Comments on: The Prodigal Pilot Returns! Let’s slaughter the fatted calf, be grateful and make merry! http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/ The Candid Diary of an Airline Pilot's Girlfriend Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kate http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1544 Kate Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:10:33 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1544 OMG I read this and I died inside...hahaha I KNOW! Jeff is gone and comes back tomorrow, and I litteraly had a meltdown. It all started on Monday, in the grocery shopping line...of course you get ready to pay, you're exhausted, and your kiddo decides to throw the biggest tantrum in the world right as your about to pay. I don't think I have ever been SO mad with her behavior, but I think it seemed like a bigger deal because I was just flat out exhaused. Poor thing spent a majority of Monday in the thinking chair. LOL Finally, when I put her to bed, I decided NO SCHOOL FOR ME TUESDAY. I needed a mental vacation. When I woke up, I dropped the kid off at school, and off I went to eat a nice quiet lunch with my Paw Paw and one of my best friends. That WAS SO LOVELY. Then after that I went and got a massage, and INSTANTLY felt better, it was worth going out of the budget for. I felt like I was crawling out of my skin. So I decided that I needed a break so I could be a better mom, better student, better teacher, and better potential girlfriend. LOL I just felt like I was losing my mind. Now it is Thursday, and I feel well rested, and am ready to go! I can't wait for him to get back. I was glad he was gone so he didn't have to witness the meltdown of my interior core. You are such an inspiration for us, and I am glad you are doing this blog. It makes me smile! I am glad I found it! Have a wonderful day! Good luck wrangling those kiddos! OMG I read this and I died inside…hahaha I KNOW! Jeff is gone and comes back tomorrow, and I litteraly had a meltdown. It all started on Monday, in the grocery shopping line…of course you get ready to pay, you’re exhausted, and your kiddo decides to throw the biggest tantrum in the world right as your about to pay. I don’t think I have ever been SO mad with her behavior, but I think it seemed like a bigger deal because I was just flat out exhaused. Poor thing spent a majority of Monday in the thinking chair. LOL Finally, when I put her to bed, I decided NO SCHOOL FOR ME TUESDAY. I needed a mental vacation. When I woke up, I dropped the kid off at school, and off I went to eat a nice quiet lunch with my Paw Paw and one of my best friends. That WAS SO LOVELY. Then after that I went and got a massage, and INSTANTLY felt better, it was worth going out of the budget for. I felt like I was crawling out of my skin. So I decided that I needed a break so I could be a better mom, better student, better teacher, and better potential girlfriend. LOL I just felt like I was losing my mind.

Now it is Thursday, and I feel well rested, and am ready to go! I can’t wait for him to get back. I was glad he was gone so he didn’t have to witness the meltdown of my interior core. You are such an inspiration for us, and I am glad you are doing this blog. It makes me smile! I am glad I found it!

Have a wonderful day! Good luck wrangling those kiddos!

]]> By: Shelley http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1446 Shelley Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:29:22 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1446 Good for you, I say! You guys are both being good partners, but don't break your back trying to be a June Cleaver ... that's just silly. I agree w/ you and think you should keep that roast for a more appropriate, less-hurried time. My husband has a 90+ minute drive b/t his airport and home. So when he commutes back to SFO, he has plenty of time on his own to decompress and "acclimate". If anything, we're more snippy w/ each other after he's been home for too long!! Good for you, I say! You guys are both being good partners, but don’t break your back trying to be a June Cleaver … that’s just silly. I agree w/ you and think you should keep that roast for a more appropriate, less-hurried time.
My husband has a 90+ minute drive b/t his airport and home. So when he commutes back to SFO, he has plenty of time on his own to decompress and “acclimate”. If anything, we’re more snippy w/ each other after he’s been home for too long!!

]]> By: Anna http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1423 Anna Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:26:30 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1423 I can relate to your situation too. I don't know why, but the moment my DH gets in the car when I pick him up from the airport the bickering just starts up. Why can't we just be all kissy kissy and lovey dovey and ne happy to see each other? I think it definately is due to the transition issue (for him from work to home and for me from being alone with the baby to him being home again and longing for a helping hand and an occasional hug or kiss). My baby is teething right now too, and I do not like being woken up with wailing screams when I just barely fell asleep. I feel your pain. I can relate to your situation too. I don’t know why, but the moment my DH gets in the car when I pick him up from the airport the bickering just starts up. Why can’t we just be all kissy kissy and lovey dovey and ne happy to see each other? I think it definately is due to the transition issue (for him from work to home and for me from being alone with the baby to him being home again and longing for a helping hand and an occasional hug or kiss). My baby is teething right now too, and I do not like being woken up with wailing screams when I just barely fell asleep. I feel your pain.

]]> By: May http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1408 May Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:28:27 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1408 My other half has just been away for two months. When he was away it was all 'Oh I am going to spoil you when I get back' etc etc. He gets back sets up on the PS3 and asks me 'what I want to do?'...what do I want? Stop making my life harder by giving me all your washing, cooking you meals and being the maid you have when you are away - pick me up from work one night and take me out and spoil me before it gets too fricking late! That is how I currently feel. Selfish ***! Yes your latest article has hit a nerve, haha can't you tell?! P.S - he is now going to be away 2 weeks out of every month before his 4 month tour in Feb! My other half has just been away for two months. When he was away it was all ‘Oh I am going to spoil you when I get back’ etc etc. He gets back sets up on the PS3 and asks me ‘what I want to do?’…what do I want? Stop making my life harder by giving me all your washing, cooking you meals and being the maid you have when you are away – pick me up from work one night and take me out and spoil me before it gets too fricking late! That is how I currently feel. Selfish ***!
Yes your latest article has hit a nerve, haha can’t you tell?!
P.S – he is now going to be away 2 weeks out of every month before his 4 month tour in Feb!

]]> By: elsja http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1397 elsja Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:30:48 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1397 I just giggle when I read these posts. Not that they are funny, but I can totally empathize. I can see his side of things, but I can DEFINITELY see your side a bit more :) I dread having kids on my own for a week at a time. I just giggle when I read these posts. Not that they are funny, but I can totally empathize. I can see his side of things, but I can DEFINITELY see your side a bit more :) I dread having kids on my own for a week at a time.

]]> By: Annie http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1396 Annie Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1396 wow ur life sounds so much like mine. Yes, we had a tough time in balancing but soon we realised that we cannot spend the littlle time we have for ourselves nagging at each other. We just know that both of us r working hard to keep uor faminly in our own ways . so that has made our lives lot easier. Annie Bankss <a href="http://www.privatepilotssecrets.com" rel="nofollow">Private Pilos Secrets </a> wow ur life sounds so much like mine. Yes, we had a tough time in balancing but soon we realised that we cannot spend the littlle time we have for ourselves nagging at each other. We just know that both of us r working hard to keep uor faminly in our own ways . so that has made our lives lot easier.

Annie Bankss
Private Pilos Secrets

]]> By: Rachel http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/896/#comment-1394 Rachel Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:10:04 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=896#comment-1394 Hi! I actually found your blog through JetGirls! I've enjoyed your posts and sometimes get quite a chuckle! It's nice knowing I'm not alone in the pilot wife lifestyle! :) Hi! I actually found your blog through JetGirls!
I’ve enjoyed your posts and sometimes get quite a chuckle! It’s nice knowing I’m not alone in the pilot wife lifestyle! :)

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