Summary: What happens when your husband (or wife) deploys for months at a time and leaves you alone with a child or children? How does this differ from run of the mill difficult single parenthood? My husband, Dave, is in the military, so these are questions I have often asked myself after the birth of our daughter. He, thankfully, has not been deployed yet in our short marriage, but sometimes I wonder how I will handle any future separation. Honestly, I wouldn’t and won’t handle it well. To find out about the experiences of the left at home spouse, I talk with Amy, a nurse, mother, and wife to a deployed officer. What is most difficult about dealing with deployment? Does she ever worry her daughter will forget all about daddy? How has she stayed connected during the long absence? Dealing with Deployment
