I love this site. You all have helped me in every way possible and there is so much i couldn't have gotten through without being able to talk and ask questions with you guys.

BUT

do you ever find it hard to log on? Just that there is sooo much sadness and although we're dealing with it, and dealing very well with it ,*all deserve a pat on the back* it is just a constant reminder that our honey is gone. And if he isn't, it is a reminder he may be soon.

Maybe it is just me. just a phase or whatever. Just curious if anyone felt that way besides me.

But once again, you ladies have helped me so much and i'm sure you'll continue to do so. It is a great site and a great resource!

:hugs

I used to feel that way when i first joined in sept...My friends were like DONT go on there because I would get so depressed...but now...it has become such a giant part in my life (seriously)...I need this site haha...

it no longer makes me sad...it makes me feel good and strong

yea I love this site...but sometimes it makes me sad, but I think without the site I would be more sad!

I don't feel sad logging on, it takes my mind off other things that are bothering me. My video card on my computer is actually messing up and it's freaking me out, i think i'd be worse off if i couldn't talk to you girls.

i was a member of another site before i found this one, and i hated getting on it because someone was always talking horrible about their s/o who was deployed or always just talking negative. it seemd like everything i read just made me sad. so i talked to df about it and of course he told me he wasn't going to go crazy or anything while in the sand box like the girls from that site promised he would.
so i set out on a search for a new site, found this one and i still love it!
sometimes it makes me sad to read whats going on in others lives, but i have learned so much. sometimes i feel like im sheltered, i have lived in several different places and have been independent for a while now, but this site has taught me so much not only about the military but about life. so now i dont have a hard time logging on:D

When I read the title, my mind automatically said "you're being watched? Yes."

But since you were talking about something else completely....again yes. The site makes me sad. But I'm a sucker for punishment.

I LOVE TALKING ON HERE, ITS LIKE FREE THERAPY.

I love this site sooo much. Keeps me busy and I realize I'm not alone and someone out there understands me.

Hey girl! Having a down day? Call me!

(How is dh's training going? How did EAUC go for him, my dh was wondering too!)

Sometimes I do feel sad because of everyone elses hurt, but I'm also relieved to know that I'm not the only one who feels like they're in total despair sometimes. It's not just me who feels horribly depressed some days with the DB/DF/DH/SO gone. And I've found so much support here. In all honesty, I don't think I'd be able to make it through this deployment without you all doing it with me and being my support. :)

It can be bittersweet.

i really appreciate the advice and knowing that someone understands me, and doesn't get sick of me saying that i miss him. but you're right.. it does make me miss him more sometimes.. and worry more sometimes.. but overall, i'm glad i found you guys!! :)

I do have my days where it reminds me that my hubby is gone, but this site actually helps me more! I haven't moved on base yet because I didn't want to be alone on our first deployment so honestly no one back home understands anything I'm going through or my crazy changes in moods lol. It's nice to finally have a place that I know people will understand what I'm saying.

For me this site is both therapeutic and a release. It's a comfort zone while DF is away. Sometimes, I get sad, think or dwell on things more when I log on, but thats how it goes sometimes.

For me this site is both therapeutic and a release. It's a comfort zone while DF is away. Sometimes, I get sad, think or dwell on things more when I log on, but thats how it goes sometimes.

:agree

yeah.. ive been starting to feel like that.... the more i come on.. the more i start to feel depressed from all the deployment talk and the people getting hurt, cheated on.. miscarriages..
even seeing people talk to each other making plans because they LIVE near each other makes me feel bad sometimes...

but i also love the site :dunno
i cant NOT come because it also makes me really happy :)

honestly, no...because when i want to be sad, i look at the sad posts and when i want to be happy, i look at happy posts...it all works out

For me this site is both therapeutic and a release. It's a comfort zone while DF is away. Sometimes, I get sad, think or dwell on things more when I log on, but thats how it goes sometimes.

:agree

I get sad when people are dealing with hard things,because I just want to be able to reach through my computer and give them a hug.And yes,sometimes makes me miss Db so much.But it's honestly just such a release.There's some things, as much as I love my friends, they just don't get because they're not in the same situation.But it's nice to have people who know what you're going through and have been there.

yeah.. ive been starting to feel like that.... the more i come on.. the more i start to feel depressed from all the deployment talk and the people getting hurt, cheated on.. miscarriages..
even seeing people talk to each other making plans because they LIVE near each other makes me feel bad sometimes...

but i also love the site :dunno
i cant NOT come because it also makes me really happy :)

well said.
that's what i was getting at. I hope no one thought i was bashing the site. i do love it and it does help so much to have people understand what i'm going through. Because like a lot of you mentioned, most of my friends just don't get it as hard as they may try.
I was just pointing out that sometimes it emphasises the fact that he is gone for me. Does that make sense? :arg
I dunno. But thanks for all your comments. I do appreciate it. I don't know what i'd do without you guys. :hugs

Nah, I never feel sad to log on or find it hard with this site and my other site.

Sometime is is sad reading about the men leaving and breakups and other not so nice things, but on the other hand reading about all the expected babies, the homecomings, the marriages etc plus seeing how so many ladies here have bcome friends through this medium is a great thing. :yes

I love this board. Kudos to Brandi for starting it :yes

I went through that phase when i first joined as well...:dunno but then I just logged on one day and realized it made me feel so much better! Now I am on here as much as possible! :D