"The male military spouse? What is that? There is no such thing!"Au contraire, but there is.Believe it or not there is a fairly large population of male military spouses, or MANspouses as I … [Read more...]
Circling The Wagons With Kindness
In this month's Redbook they did an article saluting single moms. It had five short stories written by all sorts of single parents, be it divorced, by choice, or even us military folks. One story … [Read more...]
Dear “Army Wives:” I’ve Never Worn a Cardigan
If you’ve been following the show "Army Wives" this season, you know that the character Roxy has been making the transition from enlisted personnel’s wife to an officer’s wife. In the episode … [Read more...]
YDU: Spouse Friends Would Be So Hard To Find?
I suspected there was a problem when every morning on the way to preschool my four-year old son kept asking, “Mummy, where are all your friends?”“I don’t have any yet,” I would reply. … [Read more...]
YDU: A Best Friend Doesn’t Come With My PCS?
I have Facebook, Twitter, and a Pinterest account. I have Linkedin and Tumblr accounts, too. So what critical piece is missing in my social circle? What could a 40-year old mother and wife of a … [Read more...]
No Benefits for Gay MilSpouses
As the full repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” rule approaches, details are emerging on the question of just what benefits gay spouses of military members can receive. And the answer is … [Read more...]
Two Friends, a Deployment and a Baby
There’s this little boy who I call my birthing son. I didn’t carry him or adopt him or foster him. What I did do was fill in for his deployed daddy at his arrival while I was pregnant myself. I … [Read more...]
Figuring Out How to Fit In
In the military world of uniformity, fitting in can be one of the hardest parts of being a military spouse. My journey as a military spouse veered off the traditional path and has set us down a bumpy … [Read more...]
Meet Our Q3 Weekend Warrior Team
We had a great response to our call for Weekend Keyboard Warriors. In fact, the requests continue to come in and we haven't had the opportunity to look over all the entries, but we are working on it. … [Read more...]
To Club, or Not to Club?
I'm probably not much of a shoe-in to win any Military Spouse of the Year awards. I mean, I'd be quite flattered if someone out there passed my name along, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say … [Read more...]
Mailbag: Family Support or Family Stress?
Ahhh, the Family Support Groups. When they are good, they are very, very good! And when they are bad... Well, then they make the evening news.A little while ago, RedLegMeg touched on this very … [Read more...]
Red Cross Messages Made Easy
Sending a Red Cross emergency message is about to get a hundred times easier with the introduction of a single, toll free message number June 13, the nonprofit announced last week.In the past … [Read more...]
MilSpouse Wedding Gift Ideas – Help!
A friend of my family married a soon-to-be Marine last weekend, and I am at a loss as to what to give as a wedding gift. Yes, we MilSpouses appreciate the same sort of gifts civilians do (gift cards … [Read more...]
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Video: MilSpouse Advice From the Pros
If you could give one piece of advice to a less experienced MilSpouse, what would it be? We asked Deanie Dempsey, long time Army wife and spouse of the new Army Chief of Staff, that very question. … [Read more...]
Tightening the Reserve Support Belt
Nothing is immune from a money crunch -- even the super cost effective Army Reserve community centers.If only this was a surprise.I had the chance to talk today with senior Army Reserve spouse … [Read more...]
Teach A Man To Fish…
A few years back, He of the Sea and I had the opportunity to play Army family for a year. It was a fascinating year in many regards, but two things really had an impact on me. Number One, I could … [Read more...]
Video: Interview with Deanie Dempsey
Deanie Dempsey, the spouse of the new Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, spent a few minutes talking with us this week about her views on her husband's Army family priorities. Of course, most of … [Read more...]
Cards for Caregiver Spouses
Not long ago I wrote that I’m going to do a better job of supporting and appreciating the spouses of our wounded warriors. I promised to find out where we can send notes of support – and I … [Read more...]
