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Day 6...
I've been here a while and reading other mother's blogs seeing that I'm not the only one who feels the way I do. There is the numbness, sadness, fear. There is also pride, excitement, joy and anticipation.
Numbness: I feel like an empty shell trying to deal with the sadness that I can't just log onto messenger and say "HI". The fear is the worst. I am afraid he'll get hurt, that he won't be able to manage being this long away from family. I know these fears are mindless and that he is fine. He's spent the past 7 months preparing for this. Monthly PST's, weekly DEP's meetings and working out and running every evening. I know in my heart and soul that he is ready. That is where the pride and joy come in and I try my hardest to think about that more than anything. Anticipation and excitement...those come in when I think of the PIR and then the rest of his life beginning.
I found myself hurrying to the mailbox, something I don't do, today. I knew there wasn't going to be a letter there but for some reason I had hope. There wasn't a letter and that's ok, I know one is coming as soon as he can manage it. I won't get the "kid in a box" or the form letter with his address on it. I imagine he will send that to his dad's house, where he's lived since he was 13. Will his dad share the information with me? I can only hope. I am just holding my breath for the first letter from my son, nothing else matters.
Today for some reason has to be one of the hardest, all I want to do is get in bed and watch movies but I can't. I made a promise to take care of myself. The last words I heard from my son were these. "I love you Mom. Please take care of yourself and try not to worry. I'll be fine I promise." He blew me a kiss and walked back into the hotel. So with these words in my head I'm going to go cry again and then plan dinner. After all, life in this house has to go on and I know it won't be long before I hear him say "I miss you Mom! How is everything going?
Blessings to all the Moms here :)
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Comment by Cheripie (SHIP 2 DIV 952) on September 21, 2011 at 9:52pm
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Please add me on fb and e-mail me...my son is in his frst week of boot camp and you took the words right out of my mouth! My e-mail is ctsmith6@roadrunner.com. I would love to share these feelings with someone so we don't feel so alone...and lonely!
Cheri
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