Can Raising Your Kids Away From Family Be A Good Thing? This past weekend, the article, Why Raising Kids Without Family Nearby Sucks by Scary Mommy was being shared on Facebook. I could really relate to most of that post, as many other military spouses can too. We have not lived near family since my…
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Why the Military Life Isn’t Like Any Other Life
Why the Military Life Isn’t Like Any Other Life The military life is a unique life. It just is. Saying it is “just like any other life” doesn’t make any sense. I wish serving in the military was just like any other job, but it isn’t. I wish my husband hadn’t missed my son’s birth…
A Letter To My Son With Autism On World Autism Awareness Day
A Letter To My Son With Autism On World Autism Awareness Day In January of 2012, we sat in the doctor’s office and heard what we had suspected about our then five-year-old son. After three or four months of testing, meeting with the doctor, and answering questions about him, our son was diagnosed with Asperger’s….
18 Ways Things Could Change to Make the Military More Family Friendly
18 Ways Things Could Change to Make the Military More Family Friendly We all know that in general, the military is not exactly family friendly, although sometimes they try. With FRGs, MWR events, and childcare available on installations, they are not exactly ignoring our existence. On the other hand, with long hours, unsafe housing, and lack of…
Preventing Suicide: Resources to Help You and Your Family Members
Preventing Suicide: Resources to Help You and Your Family Members Before February of 2017, I was a bit ignorant on suicide. I knew that suicide affected a lot of people, I knew that depression existed and that the disease could be a reason someone lost their life, and I knew that sometimes people felt like…
5 Benefits of Not Going Home For Christmas
5 Benefits of Not Going Home For Christmas I live precisely 1,996.1 miles from my family in California. Going home for Christmas doesn’t happen very often, in fact, the last time it did was 2007, ten years ago. Since then, we have spent every Christmas in our own home. My boys are so used to being…
Why Military Families Need a Dog
Why Military Families Need a Dog I knew we would probably always get a dog someday. I grew up with a cat, I didn’t know dogs very well but I knew our family would have one someday. My husband grew up with dogs and even worked with military working dogs in 2011. He knew dogs…
Dear Army, Don’t Cut Family Programs, Love Military Spouses
Dear Army, Don’t Cut Family Programs, Love Military Spouses Last week I saw an article about how the Army will be looking at cutting family programs at Military.com. I understand the need for some budget cuts. I get that spending too much isn’t a good idea sometimes. But cutting family programs is not a good solution. There…
The Military Spouse Life
The Military Spouse Life… Head here for an updated version of this post…:)
What To Do When Your Spouse Gets Last Minute Deployment Orders
What To Do When Your Spouse Gets Last Minute Deployment Orders Deployments are a part of life for the military spouse. Although you might go a few years in between, you are usually not surprised when you find out your spouse is going to have to go on one. Usually, you have some time to…