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BEING A COAST GUARD SPOUSE MEANS
You remember milestones by location, not year.
The tourist destinations are your second home.
Many conversations start with, “when we lived in …”
You have friends scattered from Okha to Diglipur.
Terms like wardroom, parties on board and jolly good fellow ring fond memories.
Your driver’s licence is from Porbander, your licence plates are from Chennai and you are
living in Port Blair.
Collection of artefacts presents a kaleidoscope of the entire nation.
You have more books in boxes than on the bookshelves.
You have no problem moving every few years with kids, elderly parents, and a pet in a
minivan.
Your spouse has been home for a while and is getting on your nerves. You look at your
watch and say, “isn’t it time for you to get underway again?”
Your refrigerator has at least four stickers from packers and movers companies on it.
Your three-year-old child looks at you and says, “I don’t like being here anymore. Can we
move?”
Your children believe that Santa Claus comes by ship, boat or helicopter – not by sledge.
You too have got your “Sea Legs” during “Families Day at Sea”
Seeing the remotest corners of the country which only one percent of Indian population can
dream to see.
Joys and sorrows are taken in stride by you likes waves of the ocean.
Your kitchen is a galley.
Your contributions as better halves count.
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