September 2012 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Gold Star Mothers Cherish What Is

A photo of a four-year-old in a patchwork dress stood watch at the bottom of my email list. “Alanna is visiting her father’s grave for the first time,” wrote Roberta Willis in the accompanying email. “Her father (my son) SPC James A Willis III was...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 5:02 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Quotes

Top Ten Rules For Military Nakedness

Nakedness confuses us at SpouseBuzz.” Managing editor Amy Bushatz and I were puzzling recently over the crowd wisdom that came out of different stories in which military participants bared their bodies for a variety of reasons. The response was almost...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 5:15 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Help Lower Divorce Rates Among TBI Victims

I always knew that my sisters and I were alike, but I could have never guessed that our significant others would all be military men. We were all captivated by their stories, their bravery, their discipline. I didn’t know these military men would...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 10:34 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse, Military Life

Gut Check: Who Are These People?

Most of us know that feeling when something just isn’t right. It’s much like that initial jolt you get when you remember the seafood casserole you ate earlier in the day may have been left out of the refrigerator just a little too long. As time goes on...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 5:03 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

Do We Have to Divorce Our Divorcing Friends?

My husband and I were newlyweds the first time friends of ours got divorced. My initial reaction when I found out was one of shock and concern. I couldn’t fathom the thought of anyone in my age bracket getting divorced already. Now, over a decade later...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Gold Star Wife Finalist for TV Show

A gold star wife is the finalist for a TV special on courage and sports — but she can’t win without your vote. It’s no secret that I think Gold Star wife Lisa Hallet is an amazing woman. After her husband, Cpt. John Hallett, was killed...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

YDU: Military Wife Is NOT Like Being a Single Mom

Before I married a military man, I did the research. I figured that since I was already a single mom for over 10 years, it wouldn’t be that much of a change in my lifestyle. As a single mom, I was used to budgeting on my own, used to going places with...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

What Not to Wear to a Military Ball

Over here aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, the ever-helpful MCCS has decided to hold a Ball Etiquette Class. As I was informed at our family readiness meeting yesterday, it’s all about “knowing where to put your napkin, what fork to...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Is Mililtary Suicide Preventable?

By now most have heard the news – the suicide rate in the military is climbing and our leaders are calling it an “epidemic.” And yet one group continues to fall through the cracks: military families. It’s not a lack of resources. Amy post Fort Campbell...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse, Spouse & Family News

Five Stages of ‘Grief’ When Your Friends Have Babies

Whether you are choosing to be child free your whole married life, or you are in the not-just-now category, your life will change when your friends start to have children. My husband and I chose not to have children. Not that we don’t like children, it...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 5:28 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

What Do Military iPhone Apps Say About You?

One of my many manly bosses sent out a note asking what military apps I liked. He is making a list. So I looked at my phone. Uh oh. I’m kinda skimpy in the military iPhone apps department. Where my husband has military apps for Defense News and Navy PRT...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 10:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

I Gave Birth And Killed My Credit

A funny thing happened after I gave birth. My credit score plummeted. It dropped more than hundred points. How? The story begins while we were stationed at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery in 2008. I was very pregnant with my second child and my OBGYN discovered...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

Military Wife Quote: The Days Are Long

“Today is the longest day. Will it EVER end?!” We’ve all had those thoughts. We’ve all complained about long days as we pull out our hair, nurse our headaches and curse our demanding boss/kids’ tantrums/sinus infection/husband’s deployment/flat tire/lines...

Published Sun, Sep 23 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Quotes

Online Military Boyfriend or Romance Scammer?

Every week SpouseBuzz gets email from women who think they have met Mr. Right. Mr. Right is in the U.S. military. Mr. Right is stationed in Afghanistan. Mr. Right needs money. Sheryldine recently wrote: He was on leave to come over to Australia to organise...

Published Sat, Sep 22 2012 5:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: From the Mailbag, Military Life

13 Songs to Avoid During a Deployment

So the shoe has indeed dropped. Two days ago we learned that it is time for my husband to once again go play in the sand. Knowing it was coming, we weren’t all that surprised and are faring better than if it came out of the blue. The painful part: it...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Humor

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