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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not military, but I had four little kids on my own for a year while DH was doing a fellowship on the other side of the country.  The oldest was in kindergarten, and the youngest was born just a few days before he left.  I was supporting our family financially at the time, so I did work full time.  
I had an au pair, so I had flexible childcare.  And I hired help around the house with lawn care and cooking, and I had some friends who were SAHMs, and we would meet up after I got off of work or during my maternity leave.  Sometimes if their husbands weren't working, they would come over with a crock pot or a pizza, and we would chat and let the kids play.  We had a lot of dinners that were just crackers, cheese, and fruit.

It was really difficult though.  This is so gross, but I remember keeping extra diapers in the car because sometimes I wouldn't be able to pee if I was out and about on my own with four little kids.

I remember thinking about military wives a lot while I was going through that year.  It would have been so much harder if I couldn't talk to my husband nearly every day.  I am always very impressed with these women.    [/quote]

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