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Making the days before he leaves count
Tonight my future sailor and I had a good ole fashion Mom and Me night out. We went to our favorite mexican restuarant and ate way too much food and drank way to much sweet tea and talked and talked. He even turned off his cell phone during the meal so he wasn't distracted (without me asking him to) . It made my day. My son and I have always been very close and talk about everything from his classes to his girlfriend and even politics. As I sat there tonight eating salsa and chips and laughing at each other's stories it hit me what a fine young man my little boy has become and suddenly instead of being sad at the thought of him leaving in 3 months a strange peace came over me that he is growing up and that no matter how far away he goes that he has a good heart and a good head on his shoulders and we are both going to be fine.
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Comment by ebigirl on April 12, 2012 at 12:39pm
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I had a similar experience with my son. I felt as if a lightbulb went off in my head and then finally realized that my son is grown up, and not the little boy that I was treating him like. He still "needs" me for advice every once in awhile, and I cherish those moments. Letting go of my "little boy" has been hard, but his dad and I did everything we could to make sure he raised with compassion, common sense and a sense of humor, along with all of the other important traits.
He is doing great, he's happy, he loves his job and his wife...what else could a mom ask for?
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Comment by JamesMom on April 14, 2012 at 10:55pm
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Too sweet! My son made a few thoughtful dates for just us, which was nice since he is the second of five children. Alone time is sparse. He left April 3rd. The week before was very hard for him. He was getting nervous and anzious, but the day before a sense of peace and resolve seem to have taken over. The delayed entry can be hard, but I was grateful to have him home.
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Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on April 16, 2012 at 9:40am
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My son and I always talked about everything also, (sometimes I even got more detail than perhaps I was comfortable with lol.) I think I will miss that the most. Just yesterday when I looked at him out in the yard I was thinking he isn't that wirey little kid anymore either. Isn't it amazing how fast 18 years goes by?
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Jodi, I agree! Now that those 18 years are gone, they seemed to have just flown by. During those 18 years I sometimes wondered if we would ever see 18!
My son really grew up during bootcamp. I know that HE made the very best decision for himself. He is very happy and loves his job.
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Comment by CookieGVB on April 19, 2012 at 6:27pm
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My son leaves on 7/2 for BC as well. I noticed your comment on another post and had to comment, since you're the first person I've seen with the same date.
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