So come on then you lot, who are you, where are you...

[pinkdolly]

It seems i'm the first. So this is me...

I'm 26 and have 3 girls aged 5, nearly 4 and nearly 1.

DH is in the navy and we are currently living on a married patch in redruth, cornwall. Though not for much longer. Due to the serious mining issues on the estate we are having to look for SSAFA (private rented in Redruth.

DH works on the Merlin's (helicopters) at culdrose and is an LAET.

Anybody else out there?

Can't believe it the've given us our own topic at last !
Hi all, married to DH in the army have a dd 4.3 and live in Tidworth. Wilts.
My DH is in Iraq, has been for 6 weeks now, only 20 weeks to go with exception of R&R. Feel sorry enough for myself let alone those of you who are without their dh's for over 6 months thats really tough. It's so nice to have people to talk to going through the same thing isn't it? Friends and family are great but they don't really understand how hard it is.
This is the second Iraq tour my Dh has been on since I've had DD and I have to say its been hard. The last one he went on 2 lads didn't come home and it was horrendous, just keeping thinking back to that time

Hello My best friend is in Tidworth at the moment and her husband has just gone to Iraq. Probably know them!!

hi every1

hi moommum,how is everyone tonight - I really should go to bed but mumsnet is soooooo addictive - it's past midnight and I'm so tired!!

How does your friend find Tidworth jc? I have to say there's not an awful lot here!
hi moonmum!

Hello One foot in the gravy!!

Well shes now there in the house on her own as one kid at boarding school and the other off in Wales doing outward bounds course so for first time in years its just her the dog cat and 2 fish!! She works in the cafe near the builiding site near camp. The Surnames Smith and her Husbands Pete.

Oh I know the cafe! I'm not sure I know I know you friend though, does she like Tidworth. I've been here 2 years and I have to say I find it a bit depressing! Although I'm lucky because my family and friend are all in Gloucester so its only 58 miles and one hour away so I'm there every weekend !

She quite likes it. I love the house shes got! Cant remember what road but there the ones with like a triangle roof and big front windows. It is in the middle of nowhere but not too bad if you drive!!

Night all!! Didn't realise it was nearly half ten!! Off to school Fete tomorrow to win some tins that no one else wants and to eat some homemade cake!! Oooh the excitement!! Speak to you all soon!!!

If its one of the houses with 5 windows at the front then its the same as mine. Is her road pedestrianised outside the front?

Well shes on a cul-de-sac. Oh cant remember the bloody name. Its as you come off the main camp road its the first turning off to the right then round a U to the cul-de-sac. Been there 3 times and cant remember the name!! Got brain drain tonight!!

Hi everyone,
Are TA wives allowed. DH has been called up and is in Basra for 6 months and we have never done this before - help!

Hello

Welcome Ta Wife!! My Husband has just left a TA training post in Scotland and my Brother in Law is TA in Durham!! My Husband in Army out in Sierra Leone at the mo and has been away loads so any help or just want a chat I am sure were all here to help!!

WAS off to bed but cant tear myself away!!!

thanks for the offer. We are attached to Tidworth but live about 3 hours away and therefore all the coffee mornings, day trips etc are a little difficult to get too!!

Hi ladies Army as well at Blandford, lucily for me DH with the Sigs motorbike display team so although away alot not on active.

Used to live at Tidworth a looooooong time ago.

Its sound like it could be round the corner from me jc!
Hi Katekin, you'll find quite a few of us going through the same thing at the moment, my DH is in Basra, been there 6 weeks out of a 6 months tour.

Right I am seriously off to bed now just nodded and nearly head butted the screnn!! I will be back!! Thanks to everyone on here and cant say what a relief and help it is to find other people to talk to who know what its really like!!! Up The Forces Wives!! WE ROCK!!!!!!!

At the moment I'm coping ok but my ds, 5 keeps writing him letters that say 'don't die daddy'!

WE do rock !!
I know what you mean Katekin, it was hard putting a fathers day parcel together my DD wanted to put really odd things in it to keep daddy safe

hello father day was soooooooooooooooooo hard d/h in basra what more can you say this life sucks be times!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you talked to your kids about it? Is there anything you told them that helped them?

that is a hard one the little packs you get from hive help aerogrammes saying what day you had etc.... i defer and oh do raspberry kisses from d/h when they miss him but they suddenly just burst into tears how much they miss them and i could join them but obviously cannot as well i have to stay strong. i love him dearly but this is a tough one i don't watch news in front of them.

right i'm off to bed nite nite everyone. To all f/w that are on their on don't get too used to sleeping all on your own . and no footie .....miss him loads but it is rather nice to watch all what i want on telly

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