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Necessity reveals strength when parenting alone

Everyone knows Murphy’s Law — “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” — but few know that buried in the fine print of this famous decree, there is a Military Spouse Clause that that reads, “And when it does go wrong, it will happen during deployment.” Most military spouses have endured car breakdowns, hot water heater leaks and computer “blue screens of death” when our active duty spouses…

Parenting alone yesterday was not too bad.  The routine was not too thrown off and although he was a bit crankier than normal before bed, everything went smoothly.

Today, has not been as great.  He woke up earlier than normal and I feel like the whole day has been thrown off. He’s teething pretty badly and whining and pulling at his ears, and crying a lot.   My husband normal takes care of him in the morning although it’s not much work because he naps until almost lunch time.  Not today, so I’ve been a bit overwhelmed trying to balance work and Derek.  

I have a ton of baby food to make, since we’re quickly running out. And my mom, who I thought would be here in an hour, won’t get here unti dinner time, so I have to make dinner while the nanny is here, because there is no way it can get done alone.   

I don’t really get to talk to my husband with the 3 hour time difference.  He called me when he woke up, but I had to go quickly because I had to get work done.  He’s out at dinner with the group when I go to bed, and is in training all day.  

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