Army Life

[armymom104625]

Well after holding out hope for so long, yesterday i found out that my husband is in the foward deploying group for his unit. We had hoped that just maybe he would be placed in the rear deployment. He leaves in January for NTC and I won't see him again until after Valentines day. I'm frustrated and all kinds of worried. Like DH says I'm a duck on the pond. Above the surface I seem all calm and peaceful but under the surface my legs are going a million miles a minute. I knew this was part of the military life but, it's coming too fast. I'm not sure me or the kids are ready for this. They miss their daddy so much when hes just gone to work for the day, I don't know how they will handle him being gone for a year or more. We are going back to TN to be with family so that just maybe the kids will not notice that daddy is gone so long. Hopefully it won't seem like he has been gone so long since they are both still very young. Oh well, only time and strength will tell if we can make it thru our first deployment and longest seperation ever. I know we love each other enough that I would wait til the end of time to be with him. I just hope he comes back.

[cjcharlie1959]

Nov. 6, 2008 at 10:21 AM

Hang in there.  I was in the Navy and a Navy wife so I do understand.  The more you keep things normal the better off the kids wil be.  Encourage them to talk about there feeling and tell them the truth.  Dad is going to be gone for a long time but we can write and send him stuff.  Make it a weekly habit to mail stuff to him.  You'll be surprise what they want to send him.  Faith helps alot.  Keep the faith, hope and love and you will be able to endure anything.  (God's promise) write me when you got a chance. 

[momtoboyngrl]

Nov. 6, 2008 at 11:13 AM

I am in the same situation as you are.  My hubby leaves in January also for NTC.  Then around May for a year.  We have a son that will be 3 in February and a daughter that was born in September.  It breaks my heart to think our son will miss his daddy for a year and that our daughter will probably not even remember him.  He will miss out on everything for a  whole year, like Izzy walking and first real words.  I am also so worried that he will come back with problems I've been reading about lately or not come back at all.  Thinking about all of this at the same time is making me crazy.  When he was in the field for 2 weeks, I just wanted a break from doing everything and to think what it's going to be like for a year without him...  Oh well, I knew what he signed up for and also knew he would probably deploy pretty quick.  This will be his 2nd deployment and our first together.  If you need to talk, feel free to PM me : )