How to survive a deployment

as submitted by Pat

To stay busy during your husband’s deployment you can get more involved with your kids since it helps the whole family. I have 3 kids; a 16 year boy, and 7 & 9 yr old girls. I stay up and wait for my son to come home each night. Often the best conversations about his life are had over a late night snack. I also make sure to have girl’s days out with each of my daughters individually. Usually I take one girl each Saturday to help me do errands. We have a “special” lunch at their favorite fast food place and talk about them. My girls are also involved in 4-H (which supports military kids) and I go to the monthly meetings and volunteer wherever they need me. Make sure you have family dinners most days, and go to church on Sundays too.

One of my problems is sleeping alone while my husband is deployed. I shouldn’t have trouble (as I am always sleep deprived), but I couldn’t seem to fall asleep at night. Now I use the “herbal contour neck wrap”, from AAFES online for $27.95. When I go to bed at night, I lie on my side, and drape the neck wrap over my shoulder. The weight of it is like having your husbands arm around you, and the herbs in it make you sleep better. Make sure you keep it in a Ziploc bag during the days, so the herbs stay fresh.

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