I was just wanting to connect with other military families, my husband is in the Navy, but was deployed to Iraq as an IA and will be with an Army squad. The kids are taking it hard not to mention me. Just looking for anyone in a similiar situtation. Any one out there? Thanks.
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who was responed, it really means alot to have the support it mean the world to me, We a month of daddy being gone under our belt now and we are adjusting, although we miss him terribly. Only eleven more to go.
Hi D....
My husband is also in the Navy and be leaving on IA also in a fews to help out the Army. We live in the Otay Lakes area by Target. If you want to talk feel free to send me a message.
My Husband is also in the Navy and is deployed. He is supporting the ships in the region but has been told that they will be out there for awhile. I too live in Chula Vista and I have a nine year old. This is our 6th deployment and 4th for my son. This has been harder for him this time around. I would love to get together. I think our kids could also help each other out because they are all in the same boy. Hang in there. We are taking this one step at a time. E. :)
My husband is navy as well and is deployed to kuwait helping the army he has been over there for 5months he is due home no later than the first on may. Im a single mom currently of two as well but mine are younger than yours which in ways is easier... i have a 2yr old daughter and a 9mo old son. The best advice i can give to you is to hold down the home gaurd as best as possible and enjoy every min of communication you get with him. My daughter has taken his being gone very hard and asks for him everyday. I tell her that he is helping others currently and will be home soon. Talk to your kids about their feels as much as possible and bond together as a family to grow from this experiance. I wish you the best of luck and you are in my prayers. Contact if I can be of any help I'm in Tierrasanta.
Hello D.,
My hubby will also be heading over to Iraq within the next few weeks...will be gone for 6 months. I feel for you and know how rough it is to be without our other half. My children havent had to endure this yet, and I know how rough it will be on them. Just wanted to let you know that you arent alone :)
Peace, Love and Light
Hi D......
My husband is in the Navy and has recently deployed on an IA as well. He is in Qatar and will not be home until sometime in late August. I have a little boy who is three years old and we live in the Tierrasanta/Murphy canyon area.
Please feel free to contact me if you need someone to talk to.....you are not alone!
T. S.
hi D.,
My hubby is in the navy too, but he isn't deployed. but with all the time he spends underway, it sure feels like it sometimes. Like the other ladies said... Get you time. Do anything. i used to go to my mom's house and let her play with the baby while I played around on the computer. he was a newborn so I was a little afraid to leave for long periods. But i wouldn't leave her office for a couple hours!! my dad is also in the Navy so coming from the childs point of view... let you're kids write to him often. my sisters and i wrote my dad constantly while he was gone. try to have your hubby schedule the time he's going to call if he can, that way your children can talk to him too.
remember to keep your head up and get some sanity saving time!!
Good luck!!
Hi D., I am a navy wife as well and work at home mom of 3 kids. I have two girls, one is 13 almost 14 and the other is 5 almost 6 yr old and one boy who is 15. I have been married to hubby for 16 years and he's been in almost 18 years. Believe me we've been through it all! Lots of deployments, I'd have to sit and count them all to tell you how many!
One big thing I have learned is to surround yourself with POSITIVE people who are in your same situation, spend lots of time with those people, the support will help you get through. STAY AWAY FROM THE GOSSIP! The other is, make time for YOURSELF. I know how hard that is and I still have guilt when he's away and I leave the kids to do something for me, but it makes me a better, happier more relaxed mom which is better for the kids. It helps that I have "built in" babysitters as well :D When they were younger, I just traded time with friends so we didn't have to pay for babysitters.
As far as making it easier on the kids, I do a few different things. I make picture collages of each individual kid with their dad, I have a digital camera so I just do it on the computer and print it out. They hang it in their room so they can see dad all the time and remember the fun things and special times and look forward to more when he returns. We also talk at dinner about what they think dad did that day and one thing they would tell him about their day if he were there. For my youngest, we make a kiss jar and fill it with
a hershey kiss for each day he's away and everyday she looks forward to getting her kiss from daddy and she can see the jar get emptier the closer he gets to being home to give her the real kiss.
Hope that some or all of these ideas helps! Feel free to email me anytime!
M.
We are in Chula Vista and Navy with Daddy deployed...I have a 2 and 4 year old and one due in June...we should hook up! My son took it really hard when Daddy first left...we got through it...
I am in the same situation as you. I have only been here 8 months and my husband was also picked up on an IA. He has only been gone for 53 days so far. 396 to go! I'm here to chat when ever... messenger: msn - butrflyjp yahoo - playful_wear
