Trying to be strong

[csingl504]

My daughter left on Tuesday. Today is thursday I'm still waiting to hear from her. Hoping all the horror stories are untrue. Just want her to be strong and make it through boot camp. Man I never knew I would be so kid- sick. :((((

[VashtiPurple]

My daughter texted my all when she got to Ohara that she was going to have her last good meal.  My daughter is a good kid, tough and strong, even though she is I still worry about her.  I think its a mom thing :)  I got a letter finally from her last week, rip it open only to find the address and graduation date.  No other notes or a quick sentence.  I know she is busy and tired, I will get one soon, I hope. 

 

[FresnoNavyMom (Nuke School)]

Hi CS, We're in our third week of boot camp. What's helped me get through is coming to this site every day for encouragement, writing a letter to my son every day (even when I run out of things to write about!) and planning my trip to go see his PIR. I've found that nobody understands like the moms on this site. I got tired of comments from other people like "Oh, it's just like when my son when off to college". It's nothing like that. I'm glad you found this site. It will help you a lot. Hang in there.

[FresnoNavyMom (Nuke School)]

:) I just reread the date of your posting.. You've probably already made it PIR! Well, hopefully my advice will help other "new" moms.

[teresa]

That's for sure it is NOT like anything else!! Not college or camp.........it's a whole new world. Just like for me it is a whole new kind of pride, like nothing else I can compare it to!!

[Christina]

It will be fine,seems like forever. My sailor graduates Sept 14th. I thought the day would never come, but before you know it is here. I wrote to my son everyday day it made me feel much better and I think he enjoyed the letters just write them about everything, just like you were talking to them. Stay connected to this site and join your PIR group that also helped me get thourth the rough days.Best of luck to you and your SR, and remember be NAVY STRONG.

[Mommabear]

My daughter is in the Delayed Entry Program, sworn in just last week. She heads for North Chicago in mid-January. I'm grateful we have a few more months together to prepare for this new and exciting challenge. Her great grandfather served in the Navy in World War II and her grandfather was an MP in the Army during the Korean War, so service is in her blood. I am deeply proud of her.

[EagleMom2]

1. Spoke with my son today, he sounds so good and believe it or not he is enjoying himself.  I think him being an Eagle Scout helped to prepare him in a lot of ways and me too.  I miss him something awful and so does our Bailey.  She sleeps on his bed but I think she might have finally stopped looking for him every time a car drives up the street. He has told me letters do mean so much to them.  It's hard to see people getting tons of letters all the time and others getting nothing. I do have a question, I know we can only send letters and pictures but is it just standard size envelopes?  Why I ask is I was wondering if it was okay to send many Christmas cards in one large manila envelope that he can hand cards out to other sailors that might not get anything? I don't want to get him in any trouble. Advice is greatly appreciated.  Thanks!