*I'm putting a disclaimer at the top to tell everyone that Chris is NOT deploying . I've been thinking about this blog post since Chris deployed two years ago and have seen first hand many friends and family deploy and TDY, but never had the right words to say or knew how to say it, so I've started and restarted and rewrote and edited it many times, and am just now posting it. This is not about me necessarily, just writing based on my combined experience and other's experiences- because I know many military spouses will be able to relate. Again, this is NOT necessarily a present day post ;)* We were just pulling up to our group run when we got a phone call and I knew within 20 seconds whatever Chris was going to tell me after he hung up was going to ruin my night. I can always tell who Chris is talking to by the his voice on the phone. When it's his parents he opens with a gentle, "hey, hows it going?" followed be this odd fake yawn that both he and ...
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