May

8

Almost too late…

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 8, 2008 |

Tonight, I called Honored Friend to see if the novelty of staying at home with the kids had worn thin yet. A little background: her husband, ArmyBoy, is deployed and she is holding down the fort with her job and three children. The youngest is almost four weeks old. Maternity leave is a wonderful thing but she hadn’t been out of the house without at least one of the children in quite some time.

Anyway, I called her to ask if she needed a break and she admitted that she might be ‘getting there’. When I suggested getting out tonight, she got a panicky tone in her voice and said something about baths, bedtimes, and baby feeding.

“Great!” I said, “You get them in bed and I should be there by then. You can go out and I’ll stick around to make sure the house doesn’t burn down.”

Dead silence. It lasted long enough that I wondered if I’d overstepped my bounds until, finally, I heard a tiny gasp on the other end of the line. In a voice that sounded small and full of wonder, she whispered, “I can go to WalMart.”

And then I knew - I had almost waited too late. Shame on me! My friend, poor dear, thought WalMart sounded attractive. Note to self: do this once a week while ArmyBoy is gone. Maybe next time she will be able to work herself up to Starbucks.


Comments

5 Comments so far

  1. chopperpops on May 9, 2008 8:30 am

    Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)

    Well done.

  2. Linterambiel on May 9, 2008 5:32 pm

    You waited way too late if the poor girl thought Walmart sounded attractive :p

  3. Kyps Lola on May 9, 2008 8:44 pm

    Poor gal. You know it’s bad when Walmart is looking like a good night out.

    Glad you could be of assistance. Honoured friend is very lucky to have you.

  4. Kristina on May 10, 2008 12:49 am

    There’ve been times in the recent weeks as my husbands’ deployment gets screamingly close where I am still sitting at home at 11 pm waiting for him to get home just to see him leave again by 430 the next morning. After a few weeks of this I can honestly say I share honoured friend’s desperate (albeit silent) cry for help. Walmart or even something as crazy as a gas run to Circle K sounds so very appealing. More people would benefit from friends like Commander Mommy stepping in. I’m a strong believer in “where there’s a need, fill it. Where there a hurt fix it.” When I’m gone I HOPE that my actions will have been stronger than my words, or as the old hymn says, “They will know we are Christians by our love.” I wish more people would take the chance and step out of the comfort zones of “home” to assist a friend or a neighbor. It would make a world of difference. Yay, you! Makes me proud to say “that’s my friend.”

  5. Rachel on May 11, 2008 10:17 pm

    Oh my, is this what happens when you have kids? ._.

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