Being a Police Wife: What Every Police Officer Wife Should Know
As a police wife, I know this life well. My police metropolitan husband works a “4-week DP” in Los Angeles; the “DP” stands for “Deployment Period.” Once I learned that my husband’s work schedule was literally called a “deployment period,” it really hit home that we, as a police officer wives and families, make sacrifices. Even as I share in Boots by the Door, a children’s book for police kids, our children sometimes feel sad when their police parent leaves for work. Check out my other police kids book, Donuts at the Station too. Schedules caused the most arguments for us, but watch this video to see how we overcame them. We are not a military family, but, as a police officer wife or policeman’s wife, our husbands are “deploying” for the safety of our city, town, or county. It can be an adjustment as they come home from a few shifts and “realign” with the family routine.
As a police wife, many struggle with juggling the chaotic ever-changing schedules including police officers’ unexpected overtime and court, household chores, and caregiving for children by yourself. This could cause common police wife struggles, such as police wife depression or loneliness. You may also struggle with how to ask for help without being resentful. I will make you laugh about our common struggles with these 12 police wife memes.
Before providing some things I’ve learned along the way, we need address the elephant in the room.
We have spouses that are not 100% dependable; their job has to come first sometimes; not all of the time but many times.
Thus, we do have to take on more than an average spouse. Thank you. If not one has thanked you lately, I am. I see you. I appreciate you as a police officers wife or policeman’s wife. Check out my heelsandholster: a police wife devotional book, my husband’s memoir Why is Everything Wet, and a police kid’s book Boots by the Door on Amazon.
Thank you for reading this blog. You might also enjoy my heelsandholster: a police wife devotional book or the following blogs:
Productivity Hacks for Police Wives
Thank you for reading this blog. You might also enjoy my heelsandholster: a police wife devotional book or the following blogs:
12 Relatable & Funny Police Wife Memes That Will Make You Laugh & Feel Less Alone
Supporting an Officer with an Injury on Duty
Supporting an Officer with a Critical Incident
Productivity Hacks for Police Wives
How to Support Your Police Officer Husband
My Husband Changed After Becoming a Cop
4 Ways to Adjust to Your Spouse Coming Home from Shift after a Few Days