tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post7515172756616546092..comments2024-02-19T04:50:58.801-05:00Comments on Daddy...Daddy, come back!: A pilot wife kind of lonelyJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06970722739917121208noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-72243506642956130832015-02-28T00:27:40.913-05:002015-02-28T00:27:40.913-05:00My husband is in cargo too. Its really tough, life...My husband is in cargo too. Its really tough, life being with him is really TOUGH! <br /><br />I cant have him by my side when I need him most. I find myself amazingly independent, I can be a mother, a father, a domestic helper, a driver, and a teacher etc. <br /><br />Seriously it may be easier without him! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-22362178254873264512013-01-18T15:40:08.069-05:002013-01-18T15:40:08.069-05:00Careful, the title almost sounds like an ad on Dol...Careful, the title almost sounds like an ad on DollyMadison.com, lol!!<br /><br />Man, more tear-jerking touches, Joanna! As I was reading I was feeling sad 4 u, but at the same time feeling grateful that you had these hear-wrenching moments b/c it helped you to fall so much more in love with your hubby!!<br /><br />I think pilot's spouses truly get that "absence makes the heart grow fonder" experience, perhaps wayyy more than they need...but it's a very necessary part of the cement that holds your marriage together!capnauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020957375172560992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-71537083171523571282013-01-05T16:00:29.103-05:002013-01-05T16:00:29.103-05:00Thanks for finding me and posting! You know, one ...Thanks for finding me and posting! You know, one of my biggest compliments is when a fellow pilow wife tells me they could have written the words word for word. I think it makes us all feel normal in this not normal lifestyle. <br /><br />I can't comment on the commuting thing, because I haven't really don't it. But, I would say to go mainline. It isn't easy, but Steve is SO much happier. Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970722739917121208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-112027822561211272013-01-05T15:55:31.803-05:002013-01-05T15:55:31.803-05:00yes, these feels are totally normal. The up side ...yes, these feels are totally normal. The up side on having the lonely feeling is that you know that you still love the man you married :) <br />Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970722739917121208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-38477482048106841552013-01-05T15:54:09.197-05:002013-01-05T15:54:09.197-05:00The house does seem sadder. But, I promise that w...The house does seem sadder. But, I promise that when your baby gets older and becomes more active the dynamic is more alive. <br /><br />I don't think I could ever live in the sticks. My imagination is too active and I would be too afraid. <br /><br />Yes, we do have complicated lives!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970722739917121208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-57014456032476871602013-01-04T20:38:48.914-05:002013-01-04T20:38:48.914-05:00New to posting on your blog but I have been linger...New to posting on your blog but I have been lingering for a few weeks reading your posts. I feel like I could be writing this blog almost word for word! It is so wonderful to hear how other pilot wives deal with all of the craziness that comes with this job. My pilot is considering a move to the majors after 12 years at a regional because his regional is starting to fall apart. The schedule is great right now but I am dreading going back to the step one and then commuting (OMGoodness UGGGHHH)<br /><br />Even 12.5 years into our marriage, I miss him like crazy every time he leaves. I sometimes wonder what I was thinking when I assured him (when we were 20) that I was cut out for this. The truth is though that he is my other half and I wouldn't trade him for any other. Funny how the uniform works. Everyone is bummed by it upon departure for a 4 day, and yet we (the kids and I) love to see him in it upon his return. It means so much more that anyone from the outside would ever know :-) KMO1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03177644034592306528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-11738167700279494022013-01-04T15:23:46.904-05:002013-01-04T15:23:46.904-05:00Well put Joanna. Sometimes I think that initial al...Well put Joanna. Sometimes I think that initial alone feeling is worse than how you feel on day 2 and 3. It is definitely worse than how you feel on day 4 when you know that you will be going to sleep with a warm body next to you :)<br /><br />All the hustle and bustle right before they go - him getting packed and ready while I pack sandwiches and snacks for his trip and try to soak up those last moments creates all this energy which I think makes the silence afterwards more shocking. Definitely a lifestyle, with ups and downs. <br /><br />I notice that I feel lonely more if I am home when he leaves versus if he leaves when I am at work and I come home to an empty house. If he leaves me something, like a sweet note or a shirt to sleep in, I don't feel that lonely. <br /><br />You have been at this a lot longer than I have - it is reassuring to know that these feelings are normal!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-80246968987543219612013-01-04T10:34:56.962-05:002013-01-04T10:34:56.962-05:00It is definitely a lonely life sometimes. My husba...It is definitely a lonely life sometimes. My husband is in the cargo world-2 weeks on/2 weeks off and it sucks. Especially since we have a 8 month old.<br /><br />I relate to the instant vibe change too, when he leaves. The house just seems...sadder. And we live in the sticks, to boot. Instant isolation. Sigh.<br /><br />The life of a pilot wife is a complicated one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024452810108480973.post-87320926638665474722013-01-04T07:18:56.879-05:002013-01-04T07:18:56.879-05:00I loved the article! It is so hard explaining this...I loved the article! It is so hard explaining this feeling to my friends, and even harder my family but its what I call life now, and though its hard, I wouldnt change it for the world. Sean Ahnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193483313096360309noreply@blogger.com