Did you know military spouses have a 21% unemployment rate? I know. It's high. It took me forever to get through college. Between switching my major, the birth of my son, and deployments and PCS moves, it just got delayed longer than usual. But I did it. I got my diploma at the end of …
The Form
Everyone knows the form. There are many we fill out in our lifetime. But the ones I always dread are these damn in-take forms for a specialty care clinic. This one hits harder though. Who knew I'd be sitting here filling out an infertility clinic form after having one successful pregnancy. Secondary infertility (infertility happening …
Which hat should you wear?
Wow. It’s been a minute. I know. Life’s been a bit crazy but that’s why I’m here again. Writing. To everyone and to no one. As a mother we’re expected to wear all the hats. Even if the only one expecting that of us is ourselves. The maid, the chef, the snack bitch, the nurse, …
Let me know if you need anything
A phrase so commonly used, especially in the military community. As we had to say see you later for the next 9 months to my husband again, my inbox is filled with messages containing this phrase. And I always respond with “I will.” And usually people mean to listen if you need to talk, help …
Just wait..
“Just wait.. till your marriage crumbles.” The opening statement to a tiktok I just watched warning new moms about the struggles of bringing home a new baby and the way it tests your marriage. I’m honestly so sick of the “just wait” statements that are meant to scare new moms. And seeing this video I …
The Military Child
April is the month of the military child. Did you know approximately two million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 2001? There are also currently 1.2 million military children of active duty members worldwide. And the repeated and extended separations and increased hazards of deployment are increased stressors in military children's lives. Two …
Happily Ever After
Most girls fantasize about their wedding growing up. They fantasize about the dress, the venue, the flowers, and more importantly, the man at the end of the aisle. Usually it was a school crush, or some celebrity you had plastered all over your bedroom walls from various pages of J14 magazine you had ripped out. …
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