tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post115689853609204588..comments2023-10-26T10:30:02.738-04:00Comments on The Frone life: Badge WifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1157857215216265552006-09-09T23:00:00.000-04:002006-09-09T23:00:00.000-04:00Haven't you noticed half the posts aren't about me...Haven't you noticed half the posts aren't about me being a wife? Or even about a cop's life? thanks for your concern, I think.FroneAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258706041132907480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1157814450841757242006-09-09T11:07:00.000-04:002006-09-09T11:07:00.000-04:00I am a cops kid. My dad was a deputy sheriff for ...I am a cops kid. My dad was a deputy sheriff for 30+ years. I wouldnt wrap my whole identity up in being a cops wife because the one thing I noticed about my dad and his friends is the tendency to dump one wife and replace her with a new model. Divorce is rampant among police officers, just another sad way of how their life is affected by thier job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1157489332019944852006-09-05T16:48:00.000-04:002006-09-05T16:48:00.000-04:00Thanks for this post I really, really liked it. We...Thanks for this post I really, really liked it. Well except for the line, "watches him become cold and unfeeling." I know it can be true, I just hope Chris never does this. I love that he tells me about his crappy calls along with his fun calls. From the sounds of your posts, your hubby doesn't sound "cold/unfeeling" either.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233048506287560659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1157094966887856252006-09-01T03:16:00.000-04:002006-09-01T03:16:00.000-04:00Wil, what is it with cops and their wives getting ...Wil, what is it with cops and their wives getting divorced right after retirement? The exact same thing happened to me.<BR/><BR/>We were married for 30 years when he retired. We got divorced right before our 31st anniversary.<BR/><BR/>It was like he lost all focus on life without the job (and badge) to keep him grounded. We had looked forward all our lives to retirement so we could travel and I would never again have to worry about my husband being killed while at work. <BR/><BR/>And then...WOW..Divorce happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1157078298060059752006-08-31T22:38:00.000-04:002006-08-31T22:38:00.000-04:00That's his nickname; I won't use the cops' real na...That's his nickname; I won't use the cops' real names on the blog. I didn't give him the name; I am only repeating the nicknames they give each other. And only nicknames that they know about and are OK with. I realize some people might be offended by some of the names, but half the time they give eachother offensive names on purpose.FroneAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258706041132907480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1157076766266452382006-08-31T22:12:00.000-04:002006-08-31T22:12:00.000-04:00um, rob the terrorist?um, rob the terrorist?cop'swifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823650233342431498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1156987772893016512006-08-30T21:29:00.000-04:002006-08-30T21:29:00.000-04:00Being one of the cops, I have to say that your pos...Being one of the cops, I have to say that your post choked me up a bit. Thanks for being one of those wonderful wives.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963271600753005226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1156984568358351882006-08-30T20:36:00.000-04:002006-08-30T20:36:00.000-04:00BTW - Good night moon is a children's book I used ...BTW - Good night moon is a children's book I used to read to my best friend's oldest son when I was around and it was bedtime. He used to like to have "Uncle Bobby" read his bedtime story. <BR/><BR/>Guess I was thinking about that when I wrote it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1156983779372918362006-08-30T20:22:00.000-04:002006-08-30T20:22:00.000-04:00Qualicum-It's interesting to me that you are a nur...Qualicum-It's interesting to me that you are a nurse...we were joking at the last cop party about how many cops are married to dispatchers or nurses...I am one of the few that isn't either. I don't know enough cop couples in a close manner to be able to compare how they met and whether it's a similar personality type that drew them together, or if they met thru their jobs. <BR/><BR/>Wil-<BR/>Definitely don't mind the male perspective. Yours is an unfortunate case that is all too representative of the lifestyle. I encourage Jim to tell me as much about his day as he wants to talk about. I know there are things he doesn't tell me, for various reasons. He doesn't want to talk about it, fine. He knows I don't want to hear about it, good. He can't talk for investigatory reasons, I'm cool with that. I only worry about the times when he needs to talk about something particularly disturbing and doesn't. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. <BR/><BR/>Bobby-<BR/>You also have a thankless, difficult job. So at least you have the bunnies like me who recognize you for what you are :)And the bunnies like me who suffer through the lonely nights and worries? Well, the time we spend with you boys makes it worth while.FroneAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258706041132907480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1156982194117625252006-08-30T19:56:00.000-04:002006-08-30T19:56:00.000-04:00You girls have a tough job and you don't always ge...You girls have a tough job and you don't always get the recognition you deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1156946328947978012006-08-30T09:58:00.000-04:002006-08-30T09:58:00.000-04:00I used to come home and tell my wife everything th...I used to come home and tell my wife everything that happened during the shift. It was exciting at first. As experience grew and more time was spent on the dark side of life the stories became more graphic. Then I noticed the fixed, forced smile. The glazing of the eyes as she tried not to cringe at the gorier parts of the stories. It was having a detrimental effect on her psyche. I quit telling the stories when she started having nightmares. Would only relate the funny absurd rather than the funny weird.<BR/><BR/>We were together for 21 years, divorced right after I retired, almost 19 years ago. Our interests, our goals and our dreams no longer included each other, they hadn't for over a decade I always loved her. I always will. But we had become as compatable as oil and water.<BR/><BR/>She now lives in the Sierra Nevada foothills, I live on the island of Mau'i. We correspond every couple of months and she keeps me updated on the status of our grandkids.<BR/><BR/>Hope you don't mind this male perspective.Paradise Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668266221623363777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245128.post-1156932328368126712006-08-30T06:05:00.000-04:002006-08-30T06:05:00.000-04:00I was married to a Sheriff for 23 years. But here...I was married to a Sheriff for 23 years. But here is Canada a sheriff's role in the judicial system is very different from the states. That being said, there are also similarities. Like the kind of people that surround them on a daily basis, the constant courses and upgrading, the seedier side of life that they see every day...but then compound that with the sheriff being married to an RN who works 12 hrs shifts. You become like two ships passing in the night. Leaving each other with instructions for the children, what's for dinner and quick kiss on the cheek as you head out the door for your night shift. Try as you might to maintain a bond, the shift work and takes hold and you end up leading seperate lives. Your idea of sharing a good laugh with each other is "what was the worst,thing you either saw or did today and can you top that"<BR/>I have always been intrigued how health professional end up with partners either in law enforcement or firefighting. I have so many nursing friends who are dating or married to one or the other. I wonder why that is. Is it because all those professions see the darker side of mankind? The devistation caused by drugs and alcohol. The physical and mental abuse. The mentaly ill, the street persons. The revolving door both of the health care system and judicial system that these folks use.<BR/>Oh Life.....Smalltown RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806734351278128551noreply@blogger.com