A few months ago, my 10-year-old daughter came home from school and said, “Mom, today at school, a girl told me to go back...
Military Moms Blog presents .... the MilMB Book Club! For our November book club selection, we chose "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi. In...
Here is a little story. We had just moved overseas and were welcomed by the most incredible group of people. I was so excited!...
I met one of my new neighbors while out for a walk one morning. Well into her nineties, she was out working in her...
Marriage can be challenging, especially after having kids or while living the military lifestyle. While some couples are fortunate enough to have friends and family...
You know who your sister-wife (if you had to choose) would be, and she knows who she is. Her kids and yours are more...
  Conversations with mom friends can be insightful and helpful. Actually, I’ve found my mom friends to be instrumental in my survival throughout this first...
Making new friends as a mom can be an awkward experience. It feels a little like being in high school again, fraught with uncertainty...
Two years after my husband and I were married, we faced our first deployment. We didn't have any children yet, so it was just...
Every time I move, like a lot of you, I find it challenging to make new friends. I like to keep in touch with...
I was a young college student when I met my husband. I didn’t have any experience with the military and was hesitant to dive...
I dropped by my neighbor’s house the other day and was pleasantly surprised when she offered me the cutest little dessert. She had a...

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Over the Edge I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...