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“Act of Valor” is Hollywood Justice at Last

When it comes to capturing or portraying the military life, spouses know not to expect great things from Hollywood … but that could be about to change. It’s all too easy for the movie and TV folks to highlight nothing but the heartbreak of farewells and...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2012 10:54 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment, Military Life

The China (as in plate) Debate

I used to be a reluctant military wife. I had to be pulled, kicking and screaming, to my first coffee and then didn’t attend another for four years. Prior to marriage, I was not only reluctant, but clueless, about all things military and didn’t...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2012 12:45 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life

3 Tips for Dealing With Military Loss

Knowing what to do or say when a serivcemember is killed can be tricky and uncomfortable. You want to do and say the right thing – but what is that? And how do you do it? As we have seen recently, there is a wrong way and a right way to go about dealing...

Published Thu, Mar 01 2012 3:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Did You Know, Spouse & Family News

What You Missed: Bad Text Messages, China and a Cookie App

Ah, the weekend. … or a short way to say “catching up on laundry, cleaning and all that other stuff that didn’t happy Monday through Friday.” Need a break from it all? Check out some of what you missed in MilSpouseDome (and otherwise) this week. Hint...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2012 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Did You Know

Kate: “A Princess On Her Own”

Did you hear the sad news? Kate Middleton is a “princess on her own” doing horrible, shocking sounding things like going out in public solo and taking of the Royal Puppy all. by. herself. What, you must be asking, has brought fair young Kate to this new...

Published Mon, Mar 05 2012 9:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Humor, Spouse & Family News

YDU: To Pick One House Not Three?

Not quite two and a half years into being at our first duty station, I am sitting in my third home. Yes, third. Here is how it took me three tries to finally be in a home that will satisfy our needs in the long run. Hopefully. HOUSE #1: We chose home...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 11:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Military Life

Tri-West Launches New Resource Blog

As a Military Spouse who is juggling kids, deployments, work, and life in general, keeping up with the latest news and information about our health benefits is not always on the forefront of our minds. Until, of course, we need it. Then it becomes number...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 3:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, Wounded Spouse, military, medical, benefits, online resources

Are You Ever Going To Have Baby?

“Are you planning to have kids?” I didn’t mean to ask an uncomfortable question. I was visiting with a couple of young and wonderful women friends and the question came up on its own. For a split second, my friend paused. “Not right now,” she said. Awkward...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 3:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life

Quote: Live Like He Deploys Tomorrow

I first saw this quote right after my husband returned from Iraq. It struck close to home, as the memories of our time apart were fresh in my mind. The sadness of missing him, the daily fear for his safety and the loneliness that I felt during those ten...

Published Sun, Mar 11 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, Military Life

Top Ten Homecoming Don’ts

We all know our own, personal list of “to-do’s” for a military homecoming (take day off work, get hair done, create vacuum tracks, find cutie clothes for kids, lose 20 pounds, ditch three gallon tub of Rocky Road from freezer, dodge...

Published Sat, Apr 21 2012 7:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, SpouseBUZZ LIVE

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