Every time Mrs. P posts something over on A little Pink in a World of Camo I instantly read it and most of the time cry. Her posts are so moving and so sad. I couldn't even imagine what she's going though, I don't want to. I don't want to say "I don't know how she does it" because it's like military life, you just do. There isn't a manual on how to get through things, you just find the strength and do it. It's different for everyone.
Reading her posts put things in such perspective. It makes me think about the petty fight H and I had and it reminds me that those things are so unimportant in the big picture. It also reminds me that our husbands really do have dangerous jobs. Day to day it seems just like any other job. Wake up, put on a uniform, go to work and come home. It's a routine. What we (at least I) fail to remember is he vowed to give his life for this country. The most precious thing of all he promised to lose it for something other than himself. How selfless and honorable.
Most people (especially younger people) don't have to have a Power of Attorney or a Will. Most people aren't talking about what they would like to do in case of death at 20-something years old. But this is our life. This is what we deal with everyday and this is the norm.
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I know exactly what you mean. About a month ago when I found her blog, I just sat and read and cried for hours. It is one of those things that we know happens and we have taken care of the paper work, but I don't think about. When reading the story of someone my age going through that, it just made EVERYTHING brutally real. As a military wife, we just have to live and love every moment like it is our last moment.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean. I just got done reading her newest and I just bawl. I nitpick at such petty things. We have stupid fights. Things that don't matter seem to come in and overwhelm until I take a step back and try to put things into perspective. Then the cycle starts all over. I know I need to be much better at prioritizing and not let little things get to me. Thank you for posting this. It was a great reminder.
ReplyDeleteI am the same way! I have this idea of how things are suppose to be, and when they don't turn out that way I get pissy and pick fights. I'm working on it, it just takes time.
ReplyDeleteYeah wanna know how horrible I am? I had a stupid fight over laundry like an hour after I commented. Fail.
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