solenita72
SWO Wife
SO TRUE:
. . . your kids point to any airplane or military
vehicle and say
'Daddy'!
. . . you remember milestones by duty stations.
. . . you refer to friends by where they live (ex:
Cindy from TX, Ann
in CA,
etc.)
. . . all of your kids, including your two year old,
stop what they're
doing, and put their hands on their hearts whenever
they hear the
National
Anthem
. . . you have a whole wash load of green and another
just of
camoflage.
. . . half the closet is nothing but military stuff.
. . . you can sleep through the sound of fighter
planes and bombers on
their
morning practice.
. . . you can look at a base vehicle sticker and tell
what base those
people
are from.
. . . you can tell what is wrong with flight suits or
BDU's before the
member does.
. . . you know more about re-enlistments and
assignments than the
personnel
office does.
. . . you reach for your ID card upon entering a
civilian store.
. . . you pay $35 to have a baby.
. . . your kids point at anyone regardless of race or
gender in BDUs
and say
'DADDY!'
. . . your kids walk around naked with huge combat
boots on.
. . . your son looks at an MP and says 'that's a
military policeman!'
. . . you feel naked and less-well-protected when you
leave the base.
. . . people say, 'I don't know how you stand that
military lifestyle'
and
your response is 'I couldn't imagine my life any other
way!'
. . . you can hold down the fort while your spouse is
deployed or in
the
field, not because you want to but because you just
have to do it.
. . . you somehow manage to pick a group of friends
that are more like
your
extended family than your own.
. . . you realize you're a much stronger person than
you ever thought
you'd
be.
. . . your kids are asking 'Where's Daddy?' because
they haven't seen
daddy
in days, months or a year.
. . . you sometimes wonder if the family sacrifice is
worth it but
realize
you wouldn't have it any other way since your husband
loves what he
does an
you're proud of him.
. . . you find that you talk military talk (using
acronyms) with your
family
and friends back home and they think you're speaking a
foreign
language.
. . . hearing 'I'm proud to be an American' makes you
cry because you
realize first hand, that freedom is not free and the
sacrifices it
entails.
. . . you're living in parts of the world that you
dreamed about
visiting
and never imagined you'd see, or those you never
dreamed of visiting
and
didn't want to imagine seeing.
. . . you become an expert at PCS moves.
. . . you can handle anything!
. . . your kitchen is full of Pampered Chef,
Tupperware, PartyLite
candles,
etc. that you buy because that's the only way you see
other wives when
the
hubby's away.
. . . you start noticing when Hollywood makes mistakes
in movies & TV
portraying the military.
. . . you dread going to the commissary on payday
weekend.
. . . you know exactly when you're supposed to be up
for new orders.
. . . every time something dealing w/the military
(i.e. the war in
Afghanistan) shows up on the news, your Mother and
Mother-in-law call
you up
& you have to gently calm them down.
. . . military homecomings on TV bring a tear to your
eye because you
can
relate so well.
. . . you plan your garage sales for the payday
weekends.
. . . you have more curtains than JC Penney's (you
never know how many
windows the next house will have or what size they
will be.)
. . . you know that 'dependent' means anything but.
AND a personal favorite!
. . . you can tell how many times you have PCS'd by
the little colored
tags
on the back of all of your furniture!!
. . . your kids point to any airplane or military
vehicle and say
'Daddy'!
. . . you remember milestones by duty stations.
. . . you refer to friends by where they live (ex:
Cindy from TX, Ann
in CA,
etc.)
. . . all of your kids, including your two year old,
stop what they're
doing, and put their hands on their hearts whenever
they hear the
National
Anthem
. . . you have a whole wash load of green and another
just of
camoflage.
. . . half the closet is nothing but military stuff.
. . . you can sleep through the sound of fighter
planes and bombers on
their
morning practice.
. . . you can look at a base vehicle sticker and tell
what base those
people
are from.
. . . you can tell what is wrong with flight suits or
BDU's before the
member does.
. . . you know more about re-enlistments and
assignments than the
personnel
office does.
. . . you reach for your ID card upon entering a
civilian store.
. . . you pay $35 to have a baby.
. . . your kids point at anyone regardless of race or
gender in BDUs
and say
'DADDY!'
. . . your kids walk around naked with huge combat
boots on.
. . . your son looks at an MP and says 'that's a
military policeman!'
. . . you feel naked and less-well-protected when you
leave the base.
. . . people say, 'I don't know how you stand that
military lifestyle'
and
your response is 'I couldn't imagine my life any other
way!'
. . . you can hold down the fort while your spouse is
deployed or in
the
field, not because you want to but because you just
have to do it.
. . . you somehow manage to pick a group of friends
that are more like
your
extended family than your own.
. . . you realize you're a much stronger person than
you ever thought
you'd
be.
. . . your kids are asking 'Where's Daddy?' because
they haven't seen
daddy
in days, months or a year.
. . . you sometimes wonder if the family sacrifice is
worth it but
realize
you wouldn't have it any other way since your husband
loves what he
does an
you're proud of him.
. . . you find that you talk military talk (using
acronyms) with your
family
and friends back home and they think you're speaking a
foreign
language.
. . . hearing 'I'm proud to be an American' makes you
cry because you
realize first hand, that freedom is not free and the
sacrifices it
entails.
. . . you're living in parts of the world that you
dreamed about
visiting
and never imagined you'd see, or those you never
dreamed of visiting
and
didn't want to imagine seeing.
. . . you become an expert at PCS moves.
. . . you can handle anything!
. . . your kitchen is full of Pampered Chef,
Tupperware, PartyLite
candles,
etc. that you buy because that's the only way you see
other wives when
the
hubby's away.
. . . you start noticing when Hollywood makes mistakes
in movies & TV
portraying the military.
. . . you dread going to the commissary on payday
weekend.
. . . you know exactly when you're supposed to be up
for new orders.
. . . every time something dealing w/the military
(i.e. the war in
Afghanistan) shows up on the news, your Mother and
Mother-in-law call
you up
& you have to gently calm them down.
. . . military homecomings on TV bring a tear to your
eye because you
can
relate so well.
. . . you plan your garage sales for the payday
weekends.
. . . you have more curtains than JC Penney's (you
never know how many
windows the next house will have or what size they
will be.)
. . . you know that 'dependent' means anything but.
AND a personal favorite!
. . . you can tell how many times you have PCS'd by
the little colored
tags
on the back of all of your furniture!!
