by Firefighter Wife | Apr 26, 2023 | Communication, Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage
As fire wives we must understand this : Our husbands are exposed to trauma everyday. Sometimes, it isn’t one large traumatic event that can take a mental toll on your spouse, it’s the constant and continual exposure to these so-called ‘minor’ traumas...
by Firefighter Wife | Apr 3, 2023 | Communication, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage
Let’s not pretend this thought to quit the fire service never crosses your mind. (and if you are living some amazing fire life where it never has, can we ask for a moment of your silence here because based on our experiences with this world, you are the...
by Firefighter Wife | Dec 9, 2022 | Communication, Department Programs for Families, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage
Did you know (or forget?) that when someone is regularly around crazy high levels of crisis (which is every single first responder, and their families secondarily), that high level of crazy can be normalized? You don’t even feel the crazy, until the...
by Firefighter Wife | Dec 1, 2022 | Communication, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage
You know what feels good when life gets crazy? Validation that you aren’t crazy. Yes, Virginia, Your Fire Family Christmas IS Extra crazytown. We validate that as professionals with professional advice. You already know this as a fire family (but...
by Firefighter Wife | Apr 20, 2018 | Communication, Community, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage, National Events
Here’s a long one….. are you ready? Are you going to FDIC? Is your firefighter? Do you even know what it is? At least here in the midwest, the buzz is loud about this event – the largest gathering of firefighters in the country drawing...
by Lori Mercer | Aug 31, 2016 | Communication, Dating Your Spouse, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage, Printables
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely.” Charles M. Schultz I am going to be honest, there were times I wasn’t sure we would make it through and still be together in the end. But there were also times...
