Hey, guys. Well, he left for his year deployment on Tues. With all that has happened, I am actually glad and more prepared that it did.

I will handle this deployment much differently than before when he ended up having A's. I now know how home sick he gets and how hard it is for HIM to be away. I will not trouble him w/ how hard it may be for ME to be here at home taking care of 3 small boys, work, etc. I will just support him all I can. I have already sent cards that should be there before he got there.

I'm not so concerned that he will have an A over there. I am still a bit nervous that he may be still talking to OW/EA via phone or email while he's there, but I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt and myself the benefit of the doubt that I set the stage well enough that when he left and I saw the love shining in his eyes FOR ME that it was for real and that all will be ok. I just pray that he continues to remember all this and will make good "choices" while he's there.

Thanks for all the support through these hard times!


Me: 38
H: 35
S4, S5, S10
Bomb 01/07
Wanted D - nothing would change his mind
Numerous A's prior to D bomb; EA prior/during D bomb
Piecing 04/07
Deployed for a year 05/07
Still Piecing 2010
M 11 yrs 05/10