Thoughts from the abyss

Okay, I know we all have differing opinions on the war. Some feel justified and some feel like we need to come from Iraq. This letter is not about that at all. This is about the way we treat the people who are left her when their spouse, sister, brother, mom, dad etc are here trying to keep life going. They need our help. One of my friends on a bulletin Board that I frequent told about how the people in her neighborhood are basically so damn self-centered. They don’t even realize that she is doing the job of 2 parents by herself. Now I realize that some people will have the arguement “well single parents do it” but the reality is that even the single parent has a parent or friend or something that will allow them the opportunity to do necessary things to maintain their sanity during something that is so unknown and scary. So I believe that it is all of our responsiblity to help out when we can. Contrary to popular beliefs we have a responsibility to each other. So know your neighbors and if you have a spouse of a deployed military person, offer to help them. Something as small as a meal, or offering to babysit for an hour or so can go far to helping remain level headed during a time of stress.