Are Military Wives Really Stronger?
TweetYesterday, I had a doctor’s appointment that was about an hour away, and one of my friends — another Marine wife whose husband is deployed with mine — came with me. Along the way, somehow or...
View ArticleDr. Phil: Vets with PTSD Are “Damaged Goods”, “Monsters”
TweetPTSD: civilians just love to paint veterans as riddled with this disease, causing them to become violent, unhinged lunatics who will explode at the slightest provocation. Look at just about any...
View ArticleWhy Are So Many Military Families on Food Stamps?
TweetToday was the launch of the 2012 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, from Blue Star Families (you can download the survey here.) I found a lot of the information presented interesting, but there was...
View ArticleReality Check, Milwives: You Didn’t Earn Squat
TweetOne of my biggest pet peeves as a military wife? The entitlement mentality I see from other wives. The most annoying version of this attitude is among the wives who think that they’re equal to...
View ArticleWhy Do We Not Honor the Fallen?
TweetAbout two years ago, Matt and I visited Arlington National Cemetery for the first time. It was on overwhelming, emotional experience. We visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Civil War...
View ArticleTop Ten Homecoming Do’s and Don’ts
TweetHomecoming. It is, far and away, one of the best days you will ever have as a spouse. Deployments seem to last forever, and then you finally get that light at the end of the tunnel. You get the...
View ArticleAre Milspouses Entitled to Great Jobs?
TweetThere seems to be a lot of emphasis lately on the difficulties milspouses face in finding a good career path. It can be admittedly a rough path. A spouse may be talented in a certain career field,...
View ArticleGet Real: Spouses Don’t Have It Harder Than Servicemembers
TweetIt’s a classic. You’ll see it stamped onto necklaces, printed on bumper stickers, and proudly worn on t-shirts. Usually, it’s accompanied by a yellow rose and written in girly, scrawled cursive....
View ArticleHow Do I Pass 9/11 On To My Kids?
TweetWe said we would never forget. As we watched the towers smolder, we promised to always remember this day, to remember those who died, and those who took up arms to fight afterwards. As this...
View ArticleIs An Air Force Toddler’s Death the Military’s Fault?
Tweet The military community erupted in shock and outrage when Air Force spouse and mother of three, Tiffany Klapheke, was arrested after the death of her 22-month-old daughter. The little girl died of...
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