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Comment by Shesh on September 26, 2013 at 5:53pm

I always kept my boys separated in school.  I felt they needed their individuality.  A few times they would dress alike because they thought it would be fun to trick the teachers.  (They don't look anything alike!)  It seems because they have the label triplets, no one could tell them apart when they were younger.  Even in high school the wrong one would get reprimanded for something his brother did.

When Andrew left for BC his brother at home said he didn't know how he was going to get along without him.  Those two are pretty close.  I suppose since the other one is married and leads a different type of life style.

Can't wait to get my first real phone call.  I can't wait to see how he's doing !

Comment by SheisaSeabee Ship11/Div420 on September 26, 2013 at 10:47am

Thanks again, Sierrascrapper!  It was so fun to finally get letters from our SR!!  I smiled so big for hours and read/re-read over and over!!

Thing 1 will meet the recruiter on Monday to take her test.  She is excited and ready to go.  She doesn't know for sure what job she wants yet, waiting until after she gets her scores back, but it won't be the same as her sister who decided to be a Seabee.  They are completely different kiddos, in that the one at BC went to college to be a firefighter (Fire Science degree) and the other one went to school to be a dental assistant.  The Seabee kid (future CM) is as tough as any boy, but her sister is a little more girly - LOL.

Mine have been Thing 1 & 2 since birth (preferred that over Baby A/Baby B - LOL) and have dressed up for Halloween a couple of times.  They hate being alike as well, to the point that one has very long natural brown hair and glasses and the other cut her hair off short, dyed it blonde and got contacts so they would not look alike!  They do love each other though!

This site is so awesome and I look forward to getting to know all the moms better!  Thanks for all the support!!

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 25, 2013 at 11:40pm

I lit my blue candles tonight for the SRs who are preparing to complete their final tests and for our sailors out in the fleet. Thinking about how grateful I am for our nation's men and women who choose to serve and sacrifice for our protection.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 25, 2013 at 6:46pm

Welcome Shesh!  Wow...you triplet Moms absolutely amaze me.  I thought it was tough raising twins...I can't even imagine keeping 3 of them happy and getting along and under control.  

It's got to be even harder saying goodbye to your son after you've been accustomed to having him around.  It's ok to shed tears and feel like you will never see him again.  But just know that you will see him again.  I think about all the "lasts" we will have in this final year of HS before my son leaves for BC and it makes me sad.  But then I think about how GREAT it will be to see my son again and how proud I will be of him when he gets through BC and his nuke training.

Comment by Shesh on September 25, 2013 at 6:14pm

I'm new to this group.  COtwinsalorsmom invited me to join. (Thank your very much!)  I have triplet boys.  One of the boys, Andrew, just started BC yesterday.  They are 24 yrs.  Triplet1 just got married and Triplet2 is still at home & working.  Triplet3 (andrew) attended college for four years and has a BA in Forestry Management.  He couldn't find a job so decided he wanted to join the Coast Guard.  They wouldn't accept him cause he has and allergy to penicillan.

Then he decided on the Navy.  They granted him a waiver on the allergy and so now he is a SR.

I shed a lot of tears sending the boys off to college.  Now the tears are back tenfold sending one off to BC.  I think it's because I can't contact him or have any idea how he's doing that affects me so much.  Once he starts school & we can have more contact it will be better.  When he left the house the other day it was sad knowing he may not walk thru that door again until spring.  Maybe Christmas, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.

Thanks for letting me join your special group.  We with multiples are indeed a unique breed !  If we're still sane and talking coherently, we made it !

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 25, 2013 at 6:05pm

AWESOME SheisaSeabee!  So glad Thing 1 got a letter from her sister.  Such a sweet thing that she wrote.  It makes it that much more special.  I hope all goes well for Thing 1 to get signed up and get into BC.  Does she have an idea of what might interest her or does she want to do the same thing as her sister?  

Too funny...we sometimes call our boys Thing 1 and Thing 2.  We even dressed them up kind of like that for crazy hair day at school when they were younger. We have kind of mentioned the idea of joining the Navy to Twin 1, but he really has his own mind made up to go a different way.  He goes to a career/tech HS and is specializing in Graphic Arts/Communication.  He wants to go to college to be an English Teacher and teach in a HS like the one he attends.  We even told him about the Mass Communications job field in the Navy and he still doesn't want to be anything like his brother.  It's too funny how they want so much to be different from each other.  They were in separate classes all through grade school and mostly different classes in middle school.  They have gone to two different high schools since their freshman year too.  So...I don't understand why they hate being alike so much.  I appreciate their differences and let me tell you they definitely have different personalities.  Twin 1 is my emotional high-strung one and Twin 2 is my calm cool and collected one.  

Comment by SheisaSeabee Ship11/Div420 on September 25, 2013 at 5:42pm

Thank you Sierrascrapper! Funny afternoon after I posted...Thing 1 called to tell me the recruiter had called to schedule her testing and she was excited, then maybe an hour later, she called to tell me she had received a letter from her sister (Thing 2) the SR and she said how hard BC has been so far.  I asked her if that made her change her mind and she said "no, but I was hoping it really wouldn't be that bad".  She was just so happy to hear from her other half and she said the very first sentence was "I miss your face"  :o)

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 25, 2013 at 5:28pm

Welcome SheisaSeabee! So sorry to hear that your other twin is really missing your SR. I posted a msg in the discussion you posted so I didn't want to repeat myself. You are one strong woman to hold it back and not show your girls that you are hurting inside. It's OK to show them that you feel for them and it's OK to let go and have a good cry. Hopefully you'll hear from your SR soon and it might make you and your other twin feel better. Hang in there.

Only one if my boys are going in...and he doesn't leave until July. I'm not sure how Twin 1 will react since right now they really don't get along and want to be totally opposite of each other. I think things will change as we get closer and after the fact.

Comment by SheisaSeabee Ship11/Div420 on September 25, 2013 at 1:08pm

Hello!  New member here.  I have identical twin daughters.  One has now been at BC for a little over 2 weeks and the other has not been able to stop crying.  I have been trying really hard to stay strong for both of them and not let anyone see me cry, but I finally had a huge breakdown on Sunday afternoon when I was home alone.  I am missing my daughter like crazy and I do feel so bad for her twin who feels she has lost half of herself.  I found out my one left at home has now been talking to the recruiter and studing for her ASVAB.  I am trying to wrap my brain around both of them being gone soon.  Thank you for this site!!!  Nice to meet other moms out there going through the same thing!

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 25, 2013 at 12:43pm

Good morning! It's a blustery Fall day in Northern Nevada today. I'm ready for it...it's been an extremely hot summer.

Welcome to our new members! We are growing and growing. This is one AMAZING group of ladies and we all know why!

Lulu...good luck to your son at his new duty station.

CO-twin...have a safe trip and enjoy the scenery. I'll see you tomorrow morning :)

Doubletrouble...yea! So glad your boys got to finally see each other at chapel. They are almost there! I bet whomever's division wins...that they will rub it in for a long time. LOL

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