May 2014 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

It’s Over: 16 Ways We Deal With Divorce

A very dear friend of mine was given very bad news by her husband of five years: their marriage was over. And there was nothing she could do about it. My heart hurt for her. I could easily place myself in her shoes — those of a homeschooling, stay...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Housing Hacks: The Military Clause and Getting Out of a Lease

“Can I get out of this lease?” Maybe your circumstances have changed and your place no longer fits your needs or budget. Maybe you hate your neighbors, landlord, or both. Maybe life on base is looking better than life off. Or maybe the military...

Published Fri, May 09 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

Spouses Rank Retirement as Most Important Benefit

Military retirement is the top benefit concern for most spouses, regardless of how long their service members has been in the military, according to results from a working group at the Military.com Spouse Summit May 6. Nearly 200 Summit participants,...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

5 Ways to Be a Terrible Military Landlord

You have decided to rent your house and become a landlord. But, you don’t want to be just any landlord. You want to be a bad — I mean really bad — landlord. Lucky for you, there are five easy steps for that. Let’s count them down Letterman...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

Will You Ever Have a Forever House?

“Is this your Forever House?” our mayor asked while canvasing for reelection in our small town. She and I are both old house owners and old house lovers — the kind of people who lust after heart pine floors and claw foot tubs and wood burning fireplaces...

Published Sun, May 18 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, transition

Book Series Helps Kids Embrace New Hometown

When I talk to my son I sometimes feel like he hears me. But most of the time I’m pretty sure he has tuned me out and is instead thinking about Angry Birds. But when I read my son a book? He listens. He studies the pictures. He hears every single...

Published Tue, May 20 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, kids

5 Attitudes of an Awesome MilSpouse Friend

Do you remember hoping to be picked to sit at the popular lunch table in middle school? Or did you ever dread that “seat’s taken” bus experience from Forrest Gump? As we grow older, we are supposed to spend less time to be hoping to...

Published Fri, May 23 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

New Tricare Nurse Advice Line Could Make Urgent Care Easier

A new nurse advice line staffed by real humans available full time — including nights and weekends — to nearly all Tricare users could make getting seen at an off-base urgent care slightly easier. The advice line, which you can reach by calling...

Published Mon, May 26 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness, Spouse & Family News

Do You Move Home To Care For a Parent?

I wonder if this will be the last time. I wonder if this will be the last time I will see his face…the last time I will read his lips…the last time I will see him alive. No, I’m not talking about my Marine. I’m talking about my dad. As the only child...

Published Fri, May 02 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

Dear Military Spouse: Let Someone Appreciate You!

I’ve met two or three military spouses in my time who could not be appreciated enough. I had the feeling I could drape them in ermine capes, put diamond tiaras on their heads and roll up a red, white and blue Corvette convertible to take them home and...

Published Mon, May 05 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

7 Reasons to Talk to Your MilKid About Feelings

Parenting is a tough job! How can you make it just a little easier? More than that, how do you make it a little easier and strengthen the bond with your awesome military kid? You can take a peek into their heads by helping them talk about feelings. Kids...

Published Fri, May 30 2014 4:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

Manage those Business Cards

Conferences like the Military.com Spouse Summit (our favorite conference, obviously) are a great place to rub elbows and network in your field. They’re a treasure trove of new contacts, and with them, a billion new business cards. So now that you...

Published Wed, May 07 2014 11:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE, Military Lifestyle

Mother’s Day Relationship Repair

On Mother’s Day it makes sense to call your mom and wish that she has a good day. But what about all the other days? Just because today is a holiday doesn’t mean you should be treating your mom any differently. Having a relationship with your mom can...

Published Sun, May 11 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

New Sesame Street App Helps Kids Move

A fabulous new app from Sesame Workshop is packed with helpful messaging to get your child ready for a move, talking points for you and major entertainment value. The highly interactive app, “The Big Move,” allows users to navigate through...

Published Tue, May 13 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

Poll: Take a Military Career Sabbatical?

A planned Air Force pilot program would allow both officer and enlisted airmen to take up to three years off to start a family or complete other goals, like education, Military.com reports. The program would work much like a sabbatical. During it airmen...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 2:16 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Poll

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It’s Over: 16 Ways We Deal With Divorce

Housing Hacks: The Military Clause and Getting Out of a Lease

Spouses Rank Retirement as Most Important Benefit

5 Ways to Be a Terrible Military Landlord

Will You Ever Have a Forever House?

Book Series Helps Kids Embrace New Hometown

5 Attitudes of an Awesome MilSpouse Friend

New Tricare Nurse Advice Line Could Make Urgent Care Easier

Do You Move Home To Care For a Parent?

Dear Military Spouse: Let Someone Appreciate You!

7 Reasons to Talk to Your MilKid About Feelings

Manage those Business Cards

Mother’s Day Relationship Repair

New Sesame Street App Helps Kids Move

Poll: Take a Military Career Sabbatical?