My Husband Just Left to the Marine Corps Boot Camp; I'm devastated! What can I do to...

[NICKY BABY]

...make this better? My husband who I've known for 4 years and have a 2 1/2 year old toddler with just enlisted to the US Marine Corps and left on January 26th to Boot Camp. I'm so depressed, I can't help crying. Every time I hear his name or look around the house and see things that remind me of him I burst out in tears. On top of it all everyday I pick up my son from pre-k and have to deal with the question of wheres daddy? That questions tears me apart. You see, my husband and my son are very attached to eachother and my son misses him so much. We get home and hes goes, "Shh, daddys sleeping" but the fact is that daddy isnt here. My husband and I have spent every single day together ever since we were 15-16 and one day apart from him and I feel like all is lost. Please send me good comforting advice especially from people who have been through this before. Any comofort word is very much appreciated.

 

[alex G]

when i left, my wife was crushed. aside from fleet and family support groups. and also your family and friends. there is not much to do but get through it. stay positive. know that he is doing whatever it takes to get back to you. and keep looking forward to him coming back. the most important thing is to be strong for your child. and STAY POSITIVE! good luck, be proud.

 

[Sarah]

get some pocorn and a movie and invite a few girls over and have a movie night with the girls. it wont make it go away but it will make you happy

 

[Miss You <3]

it's going to be really hard to be away from him but he knows that you and your son care about him. when you get his mailing address, write him as much as you can cause that's the best part for the recruits...mail call. even though he might not have as much time to read/write letters as you do, he'll try his best to write you as often as he can. dont feel like he's forgotten about you or anything along those lines if you don't receive a lot of letters from him...boot camp is really tough and tiring. time will fly by...trust me, and by the time you know it it will be his graduation and it'll be one of the best days of your life. when you write to your husband, it's better not to say "sad" things but to just tell him how things are at home and ask him how things are over there with training and everything, tell him how his little boy is doing and count down the days until he graduates and tell your son that his dad is gunna be home very soon. it's tough i know but you guys can get through it <3. i hope i helped.

 

[buters_101]

im sorry to hear that hun. Im a proud marine girlfriend. so i know what your probably going through. My advice is to stay strong, if not for yourself, then for your Son and Husband. Hes going through alot and needs every support he can get. Send ALOT of letters...and i mean ALOT....even if you don't get as many back. Remember hes training and doesn't always have tine or energy to write to you as much as he would like. But the mail call for most recruits is the highlights of their days. Just keep telling yourself "hes coming back sooner than i think"

as for having to deal with your son...i would say to tell him....he may not understand fully....but try and instill in him that DADDY IS A HERO ! !

and that his dad loves him very much and misses him just as much as he does. Keep telling your son that his dad will be back...and just know that he is strong, your strong, Keep that head up for your son.

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