Many years ago my husband would set out for the open seas, which left my two sons and I alone to fend for ourselves. I understood of course that he was serving his country and this was his duty, but what an emotional predicament that decision would often leave our family in.
Allow me to help you understand how it can be a time of positive growth and change rather than emotional predicaments.
I experienced 16 years of military parenting, I coach parents for a living and am the Un
