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Who left the water on?
I am not sure it is humanly possible to cry this much in a 24 hour period. I woke up crying early this morning, cried randomly all day long, and am still crying at 23:56!
As I poured my son milk for his cereal; cried.
As I stalked the mail lady; cried.
As I read my husband's comments on his form letter; cried...and cried...and cried.
As I spoke to the electric co. to find out what time the power would return to our block; cried, it was ONLY 103 degrees.
As I read through N4M; cried.
As I watched Big Brother; cried. Thank goodness Rachel and Brendon didn't get HOH!
As I finally picked up my husband's clothes off the bathroom floor to wash them; cried. Oh how I cried.
As I watched my baby girl smile at a picture of Daddy; cried.
Today my heart breaks.
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 10, 2010 at 8:26pm
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I can kind of relate to what you are going through. When I was little my dad was gone for years at a time. It was very hard on my mother and I. In those days we did not have computers, we would send recorded messages via cassette tapes. (this was during the Vietnam war). My dad was a civilian worker on base. After working there he got a job working for a drilling company and we would travel with him. He would only be gone for 3 weeks at a time and home for 1 week.
We would just try to make the most of things. When he was home, we made sure that we would have fun spending family time together. We would go to movies, go out to eat, and take short trips together. We would look at his time home as a holiday. When he was gone, my mom would just clean the house like crazy so we would have time with him when he came home.
Now I have a son in the Navy. He is at "A" School, Great Lakes. He is going to buy a computer so that we can talk together on SKYPE. (video calling and it is free)
I will pray for you LTLY. Remember you are not alone.
Sandy :)
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Comment by txsailorsam-Donna on August 10, 2010 at 10:12pm
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all i can say is I so identify. The postings get me going more than anything though. You seem like such a sweet young lady. I'm glad for your husband that he has you there waiting. Keep your chin up all will go well.
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Comment by LTLY on August 10, 2010 at 10:40pm
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Thanks for reading and sharing with me! It is warming to know I am not standing alone in this, however I wouldn't wish this pain on anyone. I am a glass half full kind of girl, and I know this will journey will have some great experiences. This site is a great start!
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