“I don’t want YOU!” my three-year-old thrashed and screamed at bedtime one winter night in January. “I WANT DAD!” We’d just had a nice, long stretch of having my husband home. Then he was gone again, leaving me alone with …
Five Times Long Distance Separations Are (Even) Harder… And How To Cope
Being apart from your “person” is hard. Let’s just get the obvious out of the way. In no way do I want to minimize anyone’s separation in a long distance relationship; it’s all hard. But some situations can make being …
8 Practical Tips For Coping With Deployments And Other Long-Term Separations
Long distance—DON’T WANT THAT. That was my first reaction when I met Chris. I knew he was in the military, and sharing my life with someone who was planning to miss a lot of it of it wasn’t my idea …