Dear Deployment

This is a Dear Deployment I wrote shortly after my husband first deployed. I know that there are few military wives, girlfriends, and parents who read my blog, and I thought by reading my letter, perhaps it will help them write their own letter to help them.

Dear Deployment,

Well Mr. Deployment, we have only been together for almost 12 days now, on some of those days I wasn’t liking you at all, oh heck who am I am kidding, I don’t like you on any day. But, let’s face it; we are going to be spending a lot of time together over the next 15 months, so its time that we set some ground rules.

• You have gotten me down in the dumps on more than one occasion so far, but I’m here to tell you, I will not let you put my life on hold!
• I am not going to allow you to make me stay in bed all day, when all I want to is hide my face in the pillow and cry it out, I will get out of bed and prove to you that I can do this!
• You’re not going to ruin any of our holidays! I will send Hubby letters, and presents, and the boys and I will make our holidays special even though you have decided to make a stop in our lives.
• You are not going to interfere with my marriage. Rob and I are growing closer together even though you are around, and that’s not going to change. We have a strong marriage, and not even you can break that.
• I will not take my anger toward you out on anyone in my family (unless they ask something stupid or say something stupid) including Rob.
• I’m not going to let you mess with my friends either, go ahead and try, cause we will kick your butt together!
• Also, I will not allow you to keep me from sleeping. I value what little sleep I do get, and you are not going to ruin that by making we wait up on a phone call, or IM, or email.

As you will see Mr. Deployment, I am ready to take you on, and I think these rules are pretty reasonable. You just have to remember, I am not some little girl you can just kick around and make me get down all the time. Yes I know I will have days when you get the best of me, but I will overcome you, I will tackle, I will kick your ass!!!!

Sincerely,
Amie

P.S. I can add rules as I see fit, and no matter what rule I decide on, you will abide by it.


I plan on writing deployment another letter soon, and I will post it when I do. I really hope my somewhat childish letter will make a few of you laugh, and hopefully help you write your own letters.