Today I am going to tell you a little about the Quad squad. This refers to three amazing army moms and myself. When my son left for the Army the wonderful lady from the red cross looked at me and said.. "Honey you better go make yourself some Army mom friends. You will need them." Wow was she right.
The day my son shipped to Fort Benning I started searching for Army mom friends. I met a few and they are great and I'm still in contact with them. I will tell you from experience, find moms that have SIT's in the same company. This makes a huge difference in your life.
The day after my son left I created a Facebook support group for his company. Within a week I had 3 amazing Army mom friends. Each and everyone of us are completely different but going through the same crazy roller coaster we call Army Mom Life. We laugh together, cry together and worry together. They keep me grounded when my mind goes crazy and I do the same for them.
I have learned that having a child in the military is not an easy task and it is vital to have a support team. When your child joins the military you can not stop living the life you already had. We still have to go to work and do family responsibilities all while having the realization that our life is different. And when people tell you they understand what you are going through, they really don't. We gave life to these boys and protected them while turning them into great young men. Now they are protecting us and all of you. Unless you experience this life you can not grasp what it feels like. We want nothing more than to know that they are ok, but our only real contact with them is through letters. When our boys write letters we share with one another what is happening in their life. When one of us get a letter it is as if all four of us received a letter. I truly thank God for that.
We officially met face to face at family weekend and at this time we were able to meet each others soldiers as well. These boys are now like my sons as well. I used to have one son in the Army and now I have four.
We get through everything together.
Together we all run a great Facebook group for our Army family. (Sorry but that part of out life is private). Together we get through the days that feel unbearable and the days that are happy. We will remain forever friends and vowed to support one another no matter what the Army may throw at us... I LOVE YOU LADIES!!
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