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In my “former life,” I was a soldier. For some reason, there is a stereotype that all, or at least most, female soldiers serve behind a desk in an office. While I don’t see why there’s an issue with that, seeing that they raised their right hand and took the oath, truthfully there are also males in office positions as well.
You’ve probably heard one of the following about the FRG:
“They’re full of bickering, back-stabbing women who will use their husband’s rank against you.”
“It’ll be a waste of your time and energy.”
“Don’t join or you’ll be sucked into doing a bunch of stuff you don’t want to do.”
In the words of the late Paul Harvey, today it is time for “The Rest of the Story.”
The last couple of months, we’ve been sharing reasons for milspouse pride. (Need to catch up? Check out Part 1 and Part 2)
So now, we present our final chapter:
Most of us know the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. There are serious benefits to optimism.
Listen very closely… Do you hear that? It’s my own personal internal tick-tock clock as I anxiously wait for this New Tiny Human to be born. (I’m writing this post a little bit in advance, because hopefully, by the time this post is published in late February, this newborn will have been evicted and settling into the “real world” in our arms.)
You may recall that last month, I wrote a post about how pregnancy is like being a military spouse. Well, my love for analogies hasn’t stopped, so today I would like to share 6 Ways Parenting a Newborn is like Being a Military Spouse.
Dear milspouse who is also a student…
I know your struggle, because until just a few months ago, I was that spouse. I couldn’t move with my husband when he came to a new duty station because I was in school. I couldn’t visit because I couldn’t miss any more classroom time.
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