The very first time I ever logged onto to Trench Talk, I was
very nervous and scared. I didn’t
know exactly what to expect or what to say. I was nervous about talking about myself, but I knew that I
needed to talk to someone, anyone that might understand why I was feeling so
blue.
I was welcomed into the conversation with open arms. There were no questions about my
husband’s rank, unit or job. The
ladies on TT only cared to talk to ME.
It was just the thing I needed when we were in the thick of our first
deployment and I was struggling emotionally. We talked about fun stuff, deep stuff, news stuff, any kind
of stuff that was on our minds.
There was never any set agenda, but there was a friendly voice welcoming
me into the fold.
From then on every Thursday night was set aside just for
me. The kids went to bed a few
minutes earlier so I could log on and have time just to chat and it made me a
better mom, wife, person to take that hour or so just for me. My kids discovered that I was much
better by taking this time for me and encourage me to get online every Thursday
night because night was often the hardest for me. It’s when the quiet of the night would seep inside my head and
root the dark thoughts. It’s when
I would remember him, miss him, long for him and cry. Talking to other ladies that have been there before and know
those feelings without me having to explain the ins and
outs of military life takes a load off my shoulders and eases my heart.
Even when my husband returned and I started to not log on to
TT as often, he could see the difference it made and he pushed me to continue
talking. He saw the value of me
being able to get together with other wives/significant others and how much it
helped me with the stresses that come with being a military wife. I would love you to join me
for some ‘coffee talk’ (said in my best SNL voice) on Thursday nights (or
Tuesday mornings).
Trench Talk
- Trench Talk is run by military spouses for military spouses. If you are looking for friends, need to vent or just want to connect with other spouses, join Trench Talk.
- Tuesdays, 11:00am CST and Thursdays, 7:30pm CST
- Click here to join (The password is "trenchtalk")
