MilSpouse Life
I’ve been hearing a lot of stories lately about military spouses feeling sad, defeated, and quite frankly drained from military life. Blogger Jennifer Smith shared it recently in a post called I Didn’t Sign Up for This. In the post she writes, “I was devastated. Where were all these welcoming wives I had been told of? Where was my call [...]
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Military ResourcesWhat It’s Really Like for a Military Family Giving Birth Overseas
When my husband and I moved to Italy a few years ago, courtesy of the Air Force, having a baby wasn’t even a blip on my radar. I wanted to see Europe, travel to new places every weekend, and enjoy time with my husband. As far as I was concerned, you couldn’t do all of those things with a kid in tow. The irony is that after living there [...]
One Important Choice Military Spouses Must Make
I used to be a very pessimistic person. If things didn't go as I thought they should have, negative feelings would fester until I lashed out in some way. I would often be in a bad mood but covered it with a smile, rolled my eyes at overly cheerful people, stressed out about the small stuff, and put up walls to block out criticism. I [...]
5 Reasons Why You Can Totally Handle Military Life
There’s something about military life that is a little bit off putting. Isn’t there? At first glance you may see all the moving, deployments, crappy pay, and trashy people and think, “Yeah, not for me.” Hey, I understand that perspective more than you probably think. It wasn’t but a handful of years ago that I was thinking those exact [...]
57 Things Military Spouses Can Stop Apologizing For
I was at the park the other day with my son, taking him out for some exercise in an effort to burn off some of his endless energy. The child just needs an open space to run and jump and eat sticks and whatever else he feels compelled to do. You know how people always joke about how much energy their kids have? Yeah, now that I have an [...]
3 Signs You’re Friends With an Awesome Military Spouse
Anytime you are part of a life where you move around a lot, you start to find out who your true friends are real fast. Some people just aren’t very good friends. You can spot them from a mile away. They rarely reciprocate kindness or reach out to you when you are struggling. They ignore your phone calls completely or cancel on you at the [...]
The Road Less Traveled: How to Find Your Way as a Military Spouse
It’s no secret around here that I was fairly reluctant to travel the road of military spouse. At least initially, I struggled to envision myself as a woman capable of handling all the ups and downs of military life. I don’t think that is an unusual perspective though. Military spouses are a teeny, tiny fraction of the U.S. Population. [...]
Manners for Milspouses: 12 Must-Know Etiquette Rules of Military Life
I’ve seen some really classy military spouses in my time as a military wife and military girlfriend. And I do mean classy in a literal, non-sarcastic way. They seem to have it together (mostly). They know the rules of military life like the back of their hand. Meanwhile I’m over hear in the corner secretly wishing there was a handbook [...]
3 Things Military Spouses Don’t Need (and One Thing They Do)
You get a few bad apples and all of a sudden the whole tree is rotten? This is the question I think of when I see articles running rampant on the web about military families and their overwhelming sense of entitlement. There is a growing argument that military spouses are running around throwing fits and tantrums over their lack of [...]
A Commander’s Wife Tells All: My Life Doesn’t Revolve Around the Military
Note: This is a guest post written anonymously by a commander's wife. I'm just going to start out saying it. I don't want to be in charge of the spouses club. I've never been a very good member of the spouses club. I don't attend socials, I don't volunteer with the annual chili cook offs or craft sales, I don't even attend the annual [...]
