Comments on: Feeling Like A Twit

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:22:19 +0000

That really puts it into perspective, doesn’t it?

By: Don Mills Diva

Don Mills Diva — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:20:13 +0000

I don’t know how they do it either. My hubby works in film and the hours are unbelieveable. When he is on a show I see him for one day a week (most of which he sleeps) for months at a time and I think that’s bad. BTW I am a pilot too…:)

By: kailani

kailani — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:58:41 +0000

My husband and I are both flight attendants and have to work opposite schedules since we don’t have child care. I see him twice a week but it works for us.

Praying for the father’s safe return home.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:12:59 +0000

I hate when my hubby has to work all day and I don’t see him until after the kids go to bed and that is just once in a while. I don’t know how you do it. Military families are amazing! They are so so strong!

By: Leeann

Leeann — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:50:37 +0000

I cry when my husband works 14 hour days…30 of them in a row. I guess I at least get the reprieve of him being home at night.
Military families amaze me. I sometimes wonder how they do it, but then I see how close the military families are with each other. They depend on each other for a lot and become their own little unit.
I need a unit.
Anyone got an opening?

By: andrea

andrea — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:50:03 +0000

Wow. That definitely puts things into perspective!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:03:43 +0000

Deployment is a difficult situation for all of these National Guard who never dreamed they would ever be deployed. At the same time, they chose to join the National Guard and we have paid for them to be trained on an ongoing basis so that they would be available and ready to defend our country in a situation such as this.

Don’t get me wrong…I do feel compassion…particularly for the young families that are left behind to struggle on their own for extended periods of time. But we cannot lose sight of the fact that prior wars required our military to be gone for much longer periods of time, under conditions that were much worse, and with a much higher death toll.

There is a price that we all have to pay for freedom. God Bless America!

Jodie - irregardless, I have always been very proud of the way you have dealt with all of the family affairs and needs when Dan was gone flying. You are quite remarkable!!

Love…Mom

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:31:39 +0000

I have no idea how military families do it. I am amazed by their strength and courage. And it makes me sad every time I hear about another mom or dad having to leave their family for an extended time. They are definitely my heros!