Thread: mum looking for friends/support. son in army

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Hi

my son is in army based in germany. he will soon be starting his tour.
I am looking to make friends . I am single parent and am at a loss. no one to talk my worries and fears over concerning my son. He is my only family.

love to hear from you xx

hi glitter and welcome to RP. I am a "wife of" so don't know what its like from your point of view. Hope your son is wrapped up warm cos it's very cold here in Germany at the mo.

xx

Welcome G_B. I too am a wife, and was a child of as opposed to mother of (am sure that is yet to come though). There are plenty of parents on here that will be along to help you, but in the meantime if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Sam x

Hello and welcome to RP, there are a few other parents of about, I'm sure they'll make themselves known soon.

Where abouts are you based?

Beebs x

hiya. thankyou for your reply. i am in cornwall ( saintIves)

Its sounds morbid i know, its difficult to stay postive i just think something will happen to him. when i see our poor boys repatriated home , it just feels me we sadness and fear. Hope you dont think im silly.

Son's in germany, been there for two years. engineer on tanks. still a sapper!

be great to hear from you

kind regards

Glitter x

Hello and welcome to RP.

It's horrible seeing all the repatriations, but from a wife's point of view I tend to put it to the back of my mind. I know it sounds cruel, no disrespect intended in any way shape or form, but it's the only way to keep sane whilst they're on tour. I just imagine husband-thing is just doing another day at work. I'll worry when he tells me to!

Hi, my son is in Germany, Celle, and will be deployed sometime soon. It is hard and you do worry. I try not to watch therepatriations. People say "don't you worry about him"? Well of course I do, it's my job as his mother. However I do try to rationalise it. The number of lads that we have lost is undoubtedly devastating and is far too many, however in ratio is to the number who have been on tour is fairly small. I don't mean that in a harsh way and in no way do I mean to be disrespectful. My son loves his job and the life the Army gives him, so I have to be happy for him. I have to support him. He will not need to be thinking about his old mum at home worrying. He will need to keep his eye on the ball. Any way, I'm happy to chat any time - PM me for contact details

HI and welcome to RP

I do not have a child serving but I can offer a shoulder, as a parent.

Hope you're well

J x

Hi GB

I am a mum. I was there last year being totally irrational, when the new came on another young soldier had been killed even tho I knew the news would not be released until next of kin were informed it didn't stop me quaking until I had either heard from my son or a name had been released.

I alsoo did my time while he was in the sandy place, Sleep not for 6 months, Being all upbeat when I did get to speak to him and crying when I put the phone down, the people in my office started giving me a wide berth I can tell you.

So if you need to chat go for it

D

Hi

My son left last week on his first tour.
I am quite happy to chat also

HW

Hi G B - you have come to the right place. We all have masses of experience with rusty shoulders (from being cried on), stiff shoulders (from all that responsibility), creaky elbow joints - from lifting all those glasses, and puffy eyes from all that sobbing. We also have sore ribs from laughing so much. RP is great, and will keep you sane, help with advice, get you drunk, and sober and generally be a really good friend. So welcome.

Hi all. I also have a son serving, although he's only in training at the moment. Good to see you all here, and I'm sure there's a wealth of advice and support when you need it most.

Just noticed this thread, if any of you are interested there is now a facebook page for us mums who have kiddies in the army 'army mums uk', just don't ask me to get technological and add a link!

My boy has just gone for his second tour I discovered RP when he was on his first and this mob trust me are just the ones to help you keep your sensible head on. ...ish

Originally Posted by auntylol

Just noticed this thread, if any of you are interested there is now a facebook page for us mums who have kiddies in the army 'army mums uk', just don't ask me to get technological and add a link!

My boy has just gone for his second tour I discovered RP when he was on his first and this mob trust me are just the ones to help you keep your sensible head on. ...ish

This is the link:
FB Group

Originally Posted by auntylol

Just noticed this thread, if any of you are interested there is now a facebook page for us mums who have kiddies in the army 'army mums uk', just don't ask me to get technological and add a link!

My boy has just gone for his second tour I discovered RP when he was on his first and this mob trust me are just the ones to help you keep your sensible head on. ...ish

Don't leave us though And there's always the "chat" function - I hear it's getting quite busy in there of an evening...

My boy has just gone for his second tour I discovered RP when he was on his first and this mob trust me are just the ones to help you keep your sensible head on. ...ish[/quote]

Don't leave us though And there's always the "chat" function - I hear it's getting quite busy in there of an evening... [/quote]

Leave you- good grief why should I want to do that? where else would I find a load of people as completely bonkers as me!

I have tried the chat room, actually got it to work wooo hooo, mind I don't usually have time to sit on internet in evenings if I'm not at work some fat bastard insists on making me go to the pub?

Hey there, ive just joined RP. Know exactly where you're coming from about being scared, i cannot watch any news or read any stories about our boys without crying. My son is just at the end of his training and waiting for his date to go to paderborn. He's just come off exercise absolutely buzzing, i buzz with him and cry on my own!! Hope you're doing ok x

Originally Posted by foghorn

Hey there, ive just joined RP. Know exactly where you're coming from about being scared, i cannot watch any news or read any stories about our boys without crying. My son is just at the end of his training and waiting for his date to go to paderborn. He's just come off exercise absolutely buzzing, i buzz with him and cry on my own!! Hope you're doing ok x

I think most of us mums are the same, we end up in tears everytime we see the news or read something. When he's away I have a compulsion to watch documentaries etc as well. Just to rub salt in the wounds.

He called me last night full of excitement because they had given him new toys to play with. Boys will be boys