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[quote=Anonymous]I have done this through multiple deployments and kids are now 6 & 8. You need to let your standards slip a lot. I had my kids in daycare and only had a housekeeper every other week. I would try to see about work flexibility. I used to work less hours in the office to have a bit more time with the kids and reduce the commute time. I would then log back in and do some more work after the kids went to bed. It made things a lot less stressful.

Dinner needs to be easy. Bean and squash quesadillas, pasta with green beans and pesto, rotisserie chicken and then use the leftovers for soup or chicken salad or tacos, poached eggs on toast. Seriously, think about stuff that can be done ahead of time or made fast.

Build your village. Try to meet up with neighbors and friends and get out and about with the kids so that you are getting support and social time outside of work. I had a standing brunch with friends with no kids on Saturday in Del Ray and we would walk to the playground after and take turns playing with the kids.

Give yourself a breather. A lot of this is probably due to deployment anxiety which is rough. I’m going on 18 years with my servicemember and it doesn’t really get easier emotionally but I have gotten better strategies for dealing with it. 
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