Phone calls from the front lines to the homefront can sometimes be stressful. When my husband was in Afghanistan, I remember a particularly tough phone conversation. I was dealing with a housing … [Read more...]
Mailbag: “When Does the Pain of Deployment Stop?”
Reader KA is experiencing her first deployment and she feels a little lost. She asks some good questions, but one of them really caught my eye and made me think: When does the pain of deployment … [Read more...]
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From the Mailbag: The Wish of a WWII Veteran
When a WWII veteran requests something, we're not going to be the ones to say no! Robin from California writes: Dear Spouse Buzz, I would like to share something that may bring sweetness to your … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: “PCS Insanity” for an EFMP Family
MA is about to PCS. Her son is enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). This will be her first within-CONUS move and she's surprised as to what is required of her. MA is used to … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: A Military Stepfamily Faces Their First Deployment
FS has a lot on her plate. She's a fairly new stepmother and military spouse. In addition to navigating the stepmother waters, her husband will soon deploy. This leaves FS as the sole parent in the … [Read more...]
Reintegration Sex: “It Wasn’t How I Pictured it”
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, reintegration is tough. In fact, as crazy as it sounds, I think reintegration has the ability to rival the deployment. It's not easy learning to … [Read more...]
When the Family Breaks Down and Nobody Understands
Reader AB is a relatively new military spouse going through her first deployment. She's in the homestretch and has only a month to go, but things are breaking down. I’m having a problem: my world … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: New Husband, First Deployment. Advice?
SpouseBUZZ reader G is seeking advice from military wives. She'll be marrying a soldier in July and he will be deploying a few months later. Hello SB. My fiance is in the Army National Guard and we … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: How Do You Do It?
Reader D needs some advice and support. My husband is in the Marine Corps Reserves and is preparing for his deployment to Afghanistan in about a month. We don't have kids, unless you count … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: Can You Maintain a Career and Be a Milspouse, Too?
A reader has some questions about balancing a career with the military lifestyle. Some personally identifiable information has been omitted, or slightly altered.I am writing because I want to know … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: Make it Stop!
SpouseBUZZ received an interesting email this week, which reminded me of something we've discussed many times here at SpouseBUZZ.As Sarah says, "One person's weird is another person's … [Read more...]
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A Cookbook Giveaway
Louise from Months of Edible Celebrations is doing a giveaway of The Military Wives Cookbook for Military Spouse Appreciation Day. All you have to do to be eligible is go read her thoughtful post and … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: How to Handle the Separation
We receive email like this one from CG, all the time:Hi. My husband is enlisting with the Army as we speak. He leaves for Basic/A.I.T in May. We have been married 12 years and have 3 young children. … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: Decisions, Decisions
How timely that thisemail came in: I am getting married soon to a wonderful man who just completed 6 years of service in the Air Force. We reunited when he got out in January 2008 and are now engaged … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: Keeping His Chin Up When Yours is Down
An Army wife seeks advice:I kinda need a piece of advice, how do you comfort a soldier who was just told that his stay in Iraq may be extended when you are just as heart broken as he is? I'm trying my … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: R&R – To Share or Not to Share
Reader CS sends this interesting exchange:Dear Prudie,My husband has been serving a 15-month tour in Iraq and has an 18-day R&R break in September, when we will celebrate our first anniversary, as … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: Range of Emotions
I'm an active-duty spouse, so I can't totally relate to how the other half lives. Although we can -- and do -- connect on many levels, there are differences. I found this email from a National Guard … [Read more...]
From the Mailbag: Cutting the Umbilical Cord
Funny that Sarah mentioned this just last week. An email from a reader:I'm heading into our first war deployment. Many of the other spouses in our FRG are first timers, too, and it seems that … [Read more...]
