"I’m thinking about getting out of the military.”I’ve heard my husband say this many times before in his decade-long active-duty career, but it has never before been followed by, “I’m … [Read more...]
How To Piss Off Your “Peace-Loving” Mother
When I read this story about Rosie O'Donnell's son Parker begging his mother to attend a military academy, I was reminded of my friend's sister-in-law who forbade my friend from giving her nephew … [Read more...]
Do Military Families Feel Entitled?
There's been a lot of chatter over the past few years about the disconnect between civilians and the military community. I do believe that there is a huge disconnect, but I also believe it's not … [Read more...]
Twenty Questions
Being a National Guard family has its benefits, such as being able to live where you want and not having to move as soon as you've just settled in to your new location. It also has its downfalls, … [Read more...]
Patience for ‘Window Dressing?’
There’s no doubt that any attention by the public on military spouse issues and the honor of sacrifice (instead of, say, the drama) is a good a thing. However …As this Time magazine online … [Read more...]
Be Gracious For the Gift
Gracious. Thankful. Appreciative.Sears, a major retailer, with the help of outside donors, created a holiday gift card giveaway to active duty military personnel and their families. The online … [Read more...]
No Support At Home?
This post is for the spouses who went home for support during deployment, and didn’t find it. Some people will never ‘get it.’ They can be very hurtful with their words. Even people in your own … [Read more...]
Identity Crisis Number 4,552
Anytime there are major changes in my life; I have a child, we PCS or there's a change in my husband's Military status, I go through this identity crisis thingy. Trying to figure out where I fit, what … [Read more...]
The Stay-at-Home Wife
Hi, I have a confession to make: I’m a 27-year-old stay-at-home wife. Yes, I said wife and not mom—as of right now we don’t have any kiddos. Don’t get me wrong, we want children very badly, … [Read more...]
My Husband, the “Badass”
When it comes to military life, and particularly huge stories like the death of Osama Bin Laden, my civilian friends are infinitely inquisitive. They want to get the "inside story" and they assume I … [Read more...]
Warming Up to the Gremlins
The day after Sampson departed for his current deployment, I took a wary look around the house and held my breath for a moment. All right, I wondered, which major household system will cease to … [Read more...]
When Civilians Touch on Our World
I live in a civilian community now, and while I couldn't have more support from them when my husband is gone - and often when he is home as well! - it is still fairly common for us to have … [Read more...]
Cookies and Heroes at Home
You can ask Air Force Guy, when he deploys I turn into the CARE package queen. I look far and wide for interesting things to send to help him and his guys through the time (one of the all-time … [Read more...]
The Best is Yet to Come
Last week, I posted that, thanks to Sears, I was given the chance to attend the benefit concert Stand Up for Heroes, which is put on by the Bob Woodruff Foundation to benefit America's Wounded … [Read more...]
Military Wives as Surrogates: “Controversial”
Those of us who watch Army Wives remember the first episode when Pamela gave birth to surrogate twins. This morning, Good Morning America, in collaboration with Glamour Magazine, ran a segment on … [Read more...]
The People Behind the War
Every year my husband has been home at this time, we make it a point to visit Red Lobster once for their Endless Shrimp special. It's like a holiday of some sort for us, "Shrimp … [Read more...]
How Can Civilians Thank Military Spouses?
Someone once asked me what a civilian can do for military families. There are lots of answers to that question, but I couldn't easily come up with a single one. I stammered a bit and tried to come … [Read more...]
Torpedoing a Perfectly Written Story
Yesterday, one of those feel-good, benign articles about Army wives supporting one another appeared on CNN's website. Ann Campbell and Marla Schroeder dub each other "battle buddies," although … [Read more...]
