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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 Kandra71 on October 21, 2013 at 5:17pm: Co-Twin...what a fantastic outlook!! What will you be going to school for?

In the area I live in we have LOTS of Twins and 5 sets of triplets within a 20mile radius..I always tell people not to drink the water...lol.

Are you referring to the twins themselves, if they are identical/fraternal or others around them?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 21, 2013 at 4:38pm: Thanks for the condolences but this has been a long time coming, I am trying to look at it as an adventure, selling house, closing my business, divorce going to school and starting over!! I see opportunity here.

Do you guys suppose there is a difference in how they interact when twins are identical or fraternal?

There are 6 sets of twins from here and one set of triplets. We only have a Pop.800 weird maybe it is the hot springs pool here. One set is identical girls named Gina and Erica, their uncle calls them Generica.

Comment by Kandra71 on October 21, 2013 at 3:44pm: I haven't been on here in a while and I am trying to catch up. WOW, lots of stuff going on. I am really grateful for this support system. It has been a god send for me.

Co-Twin, sorry to hear about your divorce, Sometimes when one door closes another will open. How do your boys feels about that?

We will be leaving Wednesday afternoon to drive to San Antonio to see Nate graduate from MA school. We are hoping he will be able to come home with us but since the government was shut down we don't know if his orders will be ready for leave. He will be going to Bahrain when all is said and done. Since Morgan is there at MA school we will be able to see him as well. I am NOT looking forward to the 19 hour car ride...UGH!! It will be worth it to see the boys. Zach is hanging out in Gulfport. His class hasn't started yet. He thinks not until Nov. 6th. I sure wish he could be home for this waiting period.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on October 21, 2013 at 12:09pm: Good morning everyone! Hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend! For those of you with SRs... You are one week closer to hugging your new Sailor.

CO-twin... I'm praying that your family will be reunited when Steven's ship comes home.

Doubletrouble... I'm so glad your whole family got to be together when Jacob was waiting at the airport. Your boys look sharp in their Dress Blues. I have to say that I respect all the uniforms, but I have to say that I think the Navy has the best looking uniforms of all the branches.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 20, 2013 at 2:41pm: So were they glad to be together for the weekend? Are they going to try to be together when they get stationed?

Mine will be seeing each other for the first time in 14 1/2 months come end of January. Steve really wants that to happen. I will have to check costs of going out and check with Sam how much time he can get and if he can get all the way to Virginia. I will be divorced by then so we will see.

Comment by doubletrouble on October 20, 2013 at 2:28pm: Yes co-twin, PIR was amazing! As soon as that big door rolled up the tears started! So much anticipation & to finally get to see them as Sailors, I cried like a baby when we saw them march by. I can't believe how much they have changed and stayed themselves, it's weird.
Yes, we did get the whole weekend with Darien & we all went to the airport to wait with Jacob, the girlfriends were there too. I was glad Darien got to go to the airport &that he & his gf wanted to go.
Darien had taken contacts with him so he was wearing them at PIR, I asked Jacob if he wanted us to send him some for PIR & he said no, he was ok with the glasses.The couple of times we have skyped with Jacob he was wearing the contacts he wore to bc, I guess he had them put up & wasn't worried about it at PIR.
I think they look awesome in their dress blues & Darien was wearing the 'peanut butters' on Sat & Sun & I like those, I just think they look good in all of them!
We are having beautiful, but chilly weather here too.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 20, 2013 at 1:56pm: We are having a beautiful sunny day here in Colorado.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 20, 2013 at 1:55pm: Oh so you got to spent the whole weekend with Darien because he stayed in Great lakes? Did he get to go to the Airport with you to see his twin off?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 20, 2013 at 1:54pm: Wow what a difference in your boys! they look very handsome, love dress blues. Glad to here they are settling into the A schools. Wasn't PIR fun. How do they feel about their makeovers. Are they going to go beck to contacts now that they can? Sam got contacts right away but he still uses glasses instead sometimes.

Comment by doubletrouble on October 20, 2013 at 10:46am: Hello everyone! Well the boys are getting settled in at A school. Darien stayed in Great Lakes for A school & Jacob is in Groton, CT. I love that they have their phones now so we can text & Skype, technology is great!
Cindib- I too remember those bc calls! I had my phone in my hand or pocket at all times &if it rang & was one of the boys I would holler it's one of the boys &get so excited! My coworkers thought I was crazy! Haha
I'm back to just having internet on my phone for now, so I haven't been able to post pics from PIR in this page, but I did post some on my page so go check them out. The boys look so awesome in their uniforms!
I wanted to share with y'all, yes I'm from Texas!, my website, southhilldesigns.com/jessicastewart. I am selling the most amazing locket necklaces! You create a 'story' in a locket by adding charms inside. I created one about the boys joining the Navy, I will post a pic on my page for you to see. Check out my site & do some early Christmas shopping!