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One day at a time
I know that this will be hard and I can accept that, but there are those moments that you just want to break down & cry. I know it will get easier but still hard right now. I could have strangled my son yesterday, I went to his bathroom and there were 5 LOADS of laundry - REALLY but I guess I shouldn't expect anything different.
I started writing to him everyday, just a little bit here and there, I know he will be getting a lot of mail and he won't have a lot of time to read. Just waiting for the box & letter now.
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Comment by mjdowie on August 4, 2013 at 3:05pm
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It'll be okay. I'm just starting to have better days & today marks a week since my Sailor left. Keep occupied it helps alot(:
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Comment by smurfette84 on August 4, 2013 at 3:11pm
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Thanks, he has been gone before (band camp, band competitions etc) but I have always been able to talk to him or text him. That is the hardest for me the fact I can't pick up the phone and call him, That and the fact he is my baby and this is the first time in 29 years that I don't have a kid at home anymore.,
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Thank you. I'm going to try & be positive :)
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Comment by Mrs.C on August 5, 2013 at 10:57am
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I love this! My son is waiting to be picked up as we speak....but his room is a mess and I don't have the heart to yell at him to at least make a path for me to get in later lol! I'm are when I start picking up all the dirty socks and towels later, im sure ill miss the fighting, but right now I'm soaking up our last minutes together as a family!
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Enjoy those last few minutes. I understand about the dirty room, my son did the same thing. I believe my husband is having a harder time than me. He doesn't even want to go to his stair or to his room until he can go a few days with crying. I read somewhere that instead of counting down the days, count down the Fridays, it will make it easier. I'm going to make a countdown calendar for the kitchen.
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My older son left two weeks ago, and I think you are right about the husbands not handling it well. Right before my other son left, he picked a huge fight about where to store my sons motorcycle. Inguessnthats the way men handle things...my son understood and we a had laugh. So now just waiting for this one to go. The waiting is really hard.meverycar at comes up the street I think it's his ride.......
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Comment by thisistuff on August 10, 2013 at 8:57pm
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With 12 days until my SR's PIR I still cry with every letter or some random memory. You will make it!! All that you are feeling is certainly natural and he may express that he is not sure if he has made the right decision (at first) and that is very common with many of the young recruits. My son just graduate the end of May and had been in ROTC all four years of high school. He signed up last summer so we knew what he was going to do and had time to prepare. He had never been away from us for little over a week so this has been very difficult for us, nothing could have prepared us for this. My son's birthday was this last Sunday and mine was last Wed., we have never been apart for our birthdays. We still have not opened his box and we finally went into his room and found loads and loads of clothes which I cherished smelling and washing (sounds a little sick but i did). The second phone call was awesome he sounded so good and excited and his letters were much more happier. Both of you will be fine and will cherish each other even more.
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