daddy dolls

I came across a friend on twitter whose husband also deployed, she just got her son a "daddy doll" i was thinkin this is a great idea! so far every ph call from mark, mady refuses to talk to him, makes me want to cry becoz i know she really misses him & shes trying to let him know shes upset by not wanting to talk to him. last deployment she was too young so it was easier, now she realises he's gone & its been a while since shes seen him & well the phone calls wont do it for her. I can't wait till he comes back for r&r, just so that she can see him again, even if only for a while, sometimes he skypes but shes just too busy being a kid she hardly comes on to say hi, she might just say bye & wander off again. i keep thinkin shes trying to punish him but in reality shes just being a kid, he hasnt been home to give her any attention or anything so shes doing the same to him. i hope she doesnt think its normal that daddys gone, i hope somewhere in her little head shes thinking about when he will be back & I hope that she, just like me, is looking forward to that day, its a long road ahead but we're gonna get through it, we always do. anyways back to the daddy dolls, its basically like a pillow with a picture of their daddy on the front, ive seen so many pics on the website of kids holding daddy dolls & almost all of them are military families. the dolls run around $24 for the standard 12" size doll. im going to ask mark to send me a pic asap so i can get one for mady, im sure she will be thrilled to have a daddy doll! hopefuly it will give her a sense of security & just the feeling that her daddy still loves her A LOT & he misses her. hopefuly it makes her feel a bit closer to her daddy even though he is miles away & to let her know even if he's away he will always be with her no matter what. goodnite blogworld, Peace & Love!

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