Tag: friendship

Military life compresses time. Birthdays feel more meaningful because someone might move next year. Holidays are cherished because family isn’t ...

For most of my adolescent life I found it easier to meander my way from friend group to friend group ...

August 1st is National Friendship Day, and as military spouses, we make so many different friends throughout our time at ...

By Hannah Brown, age 11 “Why is making friends so hard?” I like to tell myself that making friends is ...

It is also important to note that, while this article is light-hearted in nature, it in no way seeks to ...

I am not one of those women that shy away from friendships with other spouses. I need them. They are ...

Author's note: Several weeks after this was published, the military spouse honored in this piece, Auline, passed away unexpectedly. I ...

Last May, my husband and I attended the annual Military Ball. My daughter, who is three years old, was beyond ...

Dear Civilian Friend, You are more important to me than you could ever know. It feels no longer than the ...

No one understands the ups and downs of military life like your military “framily” does, and because of that they ...

    After a birthday or holiday, my children migrate between new toys.  From the basketball hoop in the basement ...

The night I met my husband, it was actually my 25th birthday party. I was rocking four inch hot pink ...

By Julie Steed When I arrived at our current duty station, I felt like I would never make a friend. ...