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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its actually easier with little kids and a deployed husband sometimes. You can give them waffles and fruit for dinner and let them eat it in pajamas rather than having to make a big dinner for your husband. My husband would get stressed out by a messy house but life was a bit more casual while he was gone, etc I sleep trained two babies by letting them cry it out during deployments without him insisting on picking them up.[/quote]

Thank you for this perspective. I don't have any friends in the military, so I don't know that world at all. It's hard for me to picture it especially moving every year or two and starting over in terms of friends and community support. Anything else you can share about your experience as a military spouse. Would you do it over again?[/quote]

My DH isn’t military but traveled every week almost, pre COVID and sometimes it’s definitely easier when he was gone.

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Military brat here, married to a federal government contractor who used to travel the world. DH traveled extensively while our 3DC were very young. I was a SAHM.

Like PPs said, in many ways, we made things fun! Everyone sleeps with mom! Early bedtimes after baths with a promised movie. Picnic dinners on a quilt in the family room. Moms Day Out program for youngest while older 2 in ES - sometimes, I’d drop the baby off at MDO, race home and take a two hour nap. Made my own schedule independent of DH. Made the kids play with each other - we didn’t require or really want play dates.

Generalization: most military wives are highly adaptable, independent and organized! You marry pretty much knowing your DH won’t be at your side at all times or immediately available.

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