Top 10 Reasons to be a Cop's Wife

10. You really can ask, “Is that a gun in your pocket...?"

9. You find out about the news waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before everyone else.

8. Handcuffs.

7. You can send your husband to be show and tell for your son’s Kindergarten class.

6. Having 4 days in a row to snuggle every 8 days.

5. Great stories for dinner parties

4. You get a funny feeling after doing his drug bust laundry.

3. Your house is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cleaner than most of the places he was in that day.

2. When someone says they hate the police, you can smugly answer, "Yeah, some people say that… right up until they need to call 911, or he saves people’s lives."

1. Let’s face it, he looks really good in his uniform.

By Leanne Novakowski, M.Ed., Abbotsford P.D. wife