Tough conversation

We had to tell Gabby today about the upcoming deployment. When we arrived, we thought Robert would be leaving later this year. After we got here we found out he would be leaving soon. We put off telling Gabby until after Disneyland and until we knew a little more about it. But we had a deployment briefing today and had to tell her before that. She took it about as well as you would think for a 6-year-old Daddy's girl. She told him he couldn't go and got a little upset. I'm sure the big tears will come as it sinks in and gets closer. She was very worried about missing his birthday - she's all into parties and big birthday celebrations. I assured her we will celebrate his birthday before he leaves. Then she decided we could celebrate it before he leaves AND after he comes back. That helped a little.