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Military Wife Penpals
Swap Coordinator:Jesshens1125 (contact)
Swap categories: Miscellaneous  Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:September 1, 2009
Date items must be sent by:September 19, 2009
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

I am married to a US Marine who returned home from a deployment in Afghanistan before i met him, and we just found out today he will be deploying again in January 2010.

This swap is pretty straight forward. You will have 2 partners, who are fellow Military wives, who have been through a deployment or who are perparing for one, or just in general understand the military life style. You will write a two page or more letter to each of your partners and mail it to them in a effort to make a new friend who understands what you are going through and to build a new support system. In the letter tell your partners about the part of the Military you are in, any deployments, what your husband does, your fears and hopes and future plans. Vent about the military life if you feel like it, just get it all out there, and like I mentioned hopfully make some great new friends to add to your much needed support line.

Newbies welcome with a filled out profile. No flakers please. And you must be married, engaged, or dating someone in the Military. Have fun with the swap!

Discussion

Doodlebabe 08/19/2009 #

My fiance (husband on Sunday!) is joining the Navy and this is all...bizarre and new and scary to me. Would I still be able to join?

Jesshens1125 08/19/2009 #

Absolutely! You can still join! Share your fears and thoughts and ideas about the Military, and also hopfully you can find a penpal (i would love to) that can walk you through the crazy journey that i Military life! Please join!! Also, I have another swap that is about weddings, you might be interested in that too since you are about to get married!! Congrats! :)

ButterflyDreams 08/19/2009 #

Hi, just wondering if there was any chance this could be an international swap? I'd love to join I'm an airforce wife but I live in Australia and not the USA :)

gracie14 08/20/2009 #

I agree ButterflyDreams, can we join also Jesshens? I am an Army wife from Australia my husband is currently serving in Afghanistan.. I still have 7 months and 3 weeks to wait to see him again. Kids and I still have a long wait. Let us know if we can join:) love to hear from other defense wives from other side of the world:)

FOOF4E 08/20/2009 #

OK Gracie14, I am so totally jealous - how on earth did y'all end up in Australia? I am an Army wife in Germany, but have APO (US addy) My big prob. w/ the swap is I am a terrible letter writer - big on the email. Still thinking about it though. I am an old hand at the deployment thing - 20 yrs in.

MamaMay 08/20/2009 #

I am watching for now, might join, might not. I am not really into letter writing either, more postcards.

cinderella730 08/20/2009 #

What a great idea for a swap!! I love to write/receive hand written letters!! AND there is something about the friendship of a fellow military wife!! I am looking forward to this!!

Jesshens1125 08/20/2009 #

OK everyone! lol ButterflyDreams and gracie14 you are more than welcome to join! I will swtich the swap to international and maybe others will join, the point of view from other countries will be interesting.

FOOF4E I really want to keep this a snail mail swap, I am trying to help people gain life long penpal reltionships with other military wives, I hope that you will consider joining, you 20 years of experience and knowledge would be invaluable to someone like myself (just married into it 2 months ago) and Doodlebabe who is just joining the military. I really hope that you will join, and maybe you can establish an e-palship with your partners after the inital letter swap.

MamaMay you are more than welcome to send a postcard if you feel you can get all the information that you want to onto a postcard.

Cinderella730 I am glad to see that you are so excited about the swap! I cant wait either, I think that this is going to be a really awesome swap! :)

ButterflyDreams 08/21/2009 #

Thanks for letting us join :)

FOOF4E 08/24/2009 #

still in my watchlist & still thinking about it :)

washingtonmaverick 08/26/2009 #

I am not dating, married or engaged to anyone in the military, but I am a daughter (my father is retired Army), sister (my brother is honorable discharge from the army), my best friend married into the navy, and I've adopted 18 US Service Members serving over seas in the last three years. I think this is a wonderful swap as I've become good friends with many of the spouses/family of the members i adopted. I am always available to email/send an encouraging word...enlisted soldier or the one in love with the soldier.

Jesshens1125 08/27/2009 #

washington-- if you want to join, please feel free! Sounds like you know the lifestyle really well and would be an assit for someone like myself to get to know. :)

niqnaq23 10/18/2009 #

I am a married mom of 7. My husband is a 1st. Lt. in the U.S. Army. We did 14 months in American Samoa, returning to the states for him to attend school at Ft. Benning an Ft. Eustis. He just got new orders last week and we are relocating from Southern Cali to Northern Cali for 3 years. Hoping to meet new friends. Since I'm new to this site, hoping for someone to show me the ropes. :o)

danushaj 02/20/2011 #

Is this group still going? I would like to join.

carrie1973 05/10/2011 #

I am looking for military family for pen pals. I don't work and i stay home and take care of my family. I want you all to know that you are not alone. We think of you all. and thank you all .

SavannahRose 02/28/2013 #

I am a 22 yr old military wife with a 6 month old daughter and I'd love to connect with other military S/O's. Currently stationed overseas, but moving back to the states soon.

angcskin 10/20/2016 #

Is this still an active site?

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