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Comment by metoo0522 on September 24, 2011 at 7:24am

I have lived both ends of that. My ex-husband was in the Navy,and now my daughter is in also. I can remember when he was on a Med-Cruise I would have to ask him if called his mother. We all know as moms that our job is one of the hardest in life. Calling a spouse to check on the kids and to say Ilove you or if they have children I love yo mom or dad. I have read the post and don't think it was meant the way some have taken it. Just remember we are all here for the same reason to support our sons, daughters,husband, or wivies. May God keep a watchful and loving handing over them and all our troops.

Comment by mikes mom on September 23, 2011 at 11:51am

Linda I agree with you...

This is my sons 2nd deployment and such an easy one for this mom... I am so glad that I hear from my DIL that he is board... My sons first deployment was in Afg and I never slept I would have to have people tell me to Breathe.. I owe N4Ms a lot because of my corpsman moms and dads I have met and helped me with that deployment and then now I can do the same for my friends that have a child in harms way... Moms are very special and I am so proud to be one and I have three children and all three are in the military my oldest is out but her husband is in the Navy and getting rready  for his upteen deployment ... I guess what I want to say is lets get along and try to learn to read between the lines and its hard to hear the tone of a typed communication.. We are all very lucky   ( even with a long deployment on a ship ) I have so many friends that their children are going from port to port .. For my DIL shes the best and is always knowing this mom misses her son SO MUCH...  So Linda from one mom to another our babies are truly missed aren't they : )

Comment by LindaB on September 23, 2011 at 8:49am

My goodness, ladies, I had no idea that I was the subject of debate while I was sleeping. Tracy, I don't need to reread my comment to Jaime. I know what I wrote and in what spirit I wrote it. Jaime took it the right way. If you, Tracy, were offended, I am sorry that you misinterpreted what I said. I guess I should have added an "lol" or a smiley face. That's a problem with typed communication - it has no inflection, so we can't always tell what the tone was.

I love my son a great deal, and we are very close. He's my baby - nearly 12 years younger than his brother. He's only 22. When he's where he can use a cell phone, he usually calls me every day, even if it's only for a few minutes when he's driving from the base to his apartment. I miss talking to him, and I was worried because the last time I talked to him the call was dropped, and about two weeks had passed without a call or even an e-mail when I wrote that. 

My comment to Jaime was meant in a joking way, trying to lighten the mood for myself as well as others. But in a more serious way, I suspect that if my son were married or had a serious girlfriend back here, he probably would communicate with her more than he does with me. That doesn't mean a spouse is more important than a mom, just that the relationship with a spouse is different. I would hope that if he had a wife back home, he would go to great lengths to get in touch with her frequently, even if he was very busy or very tired (as he is a lot of the time). With me, his mom, he knows that I'd rather he get some sleep if he needs it and call me sometime when it works for him. His spouse would need his support more than I do, and ... well ... the relationship is just a different one, not less important but different.

We are all on this site because we love and miss someone who's on the ship, and we hope that we can support one another. Let's give one another the benefit of the doubt if there's a possible misunderstanding. I certainly did not mean to be rude to Jaime - I appreciated her comments and was trying to be friendly and keep things light.

Comment by Jaime1019 on September 23, 2011 at 7:12am

To be honest, I didn't take Linda's comment as rude, I kind of took it as joking also.

Comment by mikes mom on September 23, 2011 at 12:19am

Yep... My DIL will always call me and let me know anything new... We all have to help each other here..  : )

Comment by hmdbridgewater on September 23, 2011 at 12:03am

I agree. I didn't think Linda was rude either. I thought she said it with a joking tone. I think moms are important, but husbands need their wives support and vice versa more than mom's and their children. That is not meant to be rude in any way, just a statement of truth. I feel for everyone who is missing someone during the long, hard deployment. We should be building each other up instead of bringing others down or taking what someone says out of context when it wasn't meant to be mean. I hope everyone the best! Our loved ones will be home before we know it!

Comment by mikes mom on September 22, 2011 at 11:56pm

Hey ladies !  I'm a mom here too and I haven't heard from my son since they have left.. Why you ask ? He is married and calls his wife I think I understand where Linda was coming from and a few of you took the wrong way... Moms are very important but we aren't as important as the wives.. My son loves me very much and when he is home he calls me almost everyday.. I know I'm important to my son and in saying that I remember my sons last deployment and he wasn't married he would let his friends that were have his calls... So I guess what I am saying I didn't take what Linda said as rude...

 

Comment by metoo0522 on September 21, 2011 at 10:48am

Thank You Linda

 

Comment by LindaB on September 21, 2011 at 9:15am

Hi metoo0522, and welcome. I know how you feel. I was used to talking to my son frequently, but now a couple of weeks can go by without hearing from him. He says they stay really busy. He did send a short e-mail over the weekend and managed to call Sunday. The call was dropped multiple times, so it's hard to talk. I pray, and I also figure that no news is good news. If anything was really wrong, we'd know about it. 

 

Comment by metoo0522 on September 20, 2011 at 10:44pm

Hi everyone, My daughter is aboard the USS Mesa Verde. I havent herd from her since last week. Just found out that she had joined them in Italy. I was getting very nervous because we were talking everyday by fb then nothing. I feel better now that it just wasn't me and that I have found this group. May God keep them all safe.

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