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Why We Hate Military Wives

We hate military wives like it is our job. When someone posts about what they struggle within their military life it is not met with understanding. Instead, commenters come forth with their verbal baseball bats at the ready as if they are hunting snakes...

Published Tue, Sep 03 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, military wife

If Even the Marines Aren’t Safe Online, Are You?

By now you’ve surely heard: The Marine Corps got hacked. THE MARINE CORPS. Here are places I expect to get hacked: Twitter (where I’m currently advocating weight loss pills it seems, although that was news to me). Occasionally Facebook. Maybe...

Published Tue, Sep 03 2013 3:37 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Everyone Gets Pregnant Here Except Me (Hopefully)

The dental assistant asked me, “Is there a chance that you could be pregnant?” Part of me said, “Yes!! It’s in the water! Everyone gets pregnant here.” I could say that at least 30 percent of the wives I have met through...

Published Mon, Sep 02 2013 5:07 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

The Day I Took Time to Advocate

There comes a day when you wake up and realize you have to stand up and make a difference in this world. Whether small or grand gesture — there has to be something you believe in and or something you want to help change. In May I spent a day on...

Published Sun, Sep 01 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Top 10 Military Life Tips for New MilSpouses

Welcome, new military spouse, to the wide world of government bureaucracy. We know you’re happy to be here with us on our military base. We love seeing how in love you are. We adore how patriotic you’re feeling. We want to make sure your excitement...

Published Sat, Aug 31 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Why Didn’t You Tell Me the Enemy Would Be In Our Bed?

Most military spouses live in fear of deployments. They live in fear of the knock on the door while their spouse is serving overseas for six, nine, twelve months. One friend has actually lived the nightmarish hell of the phone call and the knock, coming...

Published Fri, Aug 30 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, military wife, cancer, air force

Spoonfed Wives or Suck It Up Climbers? You Decide

When it comes to today’s military spouses, where do you stand on the Suck It Up/Spoonfed Spouse Staircase? As part of the blog series on their new free ebook, Everyone Serves, the folks from Blue Star Families are wondering about what kind of spouses...

Published Thu, Aug 29 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Dear Syria: We Are Ready to Go Like That

When asked by a BBC reporter if we are ready to go “like that” in case of chemical warfare in Syria, Secretary of Defense Hagel confirmed, “We are ready to go, like that.” “The options are there, the United States Department of Defense is ready...

Published Thu, Aug 29 2013 6:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Spouse & Family News

Viral Photo Sparks Honor, Not Pity — Finally

A photo of a woman toting her amputee husband on her back has gone wildly viral this week as commenter after commenter marvels at the couples’ apparent devotion. Former Marine Staff Sgt. Jesse Cottle lost his legs in Afghanistan in 2009 when he stepped...

Published Wed, Aug 28 2013 5:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse, Spouse & Family News

Poll: What Do You Unpack First?

Unpacking from a PCS is something of a science. The more you do it, the more you get it down to a fine-tuned rhythm. Me? I let the movers bring in my boxes and put together the stuff they took apart (like the beds) while I feverishly unpack the kitchen...

Published Tue, Aug 27 2013 9:50 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Poll

My Nine Unexpected Deployment Lessons

The day my husband left for deployment I was unexpectedly calm. We’ve got this, I thought smugly while couples around us clung to each other in emotional embraces. The words Check it out ladies: First timer here may have passed through my head as other...

Published Tue, Aug 27 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Welcome Your New Neighbors in Style

When you move to a new duty station, and into a new home and don’t know a soul, there’s something extra special about someone near by taking the time to introduce themselves while holding food. Maybe it’s all the boxes. Maybe it’s...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

Top Enlisted Soldier Calls Out Trashy Troops, MilFams

When you leave trash in your commissary cart, let your vehicle tags expire, allow your dog to poop outside unsupervised, and drive around with loud music, you are showing that you have no self-respect. “Take your garbage and shop off post if you...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 5:11 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Make Your Homecoming Resolutions Now

Homecoming tends to arrive … eventually. But we spend a lot of time thinking about it first. We spend time worrying about it, mooning over it, waiting for it, hoping for it, praying for it. I, for one, think there is a lot to say for rehearsing...

Published Sun, Aug 25 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration

10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Getting Pregnant On Base

I was a little bit of a rookie when it came to the whole pregnancy-on-base thing. I assumed being pregnant in the military (not as an actual servicemember! Just as an everyday, normal spouse!) would be basically the equivalent of civilian pregnancy, but...

Published Sat, Aug 24 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, kids

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