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February 28, 2012 - Matt's Journey Begins
WOW! We dropped Matt off at the hotel last night, lots of tears from mom and dad. He, on the other hand, was so excited! Today he begins his Navy journey. It is so quiet here without him. I think it is the not being able to talk with him that will be the hardest.
I am a very proud mama that my one and only has chosen to serve his country but I am also somewhat sad. Matt lived with us, ate with us, vacationed with us, loved us. He now begins his life, his journey as a man. I suspect that we may be separated by miles during the next several years but what I do know is that he left an imprint on my heart, and I on his and that love triumphs distance!
I asked my husband this morning if it has been 8 weeks yet. We both laughed realizing that we, too, are on our own journey. A journey that may separate our tight knit family for some time but one that is sure to bring much joy and pride along the way as we honor our son as he honors his country.
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Comment by Tina (4/9/12) on February 28, 2012 at 11:06pm
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Hey MattsMama, I too am the mom of a son named Matt and he leaves 4/9. We just went out to eat and he said boy the time is starting to go by really fast now. Then he said how everyone wants to spend time with me before I leave. He was talking about work and missing it and the people he works with. I thought OMG has he changed his mind. He hadn't (darn) but it is so bittersweet knowing that he will be leaving but wanting him to stay. Knowing how proud I am of him but I could have been proud of him here too. I know what you mean by saying has the 8 wks over yet? My journey has yet to begin and by the time mine starts you will be finished and those 8 wks will be behind you. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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Comment by LA-BriansMom (Ship 3 Div 116) on February 29, 2012 at 12:01am
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My son left two weeks ago Sunday and is on his third week of boot camp. One call and was very robotic. I rec'd his civilian clothes in a box down to his underwear..quite sad..I cried..we are very close.it felt like a death..I was sick to my stomach wondering what was happening to my son. .I left his bed unmade and pillow still across his bed for the past two weeks..I found it hard to strip his bed and wash his sheets but I did..smelling my son every step of the way...and missing him hoping he is allright, I know what you are thinking, "over protective mom" well maybe but I guess being a single mom to him made me more protective of him throughout his life and now...I cannot protect him. I feel helpless. Many of the bloc's I am reading sounds so familiar. Brian lived with me, ate with me and vacationed with me(US- FAMILY)..I have been a single mom and been his mom and dad to him all his life. Then at 27 he decided to join the Navy, what a blow. I have always been the protective mom and now well, now I am the proud mom and cry every day. I have one other son 13 yrs old and also my 76 yr old father lives with me. So you see a Single mom with 27 yr old male, 13 yr old male and 76 yr old male, my dad, .quite tough to live with 3 men....but I live through it every day..I miss my Brian every day, but I know he will become the man I could not lead him to. Being a women and trying to be his mom and dad just would not do...although my dad and brother have been the masculine mentors in his life. So now we wait. Brian to graduation April 13, 2012. Me, my father and brother and yes his 13 yr old brother will be there to see him graduate..it will be the proudest moment of my life besides his birth...Hats off to my son Brian!
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Comment by BunkerQB on February 29, 2012 at 12:43pm
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melmarquise &Tina, I left both of you a welcoming message on your page. Click the MY PAGE tab on the above menu bar (it the line with the words MAIN, INVITE, MY PAGE, etc located just underneath the Navy For Moms masthead). This will take you to your personal page. When the page open up, scroll down. You'll see several posting on your comment wall. Click on the underlined link to the survival guide which contains links, explanations, diagrams, pdf files, videos. The link to the survival guide will always be on your page.
Tina, you should be joining the Navy MEPS & DEP Families group, then the appropriate "Leaving for Boot Camp in Whatever month he/she is leaving plus the Boot Camp Moms group. You've joined the Sub Moms group which is fine but your questions now are going to be about Boot Camp. Questions about being a sub mom are premature.
melmarquise, since you have received you form letter already you should join the PIR group for your son's date of graduating. There is a link to a list of N4M groups formed based on PIR dates. There you'll find other members with sailor recruits with the same graduation date. Be sure to click on the link to the Recruit Training Command because there is a great deal of information that is important (and look at the Family Guide too).
Good luck to both of you.
For your convenience, I am putting the link to the family guide here too.
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