I was not Navy, but I worked for them as a contractor and lived in a Navy town for many years. The deployments and moves are always so hard on the kids. My son would make friends with someone at school and then they would be gone.

My dad traveled when we were young and things were always different when he was home. But he was not gone for such a long time. He was home two weekends a month, so it was a roller coaster.

I know your book will help others going through this. I know it must be hard to write. I feel the same way about being there only physically for my son. But don't beat yourself up. We do the best we can :)