NavyMom

So anyone starting their 2nd semester? I just got my first assignment and all of my books... Class begins next Tuesday.

You've got to be kidding!?!?! Are they going to do something about that?

Oh hon, I am so sorry. I can't imagine the rollercoaster you are on. My thoughts are with you.

Exactly! He's supposed to graduate from Prototype Mid-to-Late-May... so they are trying to schedule it around that time so when he gets his first official set of orders they will already be married and she'll be able to move with him wherever he's stationed. Smart move for them.

That's fantastic! No he didn't stay in Great Lakes. He went to North Carolina for the Nuclear Power program. He just finished C school in November, and is at Prototype now. While on Christmas break, he proposed to his girlfriend (finally)! Looking at a possible May wedding.

I feel similarly. The break has caused me to become a lazy lump. Not in the mood to do anything, not even read for fun, which is something I used to love to. I knew this program would be very hard for me, and I have done well considering the set backs I had going in. But I fear not being able to follow through with it. I just hope I have the backbone to finish this challenge.

I bow to you my dear. I am a ex-Navy wife and military brat. Navy blood runs very deep in my family. My son joined in the summer of 2013. Very proud of him!

Welcome!!!! Glad to see you join the family! I understand your anxiety...I went through that too. i about to start my second semester now. The good news, is that once you start, that fear goes away and yoi become more focused on work., Looking forward to talking more!

Hey fellow students... If you all want to chat, they created an off-site chat room if you are interested. Just go: http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/ rizon[webirc] username (create one) #gradchat

I agree with shrinkgirl... I believe your experience will be amazing. In my own observations as an American, I have had nothing but respect and admiration for those who want to better themselves through academics, and work hard to achieve their goals. I have friends of many different nationalities, and I love learning about their heritage and customs. I know there are others like me who only want to help you, and encourage you to succeed in whatever it is that you are doing. Good luck on getting acceptance letters, and keep us informed!

Hi Shrinkgirl! Welcome! I see you are in the mental health field. Its the field I currently work in, myself. Good luck on your first semester!! Keep us posted on how you are doing! Feel free to add me to your friends list, as well.

Thank you!!! I guess I just needed to hear that I am not alone in this... (meaning there is nothing wrong with me). It has gotten harder, the older I get, to connect with others. Hopefully I will have the chance to have some close friendships into late adulthood. Thank you everyone for your generous input and encouragement.

While the suggestions are good, they do not apply to me. I do not like to hang out with "groups" of people. I prefer to just relate to one person or two at the maximum, at a time. I am not a fitness guru, and while I enjoy crafts, I simply do not have the energy to be creative. I have a small art studio that has gathered dust in the last year. When I am in school, I spend a lot of time away from home, so a lot of my free time goes to my husband, or taking care of my disabled mother. I know you are probably thinking "well, if she has no time, how can she commit to a friendship". It doesn't sound rational. I just simply miss having that close friend. All I have is my husband and my mother... and well, I just wish I had a friend on the outside. And for those who don't believe anything like that can exist... I have seen it for myself. My mother who is in her 60's, is still very close to her childhood best friend. My ex-husband, is still close to his grade-school best friends. I have seen close relationships that have lasted 30+ years so I know they exist. When I moved to California, the friendships I thought were close (and were 15+ years into it), fizzled because I became "out of sight, out of mind", and they moved on to the next close friend who lived near them. Anyway, I must sound like I am whining, and I apologize for that.

I have a 20 yr old son who just announced his engagement to his girlfriend, so I am a ways off from being a grandmother. But I am still a fairly young mom. Most of my old friends my age are just now having their babies. He's in the Navy and doing his own thing, so it's not like I am tied down with children. My husband goes to school and stays home so he's available to help my disabled mother, and I am the one who works and provides for our family. Heh... My 12 yr old self says "bring me a best friend that I can have forever".

Well I already started the thread "Older Students" which turned out to be a hot thread... never expected that. Here I am now about the subject of making new friends. I am talking about close, life-long friends. I am 39 years old, and I have moved around a bit for a while, until I settled here in Northern California 5 years ago. I still have yet to connect with someone to create that wonderful friendship that I feel I have missed for so many years. While I am married to a wonderful man, I still long for that best-girlfriend... Does that sound too weird? I had a very close friend for many years... and after I moved out of state, it became apparent to me, that the friendship wasn't as close as I thought. I attempted many times to connect, but over time she stopped putting the effort into it. It hurt a lot, almost like a breakup I suppose. I am finding it fairly hard to make new friends where I live, and lasting ones at that. As soon as I meet a person, they slowly disappear. I know some of them have been due to differences in interests or beliefs and I am okay with that. I wouldn't want someone to fake their interests to keep a friendship. I try to tell myself that I am very unique and not many women share the same interests or similar personalities with me. Should I just leave it to that and accept that I will be mostly friendless into my older ages?

I am totally ready. I got an A- and a B... but I am okay with that. My classes were hard as you-know-what!

Oh you are so lucky. The only thing I have going for me is the fact that I will be working in public sectors... so once I start paying, I only have to for 10 years and I get forgiveness for the rest. Hopefully.

Ugh. I don't even want to look at what I owe so far.