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Venting about Duty Days
So my husband has been home for a while (Yay!) I'm so happy because he was gone for a long time. We have finally settled back into married life and living together. Things are stable again.
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I know its a little thing and I should be grateful for all the time I have, but today is his duty day. I've noticed that I'm always in a bad mood when it's a duty day. Everything is just harder to deal with, and easier to tick me off. I find myself telling my co workers, "I'm sorry, it's a duty day today. I'm just in a bad mood."
Something that always ticks me off is when I complain about ANYTHING Navy related people say " well, you married into the Navy. Are you sure you can handle it?" Yes, I know this is how things will always be. Am I not allowed to complain about any of it? If course I'll handle it, but I'd like to vent sometimes.
Anyone else feel the same way? It doesn't help that he's an engineer so he gets no reception inside the ship. And the servers are down so no internet access. UGH!
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Thanks for listening to my whining. I'm sure anyone with a sailor deployed/underway is rolling their eyes right now. Haha.
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Permalink Reply by beachmom76 on
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I seem to have the opposite problem. I loved duty days because those were the days I could take a bubble bath, watch trash TV and eat a junk-food dinner! Now that my husband is retiring from the Navy, I have to adjust to him being home every night...
I guess the grass IS always greener! LOL
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Permalink Reply by Absoltuekraze on
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I had a dream about him retiring the other night. It's a long way off, but I wonder how different it will be when he's home all the time.
You're right about junk food! I guess there are good parts to duty days. :]
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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I agree make a duty day something to look forward to. It doesnt make you a bad wife to enjoy having some alone time. I always try to meet a few other wives on the same duty section he is. Then we can go to dinner together, enjoy a chick flick, get our nails done, anything that you want to do when your husband is home but he just wont do with you lol. Is there a cause you would love to volunteer for but just dont have the time? I know it seems hard but the time will go by faster if you are having a good time. I promise :) but yes you are allowed to vent too :)
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Vent away. How often does he have duty? Four section?
I'm almost laughing because when hubby and I finally got stationed together, we NEVER had duty on the same days! Shore commands, so we only had duty a few times a month, but it was never at the same time. This was in the dark ages before cell phones and internet... LOL, uphill both ways, barefoot, in the snow....
I was taking night classes, so most of the time I didn't even notice he was away for the night. But we always planned something special for the weekends we knew we would both be free.
Maybe your husband would be open to that, a special date weekend now and then, doesn't have to be fancy, just the two of you spending quality time away and alone.
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Thanks guys, I feel much more positive about this now. :]
I love this community. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.
Anti M: three section ATM, hopefully not much longer. He has a four day weekend coming up though, maybe we can do something together. <3
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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Sometimes duty days suck. When you can use them as a chance for a pamper you / have your own way time it makes it better, but it can still suck. And just because something else might suck more doesn't make the first thing suck less.... That would be like saying, well, I broke my leg, but since the bone isn't sticking out, it's not allowed to hurt.... (lol - see - wouldn't make much sense, would it...)
Also, honestly, if he just got back, there can be a part of you deep down that's feeling like, ok, you had him all this time, now this is MY time and you're (the Navy) nothing in on it! Even if you know rationally that's not how it works, the heart isn't always rational...
As far as those who say "you married a Sailor, deal with it" - who are they (and are they or their spouse or child military??) -
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Hate auto correct - not nothing in on it .... butting in on it....
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Permalink Reply by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on
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Ugh. Definitely hate duty days. 3 section has been the norm for us. Hopefully it switches to four.
You're totally justified to rant. Now if you were venting about 5,6, or 8 section duty, I would definitely be rolling my eyes. I hate when girls complain about 8 section duty when I would kill to just be on 4.
When it comes to port and starboards, I'd rather him just be underway. Every other day is just torture.
*hugs*
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