Re: Need a kind thought, please
- From: "Maureen Galvin" <maureenDOTgalvinATcomcastDOTnet>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:42:50 -0600
Aww Sandi!!! I know exactly how you feel.
Believe me, I could not wait for my son to do something with his life and
when he did, it came a shock LOL!! It wasnt too bad for me cause he was
stationed at Great Lakes for a while so it was really kind of strange. ONce
boot camp was over, he was home every weekend so it just did not seem real.
When he came home for his two weeks before shipping to Japan, I swear that
boy did nothing but get on everyone's last nerve in this house and you just
about could not wait for him to leave and I would be battling myself like
the angel/devil scenario - be nice, he's leaving - leaving my ass, he needs
to shut up LOL!!
It really did not hit me until the morning before he shipped out. I have
not seen him other than in pictures since June 14, 2005 and I miss him every
single day and I have a mix of guilt and happiness for him. He says he does
not hate it and he really has loved the opportunity to see the places he
probably never would have gone to (Russia, China, HongKong, Phillipines,
Australia, Japan, etc.) but I also feel like I threw him out and gave him no
choice and I'm afraid he will hold it against me (we've talked extensively
about htis and he laughs and tells me know, but I still feel guilty).
I'm sorry I'm rambling, but I do know how you feel. Afterall they will
always be our babies :) whether they like it or not. Send him lots of
mail, care packages, pictures, and do not be surprised if you do not hear
back from him as often as you would like. Afterall he is a 20-year-old boy.
And, once he is stationed, get him a digital camera and memory card. If I
waited for my son to actually get one, I do not think I'd ever get pics, but
since I sent him one a couple of Christmas' ago, I do finally get pics and
get to live vicariously through him.
But most of all hug him tight and be proud of him. I can honestly say that
my son grew up finally since enlisting and he is truly a remarkable young
man (even if he still calls long distance just to pick fights with his
sisters <sigh>)
"Sandi" <sanditypes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:527itnF1nbpjsU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, y'all. I know, given the subject matter, that the temptation to turn
this into a political thread will be strong, but please, I beg of you,
resist!
At 11:00 tomorrow morning, I'm dropping my baby (okay, at 20 he's not A
baby, but he's still MY baby) off at the recruiting office to leave for
Army boot camp. This is really what he wants to do, and I'm so proud of
him I could explode, but oh, my goodness, my heart is absolutely broken!
A couple of weeks ago, when I asked for tomorrow off, I laughed it off
when the folks I work with said it would be hard. After all, he's 20, and
it's time he flew the coop, and frankly, I had begun to wonder if he would
ever move out. But this is by far the hardest thing I've ever
experienced. I cry at the drop of a hat. I'm driving him crazy, just
sitting and staring at him when he's home.
Has anyone else had the empty next thing hit them hard? This is sooooo
unexpected for me and frankly, I feel more than a little silly. Maybe it
would be easier if he were going somewhere that I could talk to him, but
just hugging him goodbye and not hearing from him for a while may turn me
into a nutcase!
Please keep a good thought for me tomorrow, in hopes that I don't make a
complete ass of myself or embarrass him too badly...
Sandi
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