How do you explain to an almost 3 year old that his beloved Daddy is leaving for a long long time, but he loves him. He will be back. He is loved by an entire community while Daddy is gone. You can attempt to explain, but its tough to do without crying at first. So you borrow some children's books from the library and ask your precious creative friends for their support and help. And this is what they come up with.
Seriously? How is my friend who made this a real person?
Every evening, Little Bear and I move Daddy's face to another bead, change the number, and sometimes move the boat picture when we know where Daddy is. He moves on the beads away from the boat picture, all the way around and then comes home to us (and our picture on the other side). You can ask Buddy, he will tell you "Daddy be gone a lonnnnng time, go allllll the way around, and then come back to us!" The pictures on the bottom are well loved, I find them crunched in his hands while he's sleeping all the time. We haven't filled the "Send Some Love Box" with stamped envelopes yet, but we have sent Daddy lots of things already.
Deployments are pretty much the worst, especially on the ships when communication is so bad. Buddy will randomly tout a "I miss my Daddy"- but for the most part seems to be doing better at handling things then even me. We like to keep him busy, school all day, weekly visits to the library, park, music in the park, and now soccer lessons!
This Belle-Mere doesn't need help staying busy, she works full time, runs a side business, works out everyday, runs a million errands, stays involved with a church, and pretty much does it all. I am telling you, Jesus is a miracle worker.
xoxo
Bellé-Mere
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