Yes, CJ's deployment is hard, but there are some positives to it. Here is my humble list of great things about deployment. 1. Money! CJ makes more when he is on orders than he does at his full time job. I'm using this deployment to destroy our credit cards and stash a little money in savings. 2. Less mess. My husband isn't disgusting, but he leaves a trail. A soda bottle here, a candy wrapper there. I don't have those to clean up, and it is so nice. This also applies to the laundry. There is so much less when he is gone. 3. No fighting over music. I can listen to whatever I want whenever I want. CJ listens to hard rock, and is listen to everything but that. We typically have to turn off the car radio on any trip to avoid throwing punches. 4. The kids think I'm awesome. With only one parent they have to forgive me when I have gotten after them. There isn't the option to be consoled by another pare...
I was told by a coworker who is former military that I will be "The worst army wife ever". I am proud to say he was right!