October 2013 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Why Didn’t You Tell Me About Daddy Lookalikes?

The first time I saw a kid run up to a service member who wasn’t his daddy was in the commissary in the dry goods aisle. You know, the one with rice and beans and spaghetti and for some strange reason Hispanic food too? That one. “Daddy!!!!!!” the well...

Published Thu, Oct 31 2013 5:04 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, kids

‘Drunk’ Cocoa How-To: An Easy Gift Idea

It’s almost that time of year again — the air is getting frosty, there’s a fire glowing in your living room (or, you’re like me, and you’re still in denial about the need to turn on the heat) and you’re trying to figure...

Published Thu, Oct 31 2013 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

Did You Buy Recalled Kraft Cheese at the Commissary?

If you’ve purchased any Kraft or Polly-O string cheese recently you may want to toss it or take it back to the commissary for a refund. The cheese, which was recalled by Kraft Friday, Oct. 25 according to this Kraft press release, was not pulled...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 4:36 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Poll: Bribe Your Kids To Exercise Much?

I would love to push my skinny little sixth grader outside, lock the screen door behind him, and strongly encourage the boy to go play in the woods. Unfortunately, I’m afraid that the only person my son would find to play with in the woods is a child...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 10:11 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Health & Fitness, exercise, kids, Poll, military kids, pcs with kids, organized sports

3 Ways to Recognize Military Family Apprecation Month

“I am going crazy.” Those were the words of my desperate military spouse friend as she surveyed the chaos that is her home during deployment. With three kids between two and 8-years-old and a full time job, her life mostly moves from crises to crises...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

Dear Hagel: Do We Have A Future In the Military?

Has the shutdown made you wonder whether the military is the best place for your family? You’ve got Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel worrying about it. At a recent private meeting with enlisted troops, one of them told Hagel that his wife wanted to know...

Published Mon, Oct 28 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Spouse & Family News

Why You Should Help a MilSpouse Land Senate Confirmation

The military family community is abuzz over Patricia Millett, the prolific appellate lawyer and retired Navy spouse nominated by President Obama in June to join the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit. Nominees to the circuit must be approved...

Published Mon, Oct 28 2013 4:43 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial, Spouse & Family News

What Do You Do About Base Gym Bullies?

“I would never let my wife get that fat.” This short sentence was from a young military student directed at a military spouse friend of mine who was working out at the base gym. The student was surrounded by his friends. The wife was alone. She was trying...

Published Sun, Oct 27 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, weight loss, military wives, gym, bullying

Top 10 Reasons Military Life Makes Us Happy

When we get a big group of military spouses in the one room at our Military.com Spouse Experience events around the country, we meet spouses with tons of experience making military life work for them. These are people who know how to power through deployment...

Published Sat, Oct 26 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

‘What to Expect’ Baby Showers for New Military Moms

Heidi Murkoff knows What to Expect. The author of both What to Expect When You’re Expecting and What to Expect in the First Year, she knows we should expect pregnancy and new motherhood to be difficult … and amazing. Heidi also knows that...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, kids, pregnancy, What To Expect, deployed pregnancy, baby showers, Heidi Murkoff

Why Is It So Hard To Find PCS Advice?

I knew the second he brought home news of our Hawaii for our first PCS that I was in over my head. I’m the kind of woman who feels better when she’s armed with information, so my desperate Google searching began .002 seconds after those orders...

Published Thu, Oct 24 2013 8:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

I Miss Daddy! What Can We Do?

My oldest daughter’s first word was “Daddy.” The moment she laid eyes on her father she enjoyed being in his presence. Then he deployed. My husband is a Chief Warrant Officer in the Army. He first deployed to Iraq from 2010 to 2011 when...

Published Thu, Oct 24 2013 7:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, kids, army wife, Army dad, Army brats

YDU: Stinky Reunions Aren’t So Romantic

I was recently thrilled when I learned that my husband’s unit was having a Family Day towards the end of their gunnery. Because my cat is not a good substitute for my regular “NCIS”-marathon-watching partner, I was already counting down the days until...

Published Wed, Oct 23 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration

What Was the Worst Job You Ever Had?

Way before I met my sailor, I started hoarding Oprah quotes about work. – “Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.” – “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career, Career & Education, job, military wife, navy wife, bill payer, jobs for military wife

27 Ways to Beat Stress and Win Calm

Have you ever had one of those days where you just felt like screaming? As if smashing something big and fragile and expensive against the tiled floor would make your frustrations disappear? Maybe it was the time your servicemember deployed and everything...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 3:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, PCS

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