Thread: Survival Guide

Military Wives Survival Guide.....




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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.120512,-0.856704

What will they think of next? To be honest I am not a big fan of people telling me how to live my life whilst my husband is away.

I am beginning to wonder if people are losing the ability to think or do things for themselves anymore**. I do feel sorry for Welfare who seem to be taking on an ever increasing role.


**Disclaimer, in this Battalion 90% cannot do either**

I agree with you Gonzo. The amount of complaints I hear from people along the lines of 'my husband's away and the Unit hasn't organised anything for me to do'. Seriously, what happened to getting off your arse and making 'stuff' happen?

Bloody yoof of today, mumble, mumble.

My husband is away, so who's gonna cut me grass, clean the car, put the bin out for me?........favourites here

Mr B fails to do all those 3 things when he's here Padders. Thinking about it, I'm starting to wonder what actual use he is to me!

well Bodger ,same here, but you wouldn't believe what the yoof of today is complaining about.

I'm not paying 69p for a how-to guide. 69p is well on the way to a packet of milk chocolate Hob Nobs, and Hob Nobs are for my darkest moments of cannot-cope-ness.

Bet AMMM is kicking herself for not thinking of it first...

Expect the former poster known as AMMM to bring out her own version shortly. It'll be packed full of useful tips she's picked up along the way whilst she was a Crab Air missus. Things like 'never let your husband sneak off upstairs with your mate'.

I have to admit that I thought the exact same thing when on one of the facebook groups someone asked the question "how do you fill your days?" Um, I work full time, that takes up enough of my time, life doesn't stop! (I'm going to have to leave that group, as 99% of the stuff they come out with annoys the hell out of me).

What a waste of 69p. I would however pay much more for a 'How to cope when your other half is NOT away' app

That would be useful ER. Mr B is going off on a jolly for the next couple of weeks (he calls it work - I don't, especially when he mentions that he might manage a bit of skiing at the same time) and I am sooooooo excited. He hasn't been away since before Christmas so it's well overdue.

I'll be doing my little skippy dance on Friday!

Gosh.... how did I cope before without a countdown? Oh, that's right, I didn't, I just used Excel.

App Store - Military Wife Deployment Survival Guide

And as for 'Find my Zen' - it's going to take more than a f**king iPhone app to do that.

I've just bothered my arse to look at the app and frankly it's dog poo. If I want to send himself a photo I'll email it to him. If I want to hear his voice I can with my handy voice recordy thing on my iPhone. If I wanted inspirational happy clappy shite I'd pop off to see that Catherine one who AMMM was peddling last year.

Well, at least it kept the author of the app occupied for a bit whilst her Marine was on tour. She's not getting my 69p though.

We should do a rear party 'man up wet pants' app. We could have a count down to when the next Tesco delivery with the booze turns up and one to count down the numbers of starfishing nights we have left. Another one to send us inspirational messages like 'the laundry pile is much reduced' and 'nobody here to sneakily drink the dregs of wine that you saved for this evening'. Another section which alerts you to new lines of shoes and bags. The opportunities are endless.

Originally Posted by bodger

We should do a rear party 'man up wet pants' app. We could have a count down to when the next Tesco delivery with the booze turns up and one to count down the numbers of starfishing nights we have left. Another one to send us inspirational messages like 'the laundry pile is much reduced' and 'nobody here to sneakily drink the dregs of wine that you saved for this evening'. Another section which alerts you to new lines of shoes and bags. The opportunities are endless.

And at 69p a go that's quite a few bottles of wine...

And how the bloody hell do you get a surprise gift every day via an app? I bet it's like the faceache thingy where people send you virtual jaeger bombs. And what use is a pretend glass of booze? It's like tits on fish. Pointless.

Well my survival guide is simple....

Rant/Laugh/Have fun/keep occupied/drink wine/write letters/socialise

Do any/all of the above in variable proportions until you find the right mix, then keep doing it

If wine plays a greater part than you'd like, make sure you clean up the empties!

Bodger, you are a genius. Take my money.

I'm new on this camp and now himself is being sent away in about 4 months. It'll be my first deployment. So I am KILLING myself to get set up- applying for jobs, joining clubs, making friends. So that by the time he goes I am well ensconced in a routine and by the time I crawl into bed at night I'm glad I don't have to share the pillows.

I posted it on the local wives site here and i was told that it was harsh that my scottish version would be saying 'stop whinging and get on with it'.




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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.120529,-0.856608

You might want to keep them away from RP Liz.