Date: 11/13/2007 11:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 36901
I think it's a great idea. I don't have kids, but I was married to a seaman when I was younger who was deployed to Desert Storm on The USS Nimitz. I can relate to how it feels when the person you love most is in the middle of a war.  |
Date: 11/13/2007 11:16:00 AM
From Authorid: 55297
I think it would be a great Idea. My husband leaves and the worries I have about him, me our family are endless. This would be a big help.  |
Date: 11/13/2007 11:44:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
I know grown men who are still affected form there Dad always being gone. Not all family disfunction comes from abuse or drugs.  |
Date: 11/13/2007 11:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 16865
I think that would be wonderful! Especially since the military support network is so drastically different from when I was a kid. It's very different. I have a VERY small support network compared to what my mom had. It's sort of depressing. So when I see things like this, I jump to help where I can!  |
Date: 11/13/2007 11:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 14314
This is very sad, I wish war didn´t exist  |
Date: 11/13/2007 11:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 21839
been there done that... I can relate to them & support them.. great idea Coreyann...  |
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Date: 11/13/2007 12:05:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
Well what really makes me mad..Like cussing mad..Is when people have stickers or say they support our troops..HOW???? When you turn a blind eye to the wife and kids left behind really how are you supporting our troops..Cause you have a shiny little sticker on your car???? Do you know how much money a soldier gets paid..Bet ya don't..Not enough to survive..most live in poverty..WAY TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!! Did you know most doctors wont except the insurance the military offers to the soldiers and there families..Most military families don't have enough to have a nice Christmas without signing up for the poverty boxes..HOW FAIR IS THAT! Give me a list of how people support our troops, and walking up and saying thank you doesn't cut it..You know what most Joes want..There families taken care of when they can't do it!! |
Date: 11/13/2007 12:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 63011
I think it's an awesome idea! My boyfriend is in the Army, and it's hard not getting to see him.  |
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Date: 11/13/2007 12:45:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
**I in NO way support the war** But the soldiers are just doing there job, if they refuse to go, they go to jail. |
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Date: 11/13/2007 12:47:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
Also I'd like to add, I don't expect the marching band to come out and play for us..Just a little respect and appreciation for what we go through..What I'd like to see happen with this post is for other military wifes to know they are not alone and that people do care. |
Date: 11/13/2007 1:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 14754
great post.  |
Date: 11/13/2007 1:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 42945
I think its a wonderful idea hun....and never having any family member in the forces I could not possibly think that I would know what it feels like to see your loved ones deployed and the anxiety it must cause....and yes, I think it would be a good idea for all family members of the deployed to be able to come on and express any fears etc or just to be able to talk about it...*hugs*  |
Date: 11/13/2007 1:49:00 PM
From Authorid: 27534
Nothing wrong with this idea.........  |
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Date: 11/13/2007 1:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 16865
Scooch over and let me on that soap box with you. The only way we made it for awhile was by being homeless. How fair is that? |
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Date: 11/13/2007 1:58:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
See Dotchi..They just don't care about the soldiers and there families..I blame the Government. They have control of all military funds..Shouldn't someone who puts there life at risk for other Americans be taken care of?? Send some of those tax dollars to the troops. Road side workers make more money then most soldiers, You know why they get paid so well?? IT'S DANGEROUS! Well...guess what being a soldier is a little on the risky side eh?? But who am I..Just another little military wife. If we stick together then at least we have comfort and understanding..We all need someone to vent to every now and then. |
Date: 11/13/2007 2:02:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
To Author only..I did contact him..and that what I was shooting for..Is a support group type deal..But it would include non-military people who would just like to share some love |
Date: 11/13/2007 2:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 7830
boy...bein a military spouse is SO hard thats for sure.  |
Date: 11/13/2007 3:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 30229
I can relate to this post. Back during the Vietnam era I was a Navy Wife. Yes, it was hard, painful, scary andalso it was rewarding welcoming home the Veterans who came in so tired and spent. I know the 'wives' get pushed into the background, but yet we KNEW we were in the background when we signed on for being the 'wife'. I have absolutely NO regrets during the time my kids Dad was in the Military, in fact, it was a secure life for six years for us, and our first 2 children were born during that time. My heart SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO goes out to the Iraq Soldiers wives and families, it is just such a hard time in our Nation's life. May God grant them the strength it takes to make it through. I am proud to say I know several guardsmen who have been deployed to Iraq and have made it back safely, but some of their dearest friends weren't so fortunate. Great post, it brings things into the light.  |
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Date: 11/13/2007 3:59:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
Thanks Gail..My intent wasn't to complain to much (I COULD LOL) Just to get together and show some love..I see alot of soldiers spouses on here feeling lost and alone. |
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Date: 11/13/2007 4:04:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
I think there might of been more comradery between the wives during Vietnam. You have to have a husband with a higher rank now, to belong to there little club..Your just a low life if your husband is an E4 and lower. |
Date: 11/13/2007 4:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 27583
i was in service from 1969 through 1971 so i know where your coming from. back then the government would match whatever you wanted aloted to be sent home to my wife. i kept 20 a month for myself and aloted the rest. i don't know how they do it today. your husband is a lucky man.. i came home after a year to find out my wife left me 2 weeks after i left and forgot to mention it to me so she could recieve the alotment for 12 monthes and party. i went back and she went her way..  |
Date: 11/13/2007 6:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 36538
I'm not a military spouse yet, but I am a girlfriend of a soldier overseas. I would love to have somewhere where I could go and express all the thoughts and fears that I can't express with anyone else especially him.  |
Date: 11/13/2007 8:24:00 PM
From Authorid: 58078
Great idea hun  |
Date: 11/14/2007 4:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 18928
Very lovely post  |
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Date: 11/14/2007 4:59:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
Thanks for all your input |
Date: 11/17/2007 9:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
A great Idea and sorry it took so long to read but I've been off line for a few.  |
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Date: 7/9/2008 4:39:00 AM
From Authorid: 64642
I myself am in the military and i always think of what i am possibily leaving behind and it is always hard. This section would be great for me to express what i feel and also share with what others feel. |
