It was a long day. People who know me will tell you I don’t like to leave my house. Not in a phobia sort of way, I CAN leave my house, I just don’t like to.
After spending the past three nights, awake with a crying four year old I decided it was time to take a trip to the doctor’s office.
Diagnosis: Brochitis and ear infection.
We spent most of the afternoon running errands, picking up prescriptions, and getting groceries. I was gone half the day. I realize this is normal for many people, but when I’m unloading groceries at 8:45pm and then sitting down to check school work it makes for a long day.
It was the first time in a while I was tired of doing it all by myself. I’m not blaming anyone or angry. Just tired.
I’ve heard the flu is going around. Last year (when I was doing the single parent thing for four months) every single kid got the flu. It was terrible. I’m trying not to think about that as I dose out the pink stuff this week.
My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days. These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence. I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014. To read from the beginning, click here.
Terri says
As an old Navy wife I see so many others struggling with the issues of being a single parent when the spouse is deployed. Thank you so much for being honest about this experience. I would urge you to keep a list of friends who can help you out, who want to help you out. People who don’t live this life really want to know what they can do to help us and letting them know is a sign of strength not a sign of weakness. And, yes, I do grit my teeth and ask for help when I need it. ( I still hate it.) I have come to understand that I am denying someone a blessing when I don’t ask.