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Only 26 more days
this will for sure, be the hardest Christmas for me, as I am sure I am not alone in this. You always want your children close, right? I am so very proud of my son for this choice he has made, and the man he has become. He will be 21 in April, and has always in my eyes, been level headed and responsible. I do notice now that his verbage has changed, his closeness to me (which I always thought we were very close anyway), has grown, and he just seems "different". He has said in our few conversations that the Physical part was not difficult for him, as he was well prepared, but emotionally it was tough on him. Didn't help that he is gone for all major Holidays ;)
I write to him every other day, just to keep him motivated and to keep me sane, LOL. I send my Christmas wishes out to all those parents that are also with me on this topic. Good will to you all. Only 26 more days until Graduation, I am soooo looking forward to it. Love to my Recruit!!
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on December 19, 2010 at 9:21am
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He's still in boot camp? Please don't fret.......but he IS changed. He's had to change in order to exist in the environment he's in. What you perceive as his being more distant from you or "different," and his verbage having changed........well, it has BUT remember that he's talking to you on pay phone .... in this environment....with others listening over his shoulder. It's a "bank" of telephones...no privacy.
I believe when you see him at PIR and then spend time with him afterwards, you will see your son.....the son you knew before he left. However, he WILL be more mature, more confident and carry himself with a stature you've never seen. I have 2 sons in the Navy and I saw this with both. Are they more "formal" on base, yep. They have to be.....they've been told their rules and what's expected of them. But when you get them back in the hotel room, they will relax. They have to be in uniform while off base but when they're in your hotel room they can wear comfy clothes so take some sweats/t=shirts for them to wear in the room..... And offer them the chance to just relax or take a nap .... a lot of them just want to go back to the hotel room - at least that first day.
Now, having said all this, I will plant a little seed of possibility that after PIR your son might have an initial adjustment when he leaves base and re-enters the civilian world. My oldest son experienced this...but after a day or so, he was fine and I have read this on this site from loved ones of other new Sailors....just help them relax. We have to remember that for (how many days?) weeks they've been under the direction/command/ control of the RDC's and they're now re-entering without someone looking over their shoulder. ANDDDDD, they have a strict set of rules they've been given that they have to follow, on their own, off base. But they do just fine. (Remember they have to be back on base at the time they're given or their entire division will have to bear the same consequence. One person who returns late will affect entire division. Remember they will have to walk back to their building so take that time into account. Give approx 30 minutes before time they're to return.)
Enjoy your time! You will continue to enjoy the closeness with your son...if you were close before he left, this closeness will continue. Just in a different way..........trust me on this.
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on December 19, 2010 at 8:45pm
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Thank you for sharing. I continue to learn here. Merry Christmas!
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