Raising neurodivergent young adults looks different than I expected. From independence and timelines to comparison, worry, and quiet wins, this is what I’m learning as my sons move into adulthood on their own paths.
What Military Spouse Life, Mental Health, and Solo Parenting Really Look Like
Military spouse life can put you in survival mode, especially during deployments, solo parenting, and difficult parenting seasons. Looking back on years of deployments, autism diagnoses, mental health struggles, and carrying the family load alone, this post is an honest reflection on what military spouses go through and why support matters.
Military Spouse Spotlight: From Army Brat to Army Wife
Kodie’s Military Spouse Spotlight follows her journey from Army brat to Army wife, mother of seven, military spouse creator, and senior enlisted spouse. Her story is about stability, deployments, solo motherhood, military kids, using your voice, and working to create positive change in the Army community.
9 Ways To Save Money On A Super Tight Budget
9 Ways to Stretch Your Budget When Money’s Really Tight There are many reasons why a military family could be on a tight budget. They could be saving for a PCS, paying off debt, or simply hit by the economy, where everything seems to be going up in price. There could be times during military…
Life as a National Guard Spouse in a Non-Military Community
Being a National Guard spouse in a non-military community can feel lonely when the people around you don’t fully understand drill weekends, training, deployments, and military life. Ashley shares how honesty, saying yes, answering the text, and attending unit events helped her find her people.
To the Seasoned Military Spouse
The truth is, you might be a seasoned military spouse, you might have advice to offer and you have definitely been there before, but you are also a human being. You have done this before, deployments aren’t a new thing, and you feel like you have to be strong, for all the new military spouses…
The 10 Worst Duty Stations
What makes a duty station feel like the worst? Sometimes it’s the location, but often it’s the job market, housing, cost of living, deployments, loneliness, or having to start over again. Here are the common reasons a duty station can feel hard and how military spouses can get through it.
9 Things You Wish Were True About Military Life
Military life can be a crazy ride. From deployments to PCSing every few years, this life isn’t without its struggles. Some days we wish we had a magic wand to make everything a little easier. So let’s have some fun…here are 9 things you wish were true about military life: Let’s face it, us military…
Finding Your Inner Deployment Strength as a Military Spouse
It was the song, just something about the song that snapped me out of my deployment funk. It wasn’t the lyrics really, just the beat. The way the music made me feel.
We were at the end of my husband’s 2nd deployment. I was struggling a bit. He had been gone almost a year and I was so ready for him to be home. But we still had more days left. Too many.
The Dollywood Military Discount: What Military Families Should Know
Dollywood is a fun family destination in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and military families can save with the Dollywood military discount. Here’s what to know about tickets, passes, ID.me verification, and our family’s experience visiting the park.