homecoming blues

I'm sure you have all seen those heart warming scenes on the news when soldiers comes home to their loved ones. It truly is a special moment for a military family and anyone else who gets to be a part of it. What a blessing this is to have a family brought back together to live happily ever after, or so we think.

People who do not have a family member or friend in the military wont wonder how the family is adapting living together again. They probably don't realize how much of an emotional stress this is for a family. They will never know that the wife wrapping her arms around her returned airmen has been worried and having sleepless nights since she's known he was coming home. They will never see how overwhelmed the soldier is by the demands of his family and home life. They will not hear a small child refer to their returned parent by their first name, instead of mommy or daddy.

I know that until I married into the military, I never thought of these things. And now with my husband coming home in a week, I have all sorts of mixed emotions about it. It will be a big change, but I am really happy he is coming home. It will probably be difficult at times, but eventually we will have our happily ever after ending too.