at least its not iraq.

i hear this a lot. i hate to hear that. i sometimes want to punch people in the face when they say that.

he is a soldier. i am a military wife. we made the decision to "join the army" together (indeed, being a military wife is very much being part of the army. most of our jobs are volunteer but very important. we are the support group when our men are deployed). don't people understand that we knew exactly what we were getting into when we decided this is the life we want? when he said "i am thinking about joining the army" i knew that we would not be able to see each other for a while. before he signed on that dotted line i knew that it would be nights alone in bed.


why tell me that its a good thing that he is not doing his job.

would you tell a teacher "at least you're not teaching."?