Tag: friendship
Love Your Neighbor More Than Your Opinion*
Did you know there’s an election happening this year? And that people have strong feelings about it?
Every time I click on a social media...
Dear Military: Thank You For The Friendships
Parenting is a series of highs and lows. The unbelievable, joy-filling highs, and the heartbreaking, world-altering lows of parenting cannot be replaced.
When we...
Meal Trains and the Military: How Food Brings Us ALL Together
In the decade or so since I’ve been a military spouse, it’s been difficult to effectively relay the ways in which our lives are...
Four Types of Girlfriends You Need In Your Life
We may not always admit it, but we need girlfriends in our life.
It's chilling to think what sort of woman I would be, mother...
18 Ways to Provide Support During a Deployment
Surviving deployments and even extended TDYs can take a lot out of everyone.
The emotional roller coaster leading up to the goodbye; manning the day...
I Understand It Now: Confessions of a Reformed Hugger
A friend came over recently and brought my husband and me freshly-baked scones and homemade masks. It was a personal and lovely gesture during...
Online Etiquette for the New Normal
In all the places we’ve lived, I’ve never really been one to join the neighborhood Facebook group.
Then we moved overseas and lived off base...
Gossip Girl: What the End of a Friendship Taught Me About...
“She’s lying about me.”
“She hurt my feelings.”
“She’s being mean.”
Any of these statements could’ve been uttered by my eight-year-old daughter; and, to be sure, they...
It’s Not a Sign of Weakness – It’s a Gift of...
Sometimes a trip to the playground is a frustrating exercise in attempted adult conversation. Other times, you get some truth bombs laid out that...
No-Contact Ways to Connect With Friends Right Now
As military spouses, we are well-practiced in loving and supporting one another from a distance. We have connections in other states and other countries that...
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times – A Tale...
You know it well, friends. Your orders are cut. Your new life is just around the corner. You have only a few short months...
Women FOR Women on International Women’s Day
"You should be ashamed of yourself for being a stay at home wife."
These are the words that have haunted me for years. Every now...