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me and my dad are extremely close and last friday he went to afghanistan for a year. so basically every day from that day on ive been crying. (nobody sees me because i go in the bathroom--except the day he left when i couldnt control it any longer in class).
it really sucks that hes gone because i miss him soooo much. im not gonna see him for 6 months and when he calls he can only talk for like 15 minutes and most of the time when he calls ill still be in school so he talks to my sister and my mom. basically what im asking is how do i stop myself from crying everyday? and how can i stop missing him just a little bit? and how can i stop everything from reminding me of him? please answer all or as many of these questions as you can. thanks in advance.

Aww I'm sooo sorry your going through this. Unless people have went through this, they will never really understand what you are going through. I just got my Husband back March of this year. He was deployed to Iraq for 7 months. Most definately the longest 7 months of my life. I fell into a deep depression and wouldn't leave my house other than to go to work. After the first 2 months thou, I began to find ways to deal with it as best as I could. I sent him tons of care packages! Believe it or not, It's great therapy! Also, make a countdown timer to when he comes home, every day that passes, puts you 1 step closer to your dad. You can go to: http://www.usps.com/shipping/flatrate.htm
It's the USPS website where you can order priority flat rate boxes for free and have them delivered straight to your door for free and you can start concentrating on things to put in a care package for your dad. He'll LOVE everything you can send him and you can make him things to make him think of home! Send him tons of new pictures he's never seen and keep him updated as possible about your school, friends, any activities your into. My husband told me when he got home from Iraq that the thing that got him through it was ME. That I always kept him involved in everything that was going on in my life so he never felt like even thou he was worlds away, that he was left out of my life. Also, you can send him leters via MOTO MAIL. I absolutely LOVED Moto Mail. You write him a letter online and the "Militay post Office" recieves it, prints it out and hand delivers it straight to your dad. It is 100% FREE. Here is the website: www.motomail.us

I hope all this had helped you in some small way and if you ever need anyone to talk to, feel free to email me at dkphotography0403@yahoo.com I'm always here to listen. I promise....It will get better.

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