Being a Truckers Wife

Ever wonder what it is really like being a truckers wife? Well, I was sitting here thinking and you might be a truckers wife if...

~You find yourself having in-depth conversations with your pets, tv, radio, kitchen sink, and other various living and nonliving things in your house, and you really truly think they understand you.

~You don't shave your legs until your husband comes home from work.

~You can't wait for your husband to get home and then 5 minutes after he gets home you can't wait for him to leave.

~You have cell phone bills rivaling the national debt.

~You can't tell your kids "wait until your dad gets home" because the kids know by the time dad gets home you will have forgotten what they did.

~You do your Christmas shopping at a truck stop.

~Your loads of laundry double in amount when your husband comes home from "work".

~You cry when your husband leaves for work.

~You find yourself spending holidays and special occasions alone and then celebrating them on a totally different day from the rest of the world.

~You get defensive when you hear people talking about how truckers think they own the road.

~You find yourself glued to the TV and holding your breath when you see a report of a semi accident on the evening news.

~You avoid watching the news at all costs in fear you will see a report of a semi accident.

~You find yourself on websites dedicated to truckers and trucker's wives.

~You heat up whatever food is left over in the House and your husband thinks it's gourmet cooking.

~Your main priority when shopping for a house is making sure there's enough room to park the tractor and trailer.

~You know dozens of trucker jokes, wither you want to or not.

~You call your husband and ask him what his ETA to home is.

~You have cereal for dinner more than one night a week.

~You have your kids convinced that cereal really is a dinner entree

~You know more about trucking than you'd really care to know.

~You love being alone, you hate being alone, sometimes all in the same day.