Military families move, on average, about every 2-3 years. These moves with the military can be CONUS (in the Continental United States) or OCONUS (outside of the Continental United States). Have you ever wondered how children handle these moves? Pearl Gifty Alimo...
Conflict is part all relationships, however, there is a way to have productive dialogue during such times. In Linda and Charlie Bloom's An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships, they outline some helpful tips that can help couples improve upon...
Authored by ChatGPT and Me I asked ChatGPT to write a 500-word blog post about the challenges of parenting solo as a military spouse and this is what this tool came up with. About 90% of the text was right on point. However, parenting solo does not just occur when a...
Guest Post by Claudine Wolk, author of It Gets Easier and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers. You may not notice the power shift in your relationship after you deliver a baby right away. The shifting is subtle. It’s little things. You might notice that your partner who...
Motherhood is not always easy and the lack of authenticity about it can be isolating and damaging to new moms. Claudine Wolk is sharing a real and very empowering take on the highs and lows of motherhood in her book It Gets Easier and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers....
It has been quite a while since I have written a book review. When WOW: Women on Writing offered the opportunity to review a children's book of poetry, I knew it was time to jump back in. This colorful children's book of short poems, by Raven Powell, is perfect to...
The Fall season in Oklahoma brings with it some fun activities for families to enjoy. The weather is finally tolerable, which makes getting out and about so much more enjoyable with family. Whether your family is stationed at Fort Sill or Tinker Air Force Base, there...
Imagine this, there is a grieving mother right now who wasn’t able to take the “first” day of school photos of her child as the new school year began. This is heartbreaking to even fathom. Some of those grieving moms might have never even gotten to meet their child...
Quality, affordable childcare is hard to come by these days, especially in the military community. Short-staffed daycare centers scramble to find people to cover shifts, all the while, waitlists for needed care lengthen with each passing day. Families who are dual...
It happens time and time again in the military world. A spouse uses a public forum to ask for help or vent about military life and they are met with sarcasm, cyberbullying, and very little kindness and compassion. Some people might think, "Why go on a public forum...
