My children are lucky to have been exposed to so many people and cultures at such a young age, yet they’ve given up so much to do so – things that matter at this sweet age. Things like sleepovers, BFF’s, soccer teams, birthday parties, a permanent address and an education system that grows with them. If I’m struggling with adapting, then I wonder how are they going to adjust to the new normal, again?
Yeah, yeah, resiliency. I know the word, but I feel like it’s thrown around too much with little understanding of the depth of its meaning. There is a boatload of experiences and more then enough pain that is behind the word. I sometimes think people overuse it and abuse it – or worse, use it as a buzz word to relate to our community.
As I end my rant on the phone, my amazing military spouse friend pauses and calmly says three little sentences to me,
“You got this. You you’ve already done the homework. Take a breath and remember what you know.”
Ah ah! This is NOT my first rodeo, she’s totally right. She reminds me by rattling off seven amazingly simple concepts that I (we) already know and practice as military spouses and family managers. I guess I just needed a little help to see past the weeds into the garden of this PCS.
