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Comment by Gigi on July 2, 2020 at 9:22pm

That’s his headboard, to be honest I started putting it up on the 3rd Sunday, for I couldn’t even look upstairs to see his room hence getting inside. But my batch was luckier he has his phone still during the quarantine. So my great silence was only a week and a half (his 3rd week and Tuesday of 4th week) then I got the form letter. Of course not lucky enough for an airport reunion and no live PIR. Thank you

Comment by Chipmunk on June 30, 2020 at 11:50am

Aww, Gigi, that is a neat idea!! I love it!!  I feel so much for all of you that are not able to see your sailors after graduation. I did not find out about this group until the week before my son's PIR - when I was done with wedding #2 for the summer and had time to start finding out what to expect and any information that I needed to be able to sustain me through what I knew would probably be a weekend that would not live up to my expectations and I don't deal with change well at all. When I found out that those sailors who stayed in GL had extra time with their families, it was really hard. The one thing that kept me going was knowing that I would get to see my son at PIR and then that we would get to see him maybe at Christmas and then saw him in March / April for his A school graduation. I actually made a total of 4 trips to SC, once was to take his car to him, and several other trips. This stretch from last Christmas until now, without the possibility of a summer visit is the longest we have actually gone without seeing our sailor in person. It is hard, but I have also adapted fairly well - it is easier to deal with not seeing him, than it is to not see my grandbaby! But I had those opportunities to see my sailor and those of you that are being shut off from it - It is hard! I won't deny that. So anything to help you through, facetime, email messages, posting pictures, whatever works, is all part of the process. We lived 4 & 6 hours from our parents and for three years we were halfway across the country from them - I learned the hard way (and that is actually another story) how to deal with family at a distance and to be content with them in my heart at times when back then every minute of a phone call was more than a dime!! Now we can call, video chat, send videos - all things that were not possible when my children were little and we lived hundreds of miles away or even when my oldest went off to college. Hugs!!