Am I ready to go from Mommy to Army?
Comments (2) So I’m nervous. For the last year and a half, I’ve squeezed in Army one weekend a month. I played Army with the National Guard two or three days out of the month before coming home to pick-up mom responsibilities. Next month, I’ll be full time Army for two weeks. Full time Army away from my family. Full time Army in another country.
I’m pretty much set-up to go, packed up most of the Army gear, prepped notes for leaving the kiddos with Nana. Now, I can’t help but think about all the possible ways I could screw up those two weeks full time Army. I’m realizing that although I’ve perfected some great skills over the last 18 months, like how to juggle two toddlers and four packages in line at the post office or ways to reward your four-year-old for NOT throwing up on the carpet, they don’t really transfer over to Army business.
Do I still know how to give a good old boring Army briefing? Can I even remember half of the Army acronyms or how to disassemble a 9mm handgun? Am I going to be that Army mom that can’t shut-up about her kids and blah blah blah about potty training and teething? I love raising my kiddos, but I’m not sure whoever is stuck with me in a secured bunker is going to want to hear all about it.
*Sigh*
I think the hard thing for me is that I’ve found I love this mommy gig more than the Army. Can I make it two weeks without story time and morning snuggles? I know there have to be other moms out there that dreaded that first day back at the office. So tell me, what did you do to get back in the game?
P.S. Let’s pray I’m healthy before I head out. Everyone in this house is currently on antibiotics, but I’m powering through with a slight head cold. Immuno-mom prevails!
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