Lonely

Comment by bethann'smom on November 4, 2009 at 9:49pm

mine grads nov 13th and i cant wait it 's driving me crazy waiting and iam driving everyone else crazy lol

Comment by fran turner on November 4, 2009 at 9:59pm

yea I know what you mean I am doin the same I hate that I can"t talk to her

Comment by Donna (Kayla's Mom) on November 5, 2009 at 9:56am

my girl just left 11/3. I've never not talked to texted her for 2 weeks. my oldest has moved out as well. UUGGHH empty nest syndrome. whenever i feel like i miss her so much i'm going to burst i try to remember that this is a great experience and great start to her future.

Comment by Suzann on November 5, 2009 at 10:21am

My daughter got there on Oct. 27th. I cried until we got the form letter w/ her address on it. She wrote a short note in the "recruits comments" that had me laughing & crying at the same time. She is very tired but still has her sense of humor. I know she is OK. I haven't cried since! I have written to her every day. They need LOTS of letters! Be patient & ask God to watch out for her. She is in good hands. I had to convince myself that the Navy wants her to be healthy & happy. It only benefits them. They are investing a lot into our childs future too. They want them to succeed. That being said, I miss her terribly & wish she chose to be a nurse instead! LOL

Comment by Diana Mother of Mark on November 5, 2009 at 11:07am

My son left on Oct 28th and we still have not received the form letter with his address, this is driving me crazy we want to write him and give support.

Comment by Carole on November 5, 2009 at 2:03pm

Hop on over to the October boot Camp family group and join 160+ other women going through the same thing!!!

Comment by Joanie on November 5, 2009 at 8:47pm

I sure do remember how hard it was not being able to have ANY contact with my only child - it was awful! But I'm here to tell you that it will end. During bootcamp, I think you should let yourself cry sometimes, and talk your fool head off about it to all of your friends, and other times you have to force yourself to be busy, do something to take your mind off it and be like normal! When I was feeling so bad, there was no N4M, and I searched on line to try to find people who really knew what it felt like. (Because as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't compare to your kid leaving for college.)

Don't let yourself stay too sad, but don't minimize it either - it is really tough on the moms. Our kids made good choices, and wanted to be where they are, and we are proud of them, and happy for them, but because we love them, we ache when they are gone.

Your son's recruiter can call Great Lakes and get you the address to send letters before you receive the form letter. I still feel bad that I didn't know just how much the letters meant and I didn't write often enough because I felt like I had nothing interesting to tell him about (I couldn't very well write about my day-to-day life - went to work today, cried when I was in the car, cleaned your room a little but not too much, etc!!). I found out that they enjoy any contact with the outside world, and nothing is too boring! I told him what silly thing the cat did, the yard is full of leaves, I better do some raking this weekend, I saw so-and-so at the store, your 3rd grade teacher said to tell you 'hi', and he was happy to hear it. I sent some magazine articles about stuff I knew my son was interested in, and a couple funny things from Reader's Digest - he said they were passing it all around and they were all enjoying it.

I haven't looked, but I bet that October boot camp family group will be really great for you.
peace,
Joanie

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