Must be like Gumby

Posted on January 16, 2010. Filed under: Changes, Navy life, milspouses |

Military wives have to be like Gumby – super flexible.  Now that Obi-Wan is back on a ship, I have had to get reacquainted with my inner Gumby.  In the 4 weeks he has been on his ship, underway dates for workups and such have changed 4 times.  At this point, I don’t even pencil it in on the calendar.  It’s just not worth it.  And actually, I really try to forget anything he tells me that involves a date and the ship b/c I know it will change so what’s the point.  Flexibility is a trait we milspouses really need to have and practice b/c things always change in the military.  Maybe not so much on a shore duty assignment, but you can bet your  bippy that if he/she is on a ship or in a deploying unit, things will change and they will change often.  What’s crazier is I have gotten so used to this flexibility stuff it just doesn’t even phase me anymore.  Eeks.


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