Deploying. Three kids, need practical advice.
I‘m a 14+ year military spouse and we’re entering my husband’s sixth deployment. This time feels harder. We have three school age kids who are all feeling the separation pretty intensely but in different ways. We also just PCS’d to our new location all the way across the country from our previous base and a thousand miles away from any support system we have… and that support system historically doesn’t travel to help us out. We haven’t even had time to establish a community here. I also work full time from home as the primary earner. So I’m feeling stretched in all the directions.
Okay… so how do I make it all happen? How do I keep the family afloat, cared for, fed, in activities, and happy for six months without drowning myself? ”Make time for self care” isn‘t the advice I’m hoping for. I’d really love to know the practical ways you made it work successfully. Thanks