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:/ Having a rough one today...
I'm just waiting for a letter. Sort of got to the point today where I can't even write him I'm so depressed. :/ Ughh. I just don't want it to come down on paper and sent to him. Hopfully will get better.
When did everyone receive their first letter from their SR?! I'm becoming desperate!!
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Permalink Reply by Mama Bearr293 on
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I do tell him. haha I tell him exactly how I feel. But I don't want him to think I'm dying and can't do this. Cause he will.
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Permalink Reply by Gretchen on
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Whenever I would be really sad, I would express how I would feel in my letters honestly, but then I would follow it with happier ideas. I found by focusing on the happy things in my letters, I cheered myself up all those times when he wasn't there to cheer me up himself (like it was before he left) The letters will start coming before you know it, I got mine about 1 and a half or two weeks in! The wait is SOO worth it! I have a little over a week until PIR and I realized my happiness grows more and more even though the time he's been gone has increased. The time apart honestly draws your love for each closer! Keep busy and focus on the positives!
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Permalink Reply by Lyndsi on
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I got my first one almost 3 weeks after he left, that was the same day i got my first phone call too
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He left 2weeks ago tomorrow. So hopefully soon...
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Permalink Reply by Navy_Wife 914 (Ship 09, Div 330) on
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When did he leave? I got my first letter about two and a half weeks after he left. They can only write on Sunday's until they earn more days to write.. He probably wrote one this past Sunday, so hopefully you'll have it by the end of the week. My husbands letter came on a Thursday so I cannot wait til this Thursday for another letter! I read that you will usually get your letters the same day of the week since they can only write on sundays. So just keep stalking the mailman and hopefully it'll be here soon! Keep your head up and don't forget about the positive things! :)
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He left on the 17th. So it's been 2weeks... I'm hoping I get one veryyy soon!
I've been stalkin. :] I have my family on the lookout too when I have class. And thank you that made me feel a little better!! Do you know when they get mail? I've sent out 2 huge letters to him. I figured since I'm going to write everyday and if they only get it on Sundays? I wouldn't overload him with envelopes and instead overwhelm him with tons of letters inside. :]
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I heard they get letters everyday, but they're only supposed to read them on Sunday's, although no one follows that rule lol but in the first letter I got, my husband said not to send big brown envelops, only regular white ones. So I would start doing that. My first mail I sent him was like 15 letter so I sent it in a brown big envelope and I was so worried they weren't gonna give it to him after he told me no big envelops. But I haven't gotten it back, so I guess they let him have it since it was the first time.. Also make sure you send him stAmps. If he doesn't have stamps he won't be able to mail anything out!
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His mom sent him a ton of stamps. haha
And yeah my first letter was like 11 pages.
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Permalink Reply by samiam1290 on
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today's the day I'm waiting for a letter today too!!! if not defiantly tomorrow I've been reading posts from people who have a pir one week earlier and we can expect a phone call this week too if they've earned one!!!!
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Goshhhh. I can't wait! I just want a letter...
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Permalink Reply by chelsjade17 on
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I know how you feel :/ I've been sending out letter after letter and I just can't wait to hear from him already! I just need some reassurance that he's still thinking about me you know?
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Permalink Reply by Ksteele11 on
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I really had my hopes up for a letter today... I have a long driveway where I can't see the mailbox from the house... I woke up early and time dragged by sooo much and starting at the earliest I've seen mail arrive I probably checked every 15 minutes. I was so sad when I didn't find a letter.. even though it probably wont come until next week. I'm going insaneee!
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