Truly, I am terrified to tell my family about the baby. Not that they won't be happy; they'll be thrilled. Before we even moved, though, they were telling us we had no other option besides to move me and my kid back stateside if I got pregnant before the deployment. Now, part of my family would say their peace and then let us make our decision, whether they agree or not. Another part, though, are the controlling type. They speak as if they know exactly how things work, despite that they've never been deployed (or married to a soldier), so they're just going off of information they've heard passed around. They do not consider every aspect, and if we tell them the other parts in the consideration, they are incredibly biased against it, acting as if those facts should not even make staying here a consideration. This is our life, this is our decision. We appreciate that you care, but back off. Gah, the talk has not even happened yet, and I already know how it's going to go!
On the friendlier side of things, I keep going over what will be the best way to tell my husband and various friends and family members. Funny? Off-handed? Serious? Straight-forward? I have a few ideas, and I would venture to say the majority of my day (and probably the next few days at least) has been spent going over all these options.
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