Our son is old enough to understand that Daddy fights fires and comes home when he puts them out. My husband has had many assignments recently that took him away from our family time on his day off. Even though we tell him, it's hard on our son, when Daddy leaves again.
We were about 15 minutes from an amusement park (we had been so excited to visit) when hubby's cell phone rang. I was dispatch with an order "immediate need" which means it's a 4 hour call back. Basically from that phone call they have 4 hours to be at work and en route to the assignment. So we turned around and headed home, our son was sad when we said we can't go (to the amusement park) because Daddy has to go to a fire. He got upset because he thought we meant we couldn't go to the park because it was on fire. Hubby & I tried to keep the attitude positive but we both felt sad that our family day plans had been canceled. We know this is part of the job and that we have to be flexible, but it's hard to explain to a 2 1/2 year old.
Yesterday, hubby and our son had some Father/Son time alone, without Mommy. They went to a kid's indoor play area and were having fun together. Hubby said he felt his phone vibrate and he just had a feeling. So he stepped aside to listen to his voicemail, and was sad to return to our son and tell him they had to leave. So hubby sat him down and said "okay we're going down the slide 2 more times, then we have to leave. Daddy has to go fight a fire." Our son told hubby on the way home, "I had fun wit ou Daddy." My husband is our hero and we're thankful for what he does to provide for our family. However, it's moments like that he said make it hard to leave us. Last night on the phone, hubby told our son how much he had fun with him today. Our son smiled and said "me too, Daddy."
I understand this job and the sudden urgency it can have. However, this is a tough one. I have to admit, I am sad when hubby leaves again, too. Please share your ideas, tips or thoughts on this by emailing me at firemans.wyf@gmail.com or posting a comment..
PS- I'd like to take a moment to offer condolences and prayers of comfort to our fellow FF wives who lost their husbands in the tragedy of 9/11. Even though our husbands may fight different types of fires, we share a common bond of being married to a fireman. We mourn with you and pray that you'll find comfort and healing as the years go by.
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