Any military moms out there?

Losing2Live69

Hi...my name is Angela. I have a 20 year old son, Christopher. He is in the 101st Airborne, Infantry division. He is currently stationed in Afghanistan. He has been involved in active combat since he got there in September. He got to come home for his R & R two weeks ago. He starts his long flight back tomorrow morning. He has another 5 months and then he will be back home. I spend so much time worrying. This is the hardest thing I have been through as a mom. When he was little I felt I could be there to protect him. Now he is over there protecting all of us. I pray for him all the time. We send him care packages too. I just wish I could do more. Are there any other military moms here? I could really use someone to talk about my fears concerning my son. If you are willing to connect please message me and put "military mom" in the message box please.

Thanks,

Angela

andrearaider

hey sis, just me.....a military aunt! i know these are hard times. we are all so blessed to have seen him, if only for a short time, while he was in town. i am praying for chris and lillie....will be praying for you all too. love ya sis! we are rocking this wieght loss challenge! continue with all the positives going on in your life right now....continue to lean on our Lord for peace and comfort when nothing else works. i am sure you will connect with some army moms...i can't relate in the same way. sorry..... but i do feel some of the pain you do, and love and miss your son...my nephew like crazy! cherish the memories. they will sustain you til he comes home for good. and cherish the daily moments you have with caleb at home right now! you have 3 awesome kiddos....i am a proud aunt! LOVE YA! little sis...andrea

losing4myself

I am a military wife. Golly, you sure know about "worry" when a loved one is in the army. Here I am sitting here sobbing after reading your post. Goodness, everything army related makes me so emotional. All I can say is be very proud of your son and hang in there. It's so hard having my husband in the army...but I can only imagine having a son in the army. I have a two year old boy and I know I would be proud if he became a soldier...but so super terrified...more so than having my hubby in the army. Does your son have a wife? if so how does she handle it? I litterally DONT handle this. I'm in the worst mental state of my life, and my family doesn't even know. I can hide it very easily, but it tears me up and it's so hard for me to cope...and get this...he is only in training right now. I know, I know. But I just keep thinking about how hard his first deployment will be, where he will go, how long he will be gone, etc. So if he has a wife...please make sure she is okay. Like I said, I hide it well, but deep down...I wish someone could recognize my pain, and actually help me. It hurts really bad, and it won't go away.

JennsLosing

Not a military mom, but a military wife, and a military brat as well. I have 4 cousins in the army/navy as well, one of which is deployed right now, and one just got back from Afgahnistan. Our family will be praying for your son, just as we do for all our service members, deployed and state side. All us military family members have to stick together and support each other

mmoon29

Im not a military mom but I am a military wife. I have yet to go through a deployment but I will soon know what its like. My husband is deploying in September. Hes a member of the Army National Guard. Hes not full time but I really dont know any other military wifes over here. Both of my sons want to join the Army when they get older. Im all for that but a little scared at the same time. My family doesnt know what I will have to go through and have been through when he leaves. They dont quite understand that I have to be both mom and dad. And that it takes me a little while to adjust to the fact that hes gone. I went through this with basic and A.I.T. training and when he was activated for a month with flood duty and when he goes to school for two or more weeks.

overit

Angela, hugs to you!! We as a family pray for soldiers every night. I am a very proud Army wife and have a feeling that our son will follow in his Daddy's footsteps. It is tough to have a loved one in a combat zone. We went through a deployment last year and am proud to say that it wasn't as bad as I expected. It sucked, don't get me wrong but I also have two kids that were going the deployment also. Is there any kind of support group near you for military parents? That might be something to look into. It makes a world of difference when you have others going through the same thing with you.

We used to have a section on here that was for military members' loved ones. I can see if I can find it and bump it. I would love to be of support to you ladies.