A controversy is raging in household Bushatz, and its name is “gun ownership.”Servicemembers are, by and large, weapons people. And why shouldn’t they be? If anyone knows how to use a … [Read more...]
Homecoming Photos: Must Have or Must Skip?
I used to be obsessed with my camera. Every remotely cool place my family went, my camera tagged along, slung over my shoulder like an extra appendage. Every petting zoo, every trip to the park, every … [Read more...]
Your Military Life on the Fiscal Cliff
When we asked our Facebook fans last week what topics they think we should be talking about here on SpouseBuzz, a whole hill of people responding “budget cuts.” And why wouldn’t they? When … [Read more...]
Are “Separated” Spouses Out Of The Military?
It never seems quite fair to me. Divorced spouses have reported that when their marriages broke-up, their military friends distanced themselves. Military widows say the same thing happens to them. … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: Every New Beginning
Military life is filled with transitions. We transition from one duty station to another, from deployment to reintegration, from one circle of friends to the next. And with each transition, we’re … [Read more...]
Top Ten Ways To Daughter-In-Law
Our son enlisted in the USMC right after high school graduation. Five years later, on his second enlistment, he tells us he was “really in love this time,” with a fellow Marine. Deme was a woman … [Read more...]
There’s no Missing Christmas Here
Everyone else on my block may be finally hanging their Christmas lights, trimming their trees, or fishing out their favorite menorahs, but I'm not. I did that in October.Because in our house, … [Read more...]
Every Light in The House is On
Everyone has weird quirks, some are weirder than others. One of my biggest quirks, which hurts in the pocketbook, is leaving our holiday lights on all night long. I'm talking 5 p.m to 5 a.m.; our … [Read more...]
How Do You Deal With Angry MilSpouses?
This spouse swept into the waiting room wearing her anger like a billowing cape. “How relevant is marriage anyway?” she demanded. “Young people today are asking themselves if it is even worth it … [Read more...]
Welcome Home, Now Get Out of My Way
“Everything is different.”That’s what my neighbor told me a couple of weeks ago after I welcomed him home from an 8-month deployment. I don’t know him very well, but when I stopped to say … [Read more...]
YDU: Abandon All Plans!
I had a plan. When I flew to Virginia a year ago today to get legally married to my husband in a courthouse eight months before our real wedding, I did have a plan. I planned he would miraculously … [Read more...]
Military Service Dogs Deserve Our Thanks
The U.S. Military Working Dog Teams have been serving our country for nearly a century. From Sergeant Stubby to Coast Guard dogs that patrolled our shores to the 4000 Vietnam war dogs to Tillman, the … [Read more...]
Lovies Are The Mark Of A Bad Mommy
You know you are a bad mother when the lovey goes missing. Patrick disappeared last fall when we were raking leaves. One minute my fourth grader and his friend were riding bikes up and down the drive … [Read more...]
“Deployment Sex Pacts” are a Myth (Updated)
When I married my smoking hot military man, I promised to stay faithful to him no matter what – and he promised to stay faithful to me. There were no ifs, ands or buts. There was no “unless you … [Read more...]
Daddy Dolls: A Huggable Photo
When my husband was away on his last deployment, our daughter slept with a photo of her daddy under her pillow for the entire 10 months he was away. By the time he returned home, the photo was … [Read more...]
