Jayson has been gone for a month now. One down, 9 1/2 to go! We are all doing well, the kids and I are staying busy and Jayson calls every few days. Wyatt is having a hard time sleeping, so I am going to talk to his doctor to see if there is something we can do to try and help him out. He is really missing Jayson, and worries constantly. It is hard to see him sad. I tell him that I miss his dad too, and that we will write him emails and letters so he knows how muchg we miss him. It helps Wyatt to be able to write to him, but the phone calls, he lives for those.
The school is trying to help our kids out too. They have started a group with my 3 kids, and one more boy who's dad is also in Afghanistan. At this time, they are the only ones who have a deployed parent. These kids get to go and talk about their dads and how they are doing and how they are feeling. I hope this helps them cope. Sometimes kids won't open up completely at home, so maybe this can help them sort through their feelings. They are also having the school groups make up care packages, and our kids get to be involved in that. This way they can feel special when they are struggling with their feelings inside.
Morgan got his hardship (drivers license at 14). He is pretty proud of it! It is very strange having my little boy driving a car! He gets braces on Monday, so there are a lot of changes happening, and it makes me sad to realize Jayson is missing all of it. I do send him pictures of everything we do, and of course sent this picture of Morgan with his license as soon as we got it in the mail!
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