tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698652031885966209.post7928359673189742945..comments2023-07-04T06:09:06.902-04:00Comments on Pretty Girl and Bub (Formerly: Churchy & Her Sailor): Deployments Easy Huh?Megilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585458383779760324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698652031885966209.post-18364088353748677302012-02-22T03:36:30.788-05:002012-02-22T03:36:30.788-05:00Could it be she is trying to stay positive? (playi...Could it be she is trying to stay positive? (playing devils advocate here ). My husband was active duty for nine years before he had his first deployment, so while I had no clue what to expect, I did try to psych myself up.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343287800025022075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698652031885966209.post-1512969502795614822012-02-21T13:12:16.845-05:002012-02-21T13:12:16.845-05:00Excellent words of wisdom! When DH and I had been ...Excellent words of wisdom! When DH and I had been dating almost one year, he deployed. I didn't have any military friends or family, so I didn't exactly know what I was getting into. I remember thinking to myself, "Five months. That's no big deal! I can do that." After he was gone for five days and I didn't have any contact with him, I had a total meltdown. It hit me pretty hard how NOT easy it was going to be. Your friend is only hurting herself by living in the denial and thinking how "easy" the deployment is going to be. <br /><br />You can't ever understand what deployments are like until you go through one.Mrs. Duhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928437621634944761noreply@blogger.com