Myrna Elise Fridley
Name: Myrna
Age: 23
Husband's branch: Navy! Hopefully soon to be Army
Stats: Wife of J Fridley (yes just the letter) and mommy to my precious little girl Bennie! Daddy was a Marine and I've had at least one family member fight in every conflict America has been apart of; starting with the Revolution. I am a converted Latter Day Saint (Mormon) in a ward (church) with lots of other military wives.
My story:
Once upon a time I was a freshman in college. I started dating a Marine. I got pregnant. My parents weren't too pleased, but as soon as I saw my little nugget on that screen, I fell in love. After that, my boyfriend changed into someone else, being secretive, controlling and even abusive. Fast forward to the end of my first trimester, I got really sick and no one knew what was wrong with me. I could eat or drink anything for a week. When I was finally rushed to the ER, my blood was super thick and I went through an iv bag in minutes. I could've very well died. My boyfriend decided to abandon me then and it's been me and my little Bean ever since! As much as I loved my Bennie, I knew she needed a daddy. I prayed and prayed to Heavenly Father that my little girl would be able to have a daddy who loved her and was proud to be her dad.
Age: 23
Husband's branch: Navy! Hopefully soon to be Army
Stats: Wife of J Fridley (yes just the letter) and mommy to my precious little girl Bennie! Daddy was a Marine and I've had at least one family member fight in every conflict America has been apart of; starting with the Revolution. I am a converted Latter Day Saint (Mormon) in a ward (church) with lots of other military wives.
My story:
Once upon a time I was a freshman in college. I started dating a Marine. I got pregnant. My parents weren't too pleased, but as soon as I saw my little nugget on that screen, I fell in love. After that, my boyfriend changed into someone else, being secretive, controlling and even abusive. Fast forward to the end of my first trimester, I got really sick and no one knew what was wrong with me. I could eat or drink anything for a week. When I was finally rushed to the ER, my blood was super thick and I went through an iv bag in minutes. I could've very well died. My boyfriend decided to abandon me then and it's been me and my little Bean ever since! As much as I loved my Bennie, I knew she needed a daddy. I prayed and prayed to Heavenly Father that my little girl would be able to have a daddy who loved her and was proud to be her dad.
A few years later, I was going through some really tough times and a friend of mine invited me over to go to her church. I went and I was astonished how nice everyone was. Also my then one and a half year old got away from me and no one gave me dirty looks. Instead, people began to play with her and giver toys. It was like being with family. It took me a long time meeting with the Missionaries (or as my husband lovingly calls them, the Mercenaries) but I became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! The blessings I have had since are amazing and I'm glad every day of how I switched my life around
How I met my husband:
This past summer, (Summer of 2011) my friend began dating this Navy guy she met at a concert. I asked her if he had any friends who were cool to talk to but weren't interested in a relationship as I had just gotten out of a very serious relationship with a childhood friend of mine and I just wanted someone to talk to so I wouldn't be a third wheel anymore. He brought his roommate one night we were meeting to play pool, but he told me he (the roommate) decided to go run on the beach when they pulled up to the bar. That night my friend talked about the roommate and how he was a ginger, from the Midwest and missing his front tooth. I had this whole image of him made up in my mind of probably another dumb guy who was probably a weird hillbilly. Then one night, she invited me over to hang out with them all at his house. The roommate opened the door. I was surprised to see a tall, skinny (but really cut) shirtless guy answer the door. His name was J and he was completely handsome; I instantly had a crush. We didn't talk much until one day I had Bennie with me and my friend wanted to hang out. She was living with her boyfriend at this time and we decided to hang out at their place. We were chatting when J came out into the living room and told me that my daughter had come into his room, taken off her clothes and started jumping on his bed. Bennie had always been super shy when first meeting people so astonished and a little embarrassed, I went to go get her. Bennie saw J sit down and immediately crawled into his lap. That night we talked until 4 am. Nine months later we were married in a friend's backyard and are living happily ever after!
How i became a part of Operation: Stand By Your Man:
After my husband and I started dating, I joined a couple of support pages and while they had a lot info sometimes, i just didn't feel personal and a lot of my questions I posted went unanswered. One day I was tooling around on I believe Sexually Deprived for Your Freedom and I saw that Steph had made a shout out. I decided to check the page out. I noticed that there were only three likes and decided to help a page out and like it. Little did I know how much I LOVED this page! I've been pretty active in the page and the Private Vent and XXX pages and I'm so honored to now be an admin!
I've included a slide show of my family and I, enjoy!