[Cadaverous Pallor]

I have to disagree with my husband on this.

I can't imagine the amount of stress a child with a mother deployed feels. Deployments are for LONG periods of time. Do you know how long 6 months is to a 17 year old? Can you imagine having your mother taken away to a war zone?

I think I'd do exactly what the kid did - swear at the teacher for actually trying to tell me I can't talk to my mom that was torn away from me.

BTD is right about timezone stuff too. If you get one chance to call your kid, you take it.

Comparing a divorced parent's calls to this is just silly, IMHO.