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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @gracious65 Reading this article last night broke me and I shared it with my husband as well. Thank you for sharing
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @calebsg Thank you for your thoughtful reply. Hearing your story you sound like me in a parallel universe haha I also grew up with a career driven mom with dad as primary carer, had to go into therapy in later years only to discover that my parents were emotionally immature; mysef trying to...
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @dtoitw That is true and it’s what makes me hesitant, to not be able to see my kid for such a long time. Thank you for your perspective.
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @cookiedough7177 I see, thank you for your reply.
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @juliebug72 Yeah the age is a big thing, because it’d be different going in a long work travel when they’re a teenager vs a toddler. Thank you for your insights
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @spiritrehab Oh that’s true, I forgot the upsides. I get to help out people in seriously desperate situations. I think one thing I want to share with my kiddo as a life lesson learned so far is that we as people are all connected through empathy, and when we can do so, to be helpers in times of...
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @spiritrehab And thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts on this fellow mom.
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    Hello fellow madres, I currently have a desk job with a few work related travels here and there, but am mostly sedentary and work from home most of the time. Now, I might get a job offer that involves being sent to various locations anywhere from a month to several months (6-12 months), but...
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    Does anyone else’s working spouse do this? I swear it’s cognitive dissonance

    @siskin Dear OP, if you still have hope can I double suggest this approach?
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