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Permalink Reply by MichelleMamamiciru on
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Tomorrow is going to be a bad day. I went to the store today and before I realized it I had picked up all of the stuff for spaghetti and movie night. (fridays) I have done this every week for almost his whole life. I had to turn around and put it all back. I just couldn't face the thought of fixing my son's favorite meal and double butter popcorn and he not be there.
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Permalink Reply by jcmom on
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Michelle. My son shipped out on 9/10 as well. He flew out of Atlanta with 10 others. I literally left MEPS with my other son, husband and his girlfriend and was dropped off at the airport immediately afterwards and caught a plane to go to New Orleans for my dads funeral. To say the least I am actually glad that I had that distraction of his funeral the first few days. It helped. We received his box of stuff EOD this past Friday. That brought tears to my eyes when we finally opened it. I have washed everything and put it up in his room. I have gone in his room and was quite surprised of how clean he left it. I guess he wanted to impress me. Seeing his car daily kills me. I am hoping we can take it to A school for him since it is only 6 hours away. Hang in there and if you need someone to talk to message me. My heart dropped last Thursday when I received a call from Wakkegun, IL and it was him. He needed me to overnight his license to him since the original finally showed up in the mail on Monday and he knew it but there was nothing he could do since he was shipping out. What is your sons job?
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Hi jcmom,
Sorry to hear about your dad. Just got the box 10 minutes ago. It has been rough but I think it will be better now. I was sure I was going to cry when I got the box but I am ok. My son is a master at Arms so his A school will be very close to where we live. Weekend visits are very possible. I had my dad keep his car at his place, more room and I'm less likely to turn into mommy fountain again. My son boxed all his stuff up before he left. He knew I would not be able to handle that at all. -
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Permalink Reply by Smoothsailing on
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Stay strong. Keep thinking about what your son wants. Stay focus on his goals. In the end, if he is happy then you are happy. Right now all your feelings are raw and they hurt but stay in the moment and practice Mindfulness. It should help. Lots of breathing and staying centered. My son left today. It’s hard but I know it’s right.
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Thank you it is getting easier as long as the little habits don't sneak up on me.
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