Journal Entries

Sex Not So Good - ...Will is locked down tonight (for real?). That's what he told Denise anyway; Staff Duty doesn't know anything about it...

Normal Shit - his battle buddy was here...might iron my uniform later...

Skipping Work - ...After marriage, military life became inappropriate for women. Military women were "whores" or "trying to do a Man's job."

Pregnant & Worried - painting huge unit crests on plywood...taking college courses in Friedberg...I got six hours of English credits by taking the test. ...

Rough Adjustment - ...He just got back from Cuba three weeks ago, and we've been going through a tough readjustment. More my readjustment than his...

The Army Thing - ...Why ask me this NOW when he's already decided?! We're going to be in the Army. There is no choice...

Haunted by a Memory - ...deployments test each spouse; this entry focuses on how I feel that I failed during his deployment to Cuba...

CARE Appointment - ...In this case, it's getting ready for a military school tomorrow. I know he was withdrawing because even after he packed for class,...

Never Change -  ...guess he's got until I've got a better plan or 6 weeks to get a clue. Actually, he's probably got until he returns from [where he deployed] to get a clue...

Prediction - ...way to teach his viewpoint was through example and conversation. When he deployed, he could write letters, emails, or make phone calls to his boys. Know what he said to that?...

Unfinished Note - ...What is going to happen to our marriage over the next year? Will Will come home angry and drunk again? Or will he come home in the mood he's leaving with?...

Memoir of Basic Training - ...what I learned in basic training and how it's relevant to dealing with Will...

10 Rules To Live By - ...he is seriously going to risk damaging his career to request early R&R leave so he can come home and straighten things out before I make them worse...

Goodbye & Good Luck - ...it's always about him, about his military career & nothing comes before them...