I’m
21. I married my husband when I was 18, and he had already been injured when I
married him. Everyone tried to talk me out of marrying a broken man, because I
wouldn’t have a normal life. I married him anyway. We have been married almost
3 years, and I am told all the time how strong I am, and how hard it must be
for me… but they’re wrong.
Everyone
thinks the hardest part has to be that he can’t walk, or that I have to bathe
him, or that I have to help him on and off the toilet, because he can’t do it
himself anymore. That isn’t it at all. The hardest part of being married to
someone who is broken, is dealing with everyone else.
Just
the other day, my husband was yelled at for parking in a handicapped parking
spot. They see the plates or placard and assume since we’re both young, we
stole them from our grandparents. I’ve really been accused of this. People give
him dirty looks for using those in store scooters, or his wheelchair. Sadly,
these aren’t one-offs – they happen to him all the time. They all see him like
a cancer on society. That is the worst part of being married to a veteran.
The
hardest part for me is seeing my husband break down in tears after being yelled
at by a random person at the post office, and hearing him say “This isn’t what
I fought for. This isn’t what I fought for at all.”
So
I always tell him “Loving a military man was not hard. The distance was hard,
the sacrifices were hand. But loving you… that’s the easiest thing I’ve ever
done.”
The
veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect
the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country
and deserve to be recognized for their commitment. We owe our disabled veterans
more than speeches, parades and monuments.
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