Homecoming jealousy

Over the past month, several of my friends’ husbands (around 6) have come home from deployment. One was gone about 10 months (he left the same week as Mac), and the other was gone a grand total of six weeks. Six weeks. Obviously, each soldier has a different role to play in the overall mission, but it’s really frustrating to see everyone else come home early. Trust me, I fully understand why Mac has not had the opportunity to come home early. His unit is support, not combat arms, so they function differently in the current environment.

Jealousy is a very real and strong emotion that most milspos and families deal with during deployments. As adorable and heartwarming as surprise homecoming videos are, your heart breaks watching them because you’re not the one being surprised. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain Gold Star families feel watching those. But every day that passes is another day closer to Mac coming home.