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Comment by Sailor's Mom on April 16, 2011 at 10:20pm

Thank you!

Comment by Sailor's Mom on April 16, 2011 at 9:59pm

Would someone please post the link to the Bataan Family site? I cannot locate it.
Thank you, very much...

Comment by ckmom on April 16, 2011 at 9:24am

Donna Great picture!! You have to be proud!!

Comment by Sailor's Mom on April 15, 2011 at 11:27pm

Thank you  so, for your kind words. He is in a high stress job, an IS, which is Intell. Spec. So I assume that he has to keep every thing to himself. He has never regretted joining the Navy nor being away from us or his friends... I guess I will have to just accept his attitude towards me... When he calls his father is on the line also, and he is very pleasant to him, but snipes at me... I have sent him things before and learned that he does not want us spending $ on him.  He lived in DC before and graduated 1st in A school and 2nd in C school, I think he likes his deployment, as he has said this since he has been deployed. He even has another graduates from A & C school on the ship with him, in the same jobs. He forbids me from being on this site, but he is not my boss.. I grew up in the Air Force as my father was a Colonel from WW2 - Viet Nam... This doesn't seem possible, but he fibbed his way in when he was 17 and worked his was up from the Army Air Core to Officers training to become a Colonel and then finally retired after Viet Nam. I never told him how proud I am of him while he was alive, but every time I write our Sailor I tell him how proud we are of him.. I probably just need to get a thicker skin. I enjoy reading your posts, so will not post anymore sad stuff... Thanks for all of your kind words.... Take care and please all stay safe! God speed to those on the Bataan and all of their families..

Comment by JillG on April 15, 2011 at 10:57pm

Sailors Mom-

My sailor hasn't been negative during this deployment. However, he has had his moments before. His family and I are in Texas. He is in Virginia. We have been apart for 3 years. I noticed when he got lonely or was stressed we would have days (sometimes a whole week) when he was pretty ugly when we talked. It would make me upset, but I just had to remember: he is so far away from his family and friends. There for awhile everyone of his friends he would get close to and start to hang out with were either getting out of the navy, transferred to a different duty station (one went from Norfolk to Italy) or getting deployed. I realized he was just upset and had to brush it off.

Also, my sailor hasn't asked us to send anything either, but me and his mother just send stuff anyways. I just say if he uses it he does, if he doesn't he will give it away.

I don't kown your sailor, but I am willing to bet he is just stressed. I can not begin to imagine what those men and women are going through. It is tough for us, but we at least can keep ourselves busy with lots of things. They are pretty limited to work, work out, sleep, eat. I bet once he gets into his routine and settled down everything will be better.

Feel free to vent, cry, laugh or scream with us. I know we all want to sometimes and are happy to have a place to share this tough time with others that know what we are going through.

Comment by Sailor's Mom on April 15, 2011 at 6:42pm

We know this may seem a rather odd question. All of my conversations with our Sailor lately, have been rude and sometimes cruel.  Do any of you other mom's or wives, etc. have any experiences like this, without getting too personal? We cannot find out what we have done to make him so angry with us as we hardly e-mail or speak. We are thinking it may be the pressure of his job, and we are the only ones he can vent to, just wish he would vent about what he is upset about, so we understand better. We do miss him greatly and he is 27 years old so we feel we cannot blame it on his age. It is so nice to hear that you are having good communications with your Sailors. Ours has never even asked for anything like food or needs. This is just such a quandary for us. Sorry for the sad post, but do not know where to turn as I have no other family and our Sailor is our only child. Just wondering if any one else has had these types of experiences? Thanks to all for reading this. Also thanks for the Marine website to whomever posted it on here as we found it very informative... Take care and stay safe!!

PS: We means my husband and I...

Comment by JillG on April 15, 2011 at 5:49pm

I hope he has enjoyed his first year! Congrats to him!

Comment by chandlersmom on April 15, 2011 at 5:47pm

Congrats!

Comment by JillG on April 15, 2011 at 5:45pm

YAY!!! Glad you finally heard from him!

Comment by chandlersmom on April 15, 2011 at 5:26pm

I asked to be on that site I guess they r still in process of getting me on? Chandler just sent an email to us via another sailor so I feel better! He said he will get his email soon.

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