Guest guest Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 autumn marie((((4 years young)))) is my grand daughter.. her mom. my daughter reenlisted into the us army.. she believed it was the only way to get out of an abusive marriage.. she soon realized getting up at 4 sending autumn marie off to daycare for 18 hours ((((big autumn. her mom..was doing the late shifts.. shes military police)))) aday was really hard on autumn marie.. so i flew out and brought autumn marie home.. in the mean while big autumn unit has gotten called up for duty to do a one year tour in iraq.. she leaves late may.. big autumn came to visit autumn marie for 21 days here my home.. ((((they were separated for 5plus months)))) i can not tell you the joy autumn marie has felt for those 21 days.. she missed her mom sooooo much.. big autumn decided she needed to spend more time with autumn marie. and autumn marie didn't want mom to leave.. it was very teary.. very..i can not express the emotions everyone was having... they are back in colorado springs fort carson now.. big autumn will deploy after may 20th.. the army will not give the exact date.. due to it being a war... i am going to fly out to them on may 14th.. i will stay with my daughter.. keeping my granddaughter with mom as long as possible... then i will drive my daughters car with autumn marie back to pittsburgh.. 1400 miles heres were the healing and prayers are needed.. my granddaughter is going to be a mess when the separation happens again.. she will cry the trip home.. my heart is aching for this all. please keep my daughter on the list Autumn Lynn (((27 years young))) as she does her tour in iraq..end of may 08- end of may 09 her beautiful daughter needs her... they need to be united back together when she is done with her tour.. she needs protection..she needs to come home mind body soul complete.. it is so hard for me to even write this... i need to stay strong... thank you all so much.. judith love to you all and all you love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Judith, I've added you, your daughter, and your granddaughter to my healing and prayer lists. By all means, put on your brave face for Autumn Marie if you have to, but remember to be honest with yourself about your emotions at the same time. Denying your emotions will only cause more stress and potential health problems for you, and that won't be good for anyone. Plus, you don't want Autumn Marie to think that Grandma's a robot who doesn't care. Surround her with all the love you can, maybe take videos for Autumn Lynn while she's away, so that she still feels included and can see what you two are up to. Have Autumn Marie write letters or draw pictures for her Mom. I've got a lot of family members who have served in the armed forces, and a lot of friends who are currently serving, and they all say the same thing ... they miss the little things while they're away. Whether it's the sound of a child's laugh, or the first autumn leaf that falls in the yard at home. Do what you can to make Aumtumn Marie feel that Mom's not that far away and still loves her soooooo very much, and also to make Autumn Lynn feel like she's not totally missing out on a year of her daughter's life. But most of all, know that there are a lot of folks who understand what you're going through Judith, and that you're not alone. Blessed Be, Jennifer " Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. " ~ Marianne Williamson ~ Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Canada Messenger for the Web BETA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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