emPOWERed Suppot – This groups goal… Support, encourage, listen, help and most importantly give hope and love to those effect by an accident in the power industry!! Members supporting members! Spouses, parents, children, all are welcome!
Illinois IBEW Linewives – A group for Illinois IBEW LU’s 9, 51, 145, 193, 196, 309, 649, & 702 Linewive’s, fiancés, or girlfriends to share info, ask questions, share line related events, schedule get togethers, arrange support events for the local linemen, etc! This is a DRAMA FREE ZONE! Please help to keep it that way!
Powerline Wives – Lineman Wives Support Group
“Wife of a Lineman” Support Group – This is a “support group” for all the women who are the wife or wife-to-be of a Lineman.
Living the life of a line wife isn’t always easy and here you can share stories, etc. about your life, family and your lineman.
Tramp Wives – Traveling Lineman’s Wives
Climbing in Faith – A refreshing linewives support group based around faith!
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Im married to a lineman. He did travel, then was home at night, now he just started traveling again. I cant go with him, I work, I have a daughter starting high school. Im having so many doubts and self destructive thoughts im having trust issues. I keep crying. I don’t know how to live this life. How to trust him or even if I should. I am in a bad place. I love him I respect what he does for a living. I want my marriage to succeed. But if I cant be ok when hes gone ill push him away and thats nor what I want… ADVISE ME PLEASE
I’m posting this anonymously on our Facebook page. Have you “liked” us on Facebook? If not I can share the advise via email if you would like?
Also, have you had issues where your trust would have been broken in the past?
From Facebook:
– “You didn’t marry a”lineman ” you married a man you fell in love with. Don’t doubt your love! There are many jobs that a husband spends more than 40 hours a week away from his family…that doesn’t mean he is going to stray away from his family!”
Please email me if you still need to talk! My name is Natasha, and the email is thelvlylttllw@gmail.com!
What you are feeling is COMPLETELY NORMAL!!! I felt the same feelings when we first started this journey. But, I began to think of how MY Lineman feels. It HAS to be hard, being the one actually leaving!! It HAS to be hard being the one missing all those important milestones, achievements and accomplishments! It HAS to be hard wondering if your children will resent you for not being there! And, it HAS to be hard not being able to be the Man of the home and leaving that all on your wife!! He knows I’m alone (we don’t have children). He knows he can’t protect me, should something go wrong. I guarantee you this life is just as hard on him!! Yes, unfortunately many LINEMAN cheat on their wives….but many WIVES CHEAT ON THEIR LINEMAN!! And the minute they leave to town, they’re calling the boyfriend! Believe me, he is SURE TO HAVE the same feelings!! You have to trust Him. And by Him I mean FIRST-OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR!! He doesn’t give us anything more than we can handle, and He knows you’re going to feel this way, but He also knows you can make it through!! Second- you DO HAVE TO TRUST HIM,your husband!! He loves YOU, that’s why he married YOU, AND HE’S TRYING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER, and your daughter’s!! Whenever you have destructive thoughts…CALL ME!!! SERIOUSLY!! We are ALL HERE FOR YOU! When you have destructive thoughts turn to God, write them down and get it out! That is just the devil trying to pull you down and suck you in!! YOUR LIFE IS WORTH EVERYTHING!!! Just a thought, but if cheating did happen- it would probably happen then regardless of this kind of work or not, right? But, you have to give that trust, he deserves it…and so do you! I don’t know you, but I love you and am here for you and please don’t ever be afraid of these feelings! You’re human!! Hope at least one part of this rambling helps!! God Bless!!
Stacie I have done this with my lineman traveling for over thirty years. Tramp Wives group on FB is not just for women who travel with their linemen; it’s also for women who are at home holding down the fort while their linemen are on the road. This last time, my LM was in Colorado for 15 months while our boys were seniors in high school. I couldn’t travel with him right away. But now I get to go with him and we have been coast to coast this year. It’s hard to adjust and the life is not for everyone. But Tramp Wives are here to support you and your marriage no matter which way you decide is best. My name is easy to look up on FB if you need a friend to invite you to the group!!
I will add those this evening! Thank you Kelly!
Oh sweetie, you sound a little depressed, so go and talk a to someone, a counselor, or doctor. Sometimes, you can experience a mania, and you cannot get out of it all alone. I speak from experience. And get some exercise to help with endorphins. Is there not a way to speak to him, at night, in between his jobs, or climbs? When mine is out all night, I call, he calls, we just check in with each other. We text if a someone is not available. I just worry a his safety so I Ike to check in. You have to choose to love. Choose to trust. There are just too any things you cannot control. If you are a Christian, then pray, cry out to God, and lean on your friends and family. Ask for strength and wisdom to face whatever comes your way. pray for our husband. Read your bible, if you can or want. I think you are lonely, and it’s hard being the parent, especially to a teenager, by yourself, or most of the time. We Are here, to listen and support. And pray for you if you need it.
I’m having the same issues. It is so hard wondering what if, however my lineman constantly reassures me. At one point there was no doubt in my mind he would ever betray me, but sitting at home alone it is hard to not let the thoughts run away with themselves. I’m sure he is just working hard & having trouble sleeping at night as do we. You just have to ask God to help you through this. Believe in your faith & marriage & it goes a long way. It isnt easy for them being gone but it seems even harder being the one left behind. They’re out there providing for their loved ones & i’m sure that theres not one moment in the day they arent thinking of us. I will pray for you & your marriage.
I am a line wife and stay at home mom to three little boys. When my husband and I married he was not a lineman. His ambition led him to linework and we have hung in there through two years of line/climbing school, apprenticeships, and call outs. He has been a lineman for 8 of the 11years we have been married. We only had one child when he began this journey and have had two more since. There has got to be trust in any relationship not just when your husband is a lineman. Has he given you reasons not to trust him in the past? If not, you need to believe him when he tells you he loves you and that you are his one and only. Seek out others to talk to ie. counselors, pastor, friends. Stay true to each other and believe that if you were meant to be together, nothing will tear you apart. I will keep you in my prayers.
I am a retired lineman, my dear wife of 47 years died 11 years ago from ALS but before she died she called me her hero. Construction takes travel and only the daily phone call kept us in touch, it wasn’t easy. Once I told her to get on a plane for Anchorage and she wrapped her TV set in a blanket and checked it as luggage! She was marvelous. My autobiography is on ebooks and Amazon now, called “Man Tracks” if any of you women would like to know what may go on with the travelling man.