Home is Where the Heart Is Arlene Schroeder is currently deployed in Iraq but is home for 30-days leave. Her daughter Maggie, who’s being taken care of by Will and Dolphina, is desperate to have her mother not return and stay home permanently. She’s drafted Jack Lloyd, Will’s friend and Arlene’s crush since high school, to help her in her plan to make that happen. We’ve typically gotten the point of view from spouses left behind in these deployments…had you considered the trauma and impact on the children? Could you understand Arlene’s initial resentment of Dolphina? Your thoughts about the romantic angle of this story? Your thoughts about the number of deployments by reserve units?
Arlene Schroeder is currently deployed in Iraq but is home for 30-days leave. Her daughter Maggie, who’s being taken care of by Will and Dolphina, is desperate to have her mother not return and stay home permanently. She’s drafted Jack Lloyd, Will’s friend and Arlene’s crush since high school, to help her in her plan to make that happen. We’ve typically gotten the point of view from spouses left behind in these deployments…had you considered the trauma and impact on the children? Could you understand Arlene’s initial resentment of Dolphina? Your thoughts about the romantic angle of this story? Your thoughts about the number of deployments by reserve units?