• I moved my kids to Spain while my husband was deployed in the military. • It was a struggle at first, and I worried that I'd made the wrong choice. • Ultimately, though, we thrived, and that time will forever be an integral chapter in our lives.

When we heard about my husband's upcoming nine-month overseas military rotation, I started making a plan. I had two kids under 4, I was a stay-at-home mom, and I was working on a graduate degree that required overseas research.

I had recently watched two mom friends of mine struggle through these rotations — the reality of being a military spouse hits hard when you have to become two parents at once. You have to manage your kids' emotions about Dad being gone while dealing with your own. It's survival mode for months on end.

So, I decided

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