I don't have words of wisdom to give. I only have the truth...I love my husband, who loves his job. Sometimes that job involves being deployed. And because I love him I stand by him and his choices. I wait for him when he has to leave and when he is home I try not to take him for granted, because one day he could come home and be gone a week later. I take care of our house, kids, and anything he needs from me. Yes it can be stressful. I just take it one day at a time. And love him a little more each day!! Please don't look at me with pity, like its the worst thing to live through...

Wow I was surpised last night, I was talking to DH and in less 24 hours our Capt was notified by his wife how helpful I am to the FRG. DH is glad Im starting to get out there and volunteer. It took awhile for me to finally warm up and get used to this new post. But I had to promise my best friend I wouldnt take a position on it, because of the stress I could find myself in the ER because of my medical condition. which we both have and she knows the FRG pressuring stuff because she is a vet and army wife.

I got sick of the people at Pheonix U constantly calling to emailing when I was coming back. My advisor was a total dick to my wife when she was just keeping them informed when I had to go away. She had enough stress with me gone & our baby & moving, he added to it. I read all their emails. They also tried to screw me out of $1,600 by switching what paperwork I needed to send in every time I sent what they asked. They ignored multiple release forms I filled out so they can give my wife info about my account. I told them exactly how I felt & told them not to contact me.

i friggin hate this crap, looked at divorce documents again today. i hate this stupid mental illness which is just made worse by deployments, and the stress of military life. i dont think im making it throught this alive/sober

DH is home finally and I can breathe and sleep again. Not to mention I have no stress in my life ;) at this day 4 of his return. sigh.....

He left last week.. yes only for trainging, but it is 6-8 month.. I already miss him a lot.. and not only is he gone, but I am late.. could be stress.. could be prego.. uh-oh.. we were trying to avoid that.. I would like a baby.. but I would also have like him here for my first pregnancy.. he will be home by possible due date.. only time will tell.. ps pregnancy test dont work for me.. had negavite test when I was prego and then miscarried..

Today I found out that I could be in the early stages of a degenerative lung disease. I have never smoked or been around smoke. I am in great physical shape, perfect BMI. I am devastated. My husband is in Iraq until January, and I am here alone with my two toddlers. My husband is going to ask me how the doctor's visit went, and I do not think that I can tell him the truth, even though I know he gets mad when I keep things from him to not stress him out.

Just found out my younger brother got his g/f pregnant.He's been clean for about 8 months, which is great! But then he meets this girl, who is also recovering, and gets her pregnant after a whole two months together. She already has two children with two different fathers. I just hope more than anything the stress doesn't cause any relapses...for either of them. I also hope my mom doesn't kill him. lol. he IS 27, and her little girl (me) got pregnant at 19. Nervous about how all this will play out.

two days after MEPS I was stressing about the wedding and the navy enlistment contract I just signed and him being in the army and life and everything so I took a pair of dull house scissors and cut my waist length braid off. Need to find a better way to deal with stress LOL

Ugh, some chick on the FB group has now started the rumormill. The deployment is stressful enough without rumors of "bad things" happening and possible extensions! Jeebus. Some people.