Now that John Longley is home, the couple has had some adjustments to make. But now that John's home, I have to think about him, too. It's nice to be in charge, but you get used to relying on someone just like you get used to having him or her gone. We're just at the point now that I'm used to having him here again. John is working his way back into the fold gently.
Strong families see more humor than families that have serious problems.
The general principal to adjusting to long separations is to have that wonderful quality of adaptability. On both sides The Hess family knew what to expect when Rhonda Hess, a senior chief petty officer on the USS Inchon, came home last month. Both Rob and Rhonda Hess are active duty military, so they have seen both sides of a deployment. They were prepared for the upheaval her departure created, but they were eager to go back to the way things were before she left. A few years ago, Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Hess was the one to leave.