I’ll admit it — I suffer from FOMO when it comes to my kids. My “fear of missing out” has caused me to engage in behaviors that are desperate, annoying, and often unbecoming of a mother and military spouse. Which explains why I downloaded TikTok this week.
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The Agony of Da Feet
“What’s that smell?” I asked about a half hour into the trip. My keen olfactory nerves were picking up a repugnant aroma that might only be recreated by locking a bowl of beet pickled eggs in the back seat of a 1974 Galaxie 500 over a long hot weekend in August.
Military Wives Not Wearing Pants
Okay, that headline was a cheap ploy for attention, but there may be some truth in it according to my hilarious co-star, author and comedienne, Mollie Gross. We decided to shoot this YouTube video completely spontaneously, without preparation, planning, personal hygiene, and at least in Mollie’s case, pants.
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Pandemic Fashion Faux Pas
For a few minutes last weekend, I was winning at life. My husband, Francis, and I were getting ready for a small gathering of friends on our neighbors’ wrap-around porch overlooking the bay. It was a warm summer evening, my stomach felt flat for once, and I was in the mood for a cocktail.