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Deployment Battle Plan

1. Stay Busy This might be the advice you hear most from other spouses who have been through a deployment.… Read More

Racing Facebook: Respecting the Power of Social Media

By Jill Qualters “I am your worst nightmare.” On Sept. 22, 2013, Theresa Jones opened her front door to find three… Read More

Deployment by the Numbers

7 months, 217 Days, .59 years… It sounds so small, so precise, so easily attainable. So much has happened though,… Read More

Think Like A Toddler and Ask Why

You’ve met Susan and Elena of Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting for your Family. They are moms, military spouses, and advocating… Read More

5 Things to Consider BEFORE You Adopt a Pet

Is Your Military Family Ready for a Pet? The very first day I moved to be with my husband Ryan,… Read More

When Your Base Sucks

When my husband got the call that he was going to be accepted in the Air Force there were a… Read More

Everyone Is An Advocate Series

In our last installment of “Everyone is an Advocate” you met Elena and Susan who are Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting… Read More

Guess Which One Suffers From PTSD?

“Screaming with tears running down her face, covering her ears, my ten year old daughter refused to go to the… Read More

Deployment #2 (or 3 or 4!) Is Hard Too!

I can't even count the number of times I've heard the phrase, "Well, this is your 5th (or 6th or… Read More

Invisible Wounds of War

As military families, we are keenly aware of the costs of the wars on terror. We live them, we see… Read More