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#1523898 11/17/05 02:52 PM
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Well here were are a week into having H home. Things have been over all good. Some things have been really hard. Mostly him feeling like he doesn't have any where to put his stuff, me and my son have taken over everything. Trying to let him be a parent too has been hard. I want things done my way. And of course with his rank he is so use to barking orders and everyone jumping. I'm an Aries and we all know how bull headed they can be. I am a prime example of that. So yes we are butting heads from time to time and just trying to get back into the swing of things. I know that it is hard for him to get use to have a little one running around again. Not to mention that he is sick needing extra attention and being extra cranky. The holidays coming up I get a little extra cranky myself. I go in for a biopsy next Tuesday (2 days before Thanksgiving and 6 days before our sons 2nd B-day). Well I am just rambling and not making much since I don't think. Talk to you all soon. SW


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Dear Soldierswife,
I am happy your husband is home safe and sound. It sounds like all of you are trying to adapt to being part of a three person family now.
My husband used to be away for weeks at a time years ago, and when he would come home, like you there were the adjustments in our routines we had to change, and tended to get a little irritated with each other.
I really don't know you or your situation.

Wishing you the best,

K.D.'s Heartbreak


In the end, I have nothing to lose but everything to gain, by trying to save my marriage.

Me, betrayed wife 46
Former Wandering Husband, 51 E/A 2005
28 years of marriage
DD 26, DS 24
O/W aka, Rat 29, A-D Assisted Living
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SW, what you are going through is all normal post-deployment stuff. Re-integration is HARD, no matter how good the marriage, and yours has the added stress of dealing with infidelity. Go easy on yourself and your H.

One of our hardest re-integrations to memory (H and I have gone through it five times in our 16 years in the Army) was not long after we got to our last duty station. We hadn't even been there two months when he deployed, so we weren't even close to being totally "settled" when he left. When he came back, the kids and I had a routine, we had things unpacked, we'd spent six months living life while he was in the Middle East. He didn't quite know what to *do* when he jumped back in. Like you stated, it was hard knowing where to put all that gear--I bet it sat in our living room for a good two months before we found a permanent "home" for it.

What helped us re-integrate was to get away from home for a little while and figure the family dynamics out again apart from the space constraints. If it's possible, take a week-long trip SOMEWHERE (we went camping and then visiting family). It might be a little easier figuring out the "at-home" stuff after you've worked on your relationships first.

I don't know where you are geographically speaking, but if you're anywhere near Florida (I know a lot of soldiers are returning to Fts. Stewart and Benning, that's where we just left), take advantage of military discounts and "freebies" to get some time away from reality for a little bit. Your hubby probably won't be too keen on the beach (sand isn't their friend <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />) but for example, Busch Gardens in Tampa is giving a free one-day admission to active duty servicemembers and up to three dependents. Do some searching, you never know what you might turn up!


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