Alive and Kicking

[1853dave]

Hi Kev,

I don't know your sitch, but I am glad you have enough in your life to carry on. I went thru a D in 1997 - it was difficult for me, even though it was amicable. We had no kids, and we basically just parted ways. It still took some time for me to recover. I was really looking forward to meeting that someone special. Well, 2 years later I did, we married, and have 2 beautiful children.

Well, now my someone special is a WAW, possibly some MLC thrown in, and I survived a 90 day restraining order (I thought I'd be the last guy on earth with one of those - I even work for a law enforcement agency as a civilian employee). My atty says they hand them out like candy, I and know others now who went through the same thing. Yes, they do hand them out left and right. I thought I was the model husband, but I guess my WAW would argue that. She has some emotional issues, which I had been ignoring or just blind to over the past few years. I just didn't think they were anything big to worry about, yet they were HUGE issues to her (yes, I fully understand that now!) If I only had that time machine....

I'm DBing like heck...and hoping for the best. I'm doing it for me, my girls, and my W.

I understand about the logistics of deploying - I was a member of the US Navy for 6 years, and I had my 1st W back then who stayed home to take care of things. (BTW I was an Aviation Electronics Tech and worked on EA-6B Prowlers. Lots of flight deck time!)

Best of luck to you. Also, thanks for your military service.