Friday, March 27, 2009

How to Deal With Your Husband's Deployment | eHow.com

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Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Step1
Make sure all lose ends are tied up before your partner's deployment. Have phone numbers readily available that you can reach his work at, or the repairman, or one of his friend's who promised to fix the car if anything went wrong. Any numbers that your partner might normally know should be out for you to get a hold of in a hurry.
Step2
Join an online support group for military family members where you can share grievances.
Step3
Make friends with the other spouses of deployed people. This is very important because you will need to lean on someone who understands and knows what you are going through during these hard times. Spend as much time with them as possible, possibly sharing dinner nights at each others houses so your homes don't feel so lonely.
Step4
If you have kids, get to know the parents of your children's friends so that you can share play dates. It can be very hard being a single parent when a spouse is deployed, so sharing responsibilities between friends can be a life-saver.


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