He is a contract firefighter and he will be making plenty of money, but I just want him to know that I love him and that I can support him. How and what can I send him that will show that I love and support him.
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Relationship Questions and Answers
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letters are one of the best things. but remember to send him special photos to keep his mind on you. he is away and you don’t want him to forget what you look like
a hand wrote letter is the best thing cause you had to take the time out of your day to write it
I loved Jerky, magazines, Gatorade (these 1-liter pouches that you could just pour into a bottle shake em up and have flavored water), hygiene stuff, home made pastries ( I usually shared with my squad) and letters from home. Even though I sent E-mail as often as I could a real-in-your-hands letter is awesome.
Homemade cookies–put them into an aluminum pan as BARs instead of little cookies. They travel better that way. Anything you send should be in disposable containers. Or store bought cookies with zip lock bags so they could be resealed. With the bugs and sand, they need a way to seal things and they do not have the plastic containers over there that we have in our kitchens! If you send plastic containers, they can reuse them as packing containers for socks or underwear, or give them to an Iraq household to store food!
Brownies are a premium. But do NOT put any frosting on them. If you send brownies, make two pans; one with and one without nuts (friends, you know! Some are allergic.) Remember, it is Generally HOTTER there than here. So, if it does not melt in transit, it will when it gets there. So, think of heat and cold in transit; as well as rough handling.
Men like to snack!! So, check it out, I found that Jiffy Pop popcorn (that has it’s own pan to pop in) is good…they often have access to microwaves. They do not weigh a lot, the shelf life is long, and they can be heated up out in the field.
Another thing to send is GUM. Send a wide selection.
Fruit chips is healthy snack.
Personal hygiene products are really important. Size is the key; big is not in; small is. That way, they can be taken with and packed in small spaces!! Things like shampoo and baby wipes (showers may not be a daily thing and these make-do). There are special bath wipe things, but baby wipes work fine, and the packaging is great! The little refills simply go into the duffel bags. Also, there are products that are non-wash shampoo hair things; we used to just put like a powder in. And, baby powder for chaffing in the heat (non-fragrance, especially for the men) as well as lotion, because it is so arid. Baby lotion is all purpose, and again it can be found without a fragrance.
Of course, heart attacks are prevented by good dental hygiene. So, send dental floss, those picks, and small tubes of tooth paste. They probably get sand into their stuff a lot, so they probably would enjoy a new brush more often than normal, right? And, they are small and cheap.
The list can contain healthy things like vitamins. Not the junk kind. Go to the mall and get some good ones; they can advise you on a GOOD MULTI-Vitamin.
Of course, put in a greeting card telling him how much you love him and maybe a photo of you or the two of you.
Wow, I sent everything…canned soups that he was craving..nutter butters….shower stuff….soap shampoo…deoderan….letters.fun ones like the ones that sing with hand written stuff in them. For christmas I sent him a stocking with a bunch of stuff in in…magazines…..anything he asked for…..cookies….things that travel well….no glass…candies…gatorade little packets..sometimes even the whole gatorade..and I tried to make each holiday special..with fun presents..christmas I went to the dollars store and got one of those teeny trees sent that with a bunch of presents and a picture of how I wanted him to display it and letters….and of course xmas cookies..LOTS of them to share. And Easter I sent him an easter basket and ‘fake’ eggs..haha..full of little notes about things i Missed doing with him…haha TO him. I sent him a lot of pictures. And stuff he needs like lotion….eye drops for dry eyes..foot powder….socks….undies lol. My guy has a huge craving for Peanut butter and pretzels..so I sent him some….if you’re careful you can pack the pretzels in the bag….or if not you can put them in a sealed container. Email him..ask him what he wants..alot of what I sent was what he wanted..hoe hoes…..candy….cereal he was craving..mac and cheese ez mac..haha…stuff he wanted. Just ask him.
Lots of snuff! Not sure but I wouldn’t think that you could purchase tobacco there.