and I sometimes even enjoy the quiet. Much harder to cook for one as opposed to a group of hungry teens.
They are different divisions so they will be in different barrack rooms I believe.
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Thank you! I bet you are so proud of your boys!!! I really miss my girls!! But we are so proud of them!! They graduate 10/31/2014 from BC. They both have the same rate LS logistics specialist. Do you know anyone with that rate?
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I don't think I have come across that one. Do you know where they will go to A school?
I had one, the IT go to Pensacola for school. His twin has been in Goose Creek, SC for over a year. He will be there I think about a total of 2 years before he is finished training. The first twin is presently stationed out of Norfolk, VA. -
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