Today we went to the Fourth of July celebration on post as usual. It was not as much fun as last year. Last year was much better so I don't have any great pictures or videos to share. But I highly suggest reading THIS post cause it's funny and has great pictures and it's all pretty much the same except we're all a year older.
We talked about what Independence Day is and the boys understand why we celebrate the Fourth of July. This year I'm a little bit bitter though. I thought I'd have my soldier back and that this would be the best Fourth of July ever. Instead things got jacked up and someone effed up and they are stuck for the time being. The boys were sad when they realized Daddy wasn't home for the Fourth like I had previously told them. It sucks when you let yourself get excited so much that you also let the kids get excited and then have to crush them!
Independence is great when you're talking about our country. Independence rocks when you're talking about a teenager graduating and moving on to college and facing the real world. Independence is especially great when kids can pour their own drinks, fix themselves a snack and even buckle their own seat belt.
For the most part Independence is a positive thing.
For us right now it sucks. I'm so sick to death of doing everything independently. I'm sick of having so much Independence that I sometimes have to think twice about what it was like to have someone here to help carry the load. Independence especially sucks when I have to go to bed independently on a night when I sure would love some company. And it really sucks when you have to independently tell your 6 and 7 year old that you don't know when Daddy will be home even though we've spent two Fourth of July's without him now. And when I have to sit here and listen to the 7 year old sing about how much he misses his dad so much, independently.
So today Independence sucks for our family. We really want to be dependent on the Daddy again!
Hurry home love!
My Real Life Army Brats
Those are not Taytons legs, look closely! And if you can't figure it out click on the picture!
04 July 2009
Independence Sometimes Sucks
~Till They All Come Home~
Posted by My Two Army Brats at 11:31 PM
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6 comments:
more hugs...till they all come home.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL GIRL!! JUST THINK THEY ARE ON THE WAY NOW!!
Soon, honey. Soon. In the meantime, what hasn't killed you has made you stronger, even if that's not what you ever wanted. Your boys have an amazing mom that they will have to try realllllyyyy hard to live up to.
I am sure it won't be easy when he gets home, so I will send lots of love and hugs and prayers your way.
You rock,sweetie!
I've been there, unfortunately. The good thing about my kid was he was too young to remember promises like that. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and hang in there!
It does suck, suck, suckity, suck hon. Hang in there. Hopefully he'll be home soon. I've learned never to give the kids dates when it comes to the military. You can't count on anything until after the event has happened. At the 11th hour things always seem to change.
You have the best way of putting things. I still think you should be submitting some of this stuff to somewhere! xoxoxo
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