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Twins and multiples in the Navy

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This is a group for navy moms who have twins or multiples and at least one has decided to join the navy. Share experiences of how you are coping and also how your kids are coping with being without their sibling.

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Latest Activity: Aug 29, 2020

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Handling the Twin Bond Relationship at Bootcamp

Started by Sierrascrapper (ETN2). Last reply by rebecca1957 Aug 29, 2020. 29 Replies 1 Like

I wanted to ask about this topic as it has a deep impact on how twins relate to each other. This will be good future reference for other Navy Twin Moms as their sons leave for BC. I only have one…Continue

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Comment by mytwosons on July 30, 2013 at 9:00am: Sierrascrapper - It would have been nice if they could have gone to BC together, but at least 4 weeks will give my family time to recover from the first trip. We are going to have to drive from Idaho to Great Lakes due to the cost of flying. Both of my boys went in without girlfriend attachments as well. Like you, I am thankful that they will not have that distraction.

Disy and Cathy - My prayers are with you two as well. I am just now able to keep my tears at bay for the most part (that is a minute by minute accomplishment these days!!).

Co-twin...I will try to get a pic posted this weekend :)

Have a blessed day everyone!

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on July 30, 2013 at 8:43am: Disy and Cathy...your family is in my prayers today. The day you've been counting down for so long has finally arrived and tour children are taking the next step towards their future. How exciting! Stay strong even though it's easier said than done. Disy....I'm so glad you get to catch a glimpse of her on the internet. I'm sure it will mean the world to you. And thanks for the laugh about your daughter at her first MEPS. My son's recruiter keeps telling my son that females are like the plague and he needs to stay away from them. LOL He keeps asking my son if he's got a girlfriend yet...and he keeps telling my son that it's a good thing. I just keep reinforcing what the recruiter says. LOL Jonathan hasn't been one to have girlfriends...and I'm alright with that too. I'm sure one day the right one will come along, but for now he doesn't need the distraction.

CO-twin...I wasn't on N4M much yesterday as the site was down, but I am looking forward to watching your video this afternoon.

Mytwosons...YIPPEE! The countdown begins! 4 weeks apart is going to be tough I'm sure...but how wonderful at the same time.

Twinsalorsmom...welcome and how exciting for you! Only a few more days. Can't wait to hear about the wonderful time you had at PIR with your twins. You are so lucky that they got to go in together. If mine went in together they would probably BOTH get tossed out! LOL The competition between them is fierce. I only have one twin going in though. The other is going to pursue college. How cool that yours are both going to be Nukes too. That is what my son's rating us going to be. He doesn't ship out until July 2014 though as the boys have one last year of high school.

Comment by mytwosons on July 29, 2013 at 11:15pm: Got my youngest SRs form letter in the mail today. I was so excited. His PIR is set for 9/20, just four weeks after my middle son's PIR.

Comment by cathymgShip03Div367&ship11Div383 on July 29, 2013 at 6:18pm: CO-Twin, I watched the video, it was great, teared up a little. Now just looking forward to watching my son's go through it!!

Comment by cathymgShip03Div367&ship11Div383 on July 29, 2013 at 6:17pm: Disy, I had to work today and I love my residents but today my heart and mind was at home with Bryce, all they had at work was my flesh!! didn't get much done!! It's going to be so hard having him gone, but then it is the best thing for him. I will be think and praying for you. Let me know when you get your I am here call, I am thinking mine should be pretty early since it shouldn't take long from St. Louis!!

Comment by cathymgShip03Div367&ship11Div383 on July 29, 2013 at 5:31pm: Twinsailorsmom, I just figured they never let twins go in at the same time and I would never think they would be put together once they got there.
Disy, How is it going, We leave tomorrow to take Bryce to St. Louis and then he will be sworn in on Wednesday morning. My parents, his twin brother, my daughter and my husband and I will all be there.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 29, 2013 at 4:23pm: We still have one quiet new mom. Hope you two post pictures if you son't know how it is each, you click on the picture icon on the top left of this comment box, make sure it is on get pics from your computer, once there browse pick your picture once loaded adjust size. I usually type in 150. once loaded we can click on it to make it bigger.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 29, 2013 at 4:19pm: Wow twinsailorsmom That is unusual I think to both go to BC together. Mine went in 6 months apart but they did not sign up the same time. One of mine is at Goose creek now so he will still be there when yours arrive. He finishes A school in Febuary then will be still there when he goes to Power School. What are yours going to be at GC for? MM,EM, or ET? My first is deployed and he is an IT.

The video is up!!

Comment by twinsailorsmom on July 29, 2013 at 10:26am: Hello! I have 5 boys my oldest are my twins, 19. I have a 17 year old (lost his twin early in pregnancy) a 13 year old stepson and a 4 year old. My twins are at BC now with a PIR date in just 10 day, August 9th. Somehow they not only went to BC together but they are on the same ship and same division - lucky or unlucky I am not sure yet. They will both be going to Goose Creek for A School also. They are each others best friend and always have been. I very much look forward to taking this journey as their MOM.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 29, 2013 at 1:20am: Ended up working today as I noticed how busy town was after church. Big art show this week and next. I have two entries. My nuke son Sam has won a ribbon every year, his twin wonder twice and sold a pencil drawing once.
I have very little left brain, total right brained, my twins are blessed with both.