I try not to be that wife. I try not to be the over worrier, the dwell on the bad kind of wife. Let's be serious for a minute though. In this day and time, you have to face reality. There are dangers in this lifestyle, there are risk. There are dangers that not many are willing to face. These facts alone don't always make it easy to deal with. Now add in that 8 LEO's have made the ultimate sacrifice in the last 11 days.
This is staggering. 8 families that are now missing a father, husband, brother, son.
What bothers me even more, is that you don't see the non stop news of how this has happened. You may see a blip on the news today, and that be it. Now you know as well as I do, if it had been 8 officers shooting someone, then it would be every where. That is another soap box.
Today is the first time in 11 years, that I am anxious about Hubs going to work. While I know he is not on the road like a lot of the guys, but still, anything can happen.
I try not to be the wife that thinks the next statistic will be us. But let's face it, no one thinks they next statistic will be them.
I text hubs earlier, and told him to be safe, have a good shift, and I loved him, as I do the majority of his shifts. Never take time together for granted. Make what you have count. Life is far far to short.
To those families that are dealing with their terrible lose, my prayers are with you.
