It's 10:00 at night and Sam is at work. He came home around 6:00 tonight to have dinner, because Mommy and Daddy came over to dine with us. It was a nice change. He usually doesn't get home until about 7:30 at the earliest. After we had dinner and he helped me get the girls tucked in (always lots of fun!) he went back to work to finish up a job someone wants for tomorrow. I know it's hard on him. He says that his work isn't difficult, and maybe the work isn't physical, but all the time and energy that goes into a project . . . that's the hard part. And being away from his family so much.
I feel a little guilty about saying that, knowing that Dave is gone for such a long stretch of time from his family, but it is difficult. He lives every day in the same house as the rest of us, and yet he sometimes goes 2 or 3 days in a row without seeing his daughters, leaving before they wake up and coming home after they go to bed. . .
It may sound like I'm complaining, but that's not my intention at all. I'm very proud of Sam's capacity to handle his job and still come home ready to be a fun daddy and a loving husband, ready to help wherever he can, though I try not to ask it of him, and ready to wake up tomorrow to do it all again. It can't be easy, and I'm so thankful for him. I hope he never doubts that.
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We've lived like this, too. Davey was on recruiting for three years. Our typical week went like this: Monday through thursday, he was gone by seven and usually home by ten. Kids were asleep when he left and asleep when he came home. Friday, he'd be home by 6-7, usually, to have pizza and movie night. Saturday, he worked till about 4. Of course, this all assumes that things were going well. If they weren't making mission, or just giving him a hard time, the hours were longer. One night he didn't come home till after two. Sunday, we went to church and spent the day together. That was about his only time with the kids. So, all this to say, I know what you mean! It is different having him all the way gone, vs. gone but still here. Which is easier? I don't know.
Love to you,
Jennie
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