Hi.
I can tell you my husband has been on the road for the past 6 years. We had our daughter 3 1/2 years ago. It is not easy. Every time he had to leave when our daughter was and infant I wanted to cry. It feels like you are a single parent trying to do it all on your own. All i can tell you is that you get used to it. You learn to deal with it. I used to try to make plans around his being home, but most times it never worked out. So now I just make plans and if he happens to be home it's great, but if he's not, I don't get the dissapointment I used to feel. I am also going to school, which makes it that much harder, because I am the one who has to get up, get myself ready, get my daughter ready, run to drop her off at daycare, run to school, study while she's at daycare, run to pick her up from daycare, go home, get dinner ready, give her some attention, get her ready for bed, get things ready for the next morning, read her bedtime stories, then get back to studying and doing homework, fight to keep my eyes open, go to bed, then start allover again the next day. My advice, just do what needs to be done while he's not home, then on the days he's home, try to pack in as much "fun-as-a-family" time as you can. Good luck and feel free to contact me if you need to talk. |
