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Comment by bobbysproudmom on March 27, 2011 at 9:50pm

I must be the weirdest mom here--Before my son left for BC he went and bought a bunch of those big plastic storage bins to sort and store his stuff--It upset me-had to ask him "why are you doing all that? You're coming back!"                  He's my youngest-hard to let go.

Navymomx3-My sons broken TKD boards are safe here too! Along with each framed belt certificate hanging on the wall.

Kate-You are a Nuke Mom-no need to go AWOL :)

Comment by NavyMomLG on March 27, 2011 at 9:38pm

Love the cleaning stories. Mine is slightly different - my son lived with his Dad before BC, so I don't have any of his stuff. I got my daughter's stuff at my house. She moved into her own apartment in January and she still has stuff here. Each time she comes over I send more with her, but something else appears! I guess I had stuff at my Dad's house until he sold it and moved into a Senior apartment, so this issue is timeless!

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on March 27, 2011 at 6:31pm

WOW...reading all the posts for the day and they are so relevant.  I cleaned my son's room right after he left for boot camp.  I told him he had to do all his laundry and straighten it up.  THen I went in with the heavy guns and cleaned it the way I always hoped it would be.  Now there are still some clothes there, that way when he comes home on leave he doesn't always have to bring everything.  I left the sports momentos and organized his stuff.  Threw away some stuff, not much.  It doubles as a guest room and his room.  You can still clearly see it's his room.  

Just to put my two cents in...I hope no one leaves this group.  I don't plan on it!

Comment by hikermom on March 27, 2011 at 6:20pm

I'm not the only one! I BEGGED my son to clean out his room. Guess when he started??? Three hours before he left (and this was after waiting 9 months for BC) so he didn't get very far! I tried to do it while he was in BC but I couldn't. I ended up boxing things after BC and made a lot of calls asking him what he wanted to save. The room is a guest room now but all the posters and momentos are still on the walls and shelves. Maybe down the road I'll do more.

Comment by BunkerQB on March 27, 2011 at 5:55pm

My son's room is a shrine. We're never getting rid of anything. His posters are still up on the wall along with his commissioning letter. His legos are neatly boxed and sorted in 10 separated plastic containers w dividers. Favorite down comforter on the bed. Cable TV ready to turn on to his favorite sports program. His books organized on shelves. Everything just the way he likes it.

You gals are really heartless! hehehe hahahha LOL. :)

Comment by Sherri_M on March 27, 2011 at 5:07pm

Connie, never heard that before...thanks!  Will have to tell him to do this!  And I will have to remember it too for the next time!

Kate...I personally think you should stay...I'm sure there are many things you could share with us newer moms like me!  My son is graduating A school this Friday, so I still have a while in GC--at least power school, not sure where he'll be for prototype but he was told he'd be on at least a 6 month hold after power...but still, I think you should stay!!!!

As for the cleaning..yep, same boat here...I had to clean....he told me to get rid of whatever I wanted...and to keep whatever I wanted..so much help!  He did have a few things (clothes) he wanted me to send him and I have another little bit here, but not sure it will fit him...last time he was home everything was way to big...

As for the doctor...I guess we'll see how he feels when he's here and then go from there....will try the trick Connie mentioned though!

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on March 27, 2011 at 4:45pm

I too love these Cleaning The Room stories.  My son was pretty good about it before he left for BC, though.  Did he actually get rid of stuff?  No.  Well, maybe papers and stuff.  But what he did do was box up and organize his stuff, so that the room looks clean, with empty drawers, but the closet is chock full of boxes and his one suit is hanging in the closet.  I do have bags of clothes and some shoes that I need to ask him if I can donate.

 

I do hope he can fit into his suit for his uncle's wedding in October.  He thinks he should be able to come home for it (with power school grad in August, who knows if he'll have started prototype by then?), so I'm hoping it fits.  Otherwise, we'll have fun finding him a suit fast.  He wore his dress blues for his grandpa's funeral and for Christmas mass, but I don't think he'll want to wear them for a wedding.  He'll want to blend in.

Comment by NavyMomx3 on March 27, 2011 at 4:32pm

My son has been gone for just about two years.  After he joined the Navy, I went through his room and boxed and labeled stuff.  I did send him an inventory of everything in the room and asked what he wanted done with all the stuff.  He is a very sentimental person with momentos from childhood yet.  I did save his special momentos and he informed me what he wants me to save for him--which was actualy very few items.  His childhood favorite toys like his legos, dinosaurs, electronic games, he said I could have his nieces and nephews come over and take what they wanted.  They loved it!  They think it is cool to have some of Uncle Wally's stuff. 

However, I still have more boxes which I, myself, cannot part with. I still can't even part with his broken boards from when he tested out in TaeKwonDo!!!  Go figure.  Can't imagine where he gets his sentimental side.  LOL   But right now he is talking about maybe being a lifer.....then what???  Time will tell what happens to all this stuff!!.

Comment by mommajo on March 27, 2011 at 3:49pm

JLD~My son had a roommate similar to your description and although he complained to us he said he wasn't a rat and "it is what it is" for the next months.  When he got into power school his SLPO asked what could be done to help him be the best sailor he could be.  Son did say he needed to be to sleep before 3am before a test (roomie on computer games).  The coming home drunk still happens but lights go out at midnight on class days.  That was a help and he kind of wished he had said something earlier.

My son is normal!!  I can so relate to the please clean your room before you go!  No, it did not happen.  He did sort somethings at Christmas and told me I could donate or garage sale as I saw fit.  

So glad you moms stay; information and company here is outstanding!

 Happy day!

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on March 27, 2011 at 3:45pm

I love the "cleaning the room" stories.  I too DEMANDED that he clean his room before he left.  It didn't work for me either.  I went through his room, washed all the clothes that were lying 6 to 9 inches deep covering the floor, and then folded and hung up all of them.  Three months later when he came home for Christmas, I informed him that he had to go through his room and what he didn't take was going to Good Will.  Well, he must have realized I was a little more serious about it this time.  Bags of clothes that no longer fit him because they were all too big went to Good Will.  He took a few clothes with him and ended up with one dresser drawer of clothes and about one foot of hanging clothes in the closet.  We had compromised on the summer clothes and agreed that he could go through those when it was closer to summer which he did last week.  I still have a few hanging clothes and one dresser drawer of clothes, but it definitely does not fill the room.  The memorabilia is out in the garage and I still have a big box of books that he doesn't want to part with.  I will be holding onto that stuff probably until he gets married.  Since he doesn't even have a girl right now, could be a long time.

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