What not to ask an IAF wife
A little note... this is not my original. But an adaptation of something an American Military wife wrote. I just fine tuned it and added some of my own experiences :) 1. "Aren't you afraid that he'll be killed?" This one comes in at number one on the "duh" list for every Armed Forces Wife ( AFW ). Of course we're afraid. We're terrified. The thought always lingers in the backs of our minds -- but thanks, brilliant, you just brought it back to the front. Maybe next you can go ask someone with cancer if they're scared of dying. 2. "I don't know how you manage. I don't think I could do it." This is intended to be a compliment, but it's just a little annoying. Here's why: It's not like all of us AFWs have been dreaming since childhood of the day we'd get to be anxious single moms who carry cellphones with us to the bathroom and in the shower. We're not made of some mysterious matter that makes