COVENANT -- From a wife's perspective

Those family values are payin' the bills.
SOMEtimes, y'all gotta do what'cha gotta do
when y'all can, while y'all can, because y'all can,
in case y'all can't.
Ya reckon.

Missin' special occasions, on occasion, comes with the territory
called Big truck truckin'. But, is that REALLY so bad?
Our soldiers do it all the time.
Sometime while bein' shot at.
So we won't be shot at here.
I appreciate that.

I've known drivers who haven't gotten the holidays off.
Had to run and it made them miserable.
With all that goes with truckin' -- that added stress is NOT good.

I viewed the holiday as an unmarried, baaadd man (in training)------->
No extended families --- only child --- and independent in spirit.
I loved to drive --- and found a great fittin' truckin' company to drive for.
During holidays, I'd "volunteer" to run those loads that had to go.
As an added bonus, that earned me BIG points with the driver(s) with families, who stayed home, .......
where, I think, they belonged.
Dang NABBIT! ------->

Truth be knowed, I found driving the holidays to be enjoyable.
Anyone remember the Free Thanksgiving & Christmas meals the T/A offered?
Free meal at Burns Bros. when buying fuel ALL the time?
Even offering two, two-egg fried egg sandwiches if y'all had to run?
But I digress, ........................

There's a different atmosphere.
But, that's just my observation(s).

I was told by experienced Bttdrivers, that the best way to get through
those lonesome times, was to cowboy up -- git 'er done.
And that included the family at home, when necessary.
Not easy on either.
But it CAN be made a tad easier, ......... on both. Maybe.

The Bttdrivers that exhibited the most stress, we're those who's
family back at the home-20, were puttin' pressure on their driver to
be SURE to BE here.
Those who seemed to handle it best were those who heard, 'do the best you can, honey.
Lord willin' you'll be here.'
Probably a lot of I love you, too, too.
Ya reckon.

To make a short post longer -------
I've always said the those with the harder job are the ones keepin'
the home-fires burnin'. That makes just drivin' look easy.

And I doubt most Bttdrivers have to be encouraged to be home.
Along with about 100,000 others on any given day.
Poor DISPATCHERS!
YiKES!

 

Thanks...I'll stop posting here, since my opinions seem to be greeted with such posts as yours.

As for bringing in our soldiers. My husband served 18 months in Iraq, saw three of his fellow soldiers blown up. Now that he is home our country has told him to bad...GI Bill was denied, and VA healthcare told him that if he pursued PTSD, it would be labelled as pre-existing.

So thanks for making my time here unpleasant, and adding to my stress.

 

YOU got that right!

Real bad weather coming in from SNOW to Tornadoes......sigh

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ions/61925-snow-and-tornadoes.html#post681234

 

Don't feel that way, some people just post what's on their mind, W/O thinking how it might effect others. I'm sure it wasn't intended to upset you.

 

If you were offended by my post, by golly,
you read it wrong.

Why leave them out?
They work holidays just like Bttruckers.
I see a comparison there.

I thank him for his service to this Country.
And I'm sorry he witnessed such horror(s).

I hadn't meant to bring violent thoughts into the mix.
But you're correct, the chances of a soldier having that job,
while fearing for their lives --- on Christmas, is a reality.

My post wasn't intended to address a situation
I had no prior knowledge of.

I'm sorry you feel that way.
I wonder if any other posters read my post that same way you seem to have?
If they think my post was offensive, --- I'll appologise.

 

Aw Sweetie, don't let it stress you more. The Holiday's are stressful enough and I know how you are feeling about wanting to see your husband home. Sounds like you've already had to spend your share of time away from him.

The bad thing about the written word is that its left to the interpretation of the reader. And sometimes what the reader interprets isn't even close to what the writer meant.

I have found in coming here over the last few months that some posters will write something that I don't interpret in a positive way. If the first line is already getting my back up I just click and move on. Everybody is entitled to their opinion and can post freely within the guidelines of the forum. But that doesn't mean you are forced to read it if you feel hurt, angered or stressed out by something said. Find another spot on the board and catch a smile from something someone else has to say. Life is too short.

 

Too true.
But there are also those who DO care about how it might affect
others, as well as the effects.

That's a point I was tryin' to make.

Thank you!
All we are here, are hieroglyphics on a contrasting background.

How do you know what you may have missed if you don't read the whole thing?

YuP!

What if what was said wasn't meant that way.
Would askin' for an explanation be out of the question?
Rather than assume?

What are you encouraging her to do?
Run away?

Why not encourage her to learn the truth?
I didn't attack her, and I want her to know that.
Not run away for just sayin' hi to her.

 

I'm not encouraging her to run away.

I'm simply suggesting that if something she read upset her she can go elsewhere on the forum for a while and read other things that might give her a laugh or a smile. After a chance to regroup she can re-read the post that caused her to be offended and perhaps find a different interpretation the second time around.

And if not....well :smt065

 

Hometime, I'm sorry your husband will only get the four days at Christmas. I do hope those four will be filled with absolute joy for you both.

Please tell him I said "thank you for serving our country" and thank you to you also Hometime. When a person serves, the whole family sacrifices.

Merry Christmas and best wishes.

 

OH!
Now I understand.
Thanx for the explanation.