I need help asap! By tonight. Hurry and help :'(
Being a military man i have a few ideas for you, its hard walking through the door and having you kids look at you like a stranger. but there are answers. Most bases offer a televideo conferencing service to stations back home. Its a good idea to use these regularly, you should stay in contact with your units family readiness group for info on these conferences. Or have your husband record tapes or videos reading books or somthing to the children. Let them talk on the phone with him as often as possible. Give them pictures to keep in their rooms. Also more often than not servicemembers have internet access so getting a program that uses a webcam like Skype can be helpfull and spending the few extra bucks to upgrade your unternet connection will help alot with these programs. Try to explain to your childeren wher dady is and what he is doing over there. I had a buddy who had small children and their mother would tell them bedtime stories of times they had together. Building an image of daddy in their minds will make it less akward when he finally comes home. to answer your third question, i have seen alot of guys come home and have to re-connect with their familys. Its like meeting them for the first time all over again, so its not that he loves the baby less its just a getting to know period. I can guarentee he thinks of that baby everyday. Also many thanks to you for what you do, military spouses dont get the recognition they deserve. Alot of service men lose their familys to various things while deployed. so thanks for making sure he has a family to come home to.
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