DH is deploying to Iraq, again

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DH is deploying to Iraq, again
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Wed, 03-22-2006 - 5:54am

I don't know if I'm sad, angry, ill, scared to death. I guess maybe I'm all of the above.

He transferrs to a different Army base this summer and will deploy with that new unit.

The kids (CJ, 9 AS and Matthew 5 next month NT) and I will stay in Alabama, as I'm NOT moving to a new installation and then having him delpoy in a matter of days.

Anyway, I guess my concern is, how do I tell the boys? How are they going to deal with all of this. We've done it before, and it was Hell.

I don't know. I'm just so scared for DH. I'm so concerned for the kids. Heck, I'm kind of concerned for ME! Not really, I'm a rock. I won't crack too often, I just don't have that time.

But, has anyone else had even a loosely similar experience? any suggestions of how to approach daddy deploying with my aspie?

TIA

Crystal

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Wed, 03-22-2006 - 9:51am

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Edited 2/19/2008 9:27 pm ET by littleroses
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Wed, 03-22-2006 - 12:09pm

I don't personally, but I have a friend here who's DH is career military and she has BP adn AS kids. He was deployed recently and is being transferred again soon. I will ask her.

We live in a largely military area (Near Camp Pendelton) so I know a fair number of families with husbands deployed. I am not sure how they do it. I know one of Cait's best buddies had his dad deployed a couple months ago. He will be gone for a year and is a helicopter pilot. The mom was devestated. She doesn't have Aspie kids but I think she was just honest but positive as possible.

Renee

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