[A]fter 28 years of marriage and military life, my brain cells are shot. Maybe it’s hormones. Maybe my reckless college years finally caught up with me. Maybe I’ve ingested too many artificial sweeteners. Maybe raising three kids causes premature dementia…
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Do Veterans Really Deserve All Those Discounts?
[R]egardless of age, military retirees love military discounts. No matter where we go — hardware stores, movie theaters, diners, golf courses, bookstores, my husband asks THAT question: “Do you have a military discount?”…
At-risk military teens foreshadow at-risk military future
Why aren’t parents panicking? Why isn’t this a top story in the media? Why aren’t political, military and healthcare leaders shouting this from the rooftops? Why is there so much apparent apathy for an issue that is crucial to our future?
Understanding Mom on Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, they were so excited to present me with crafts they’d made at school, animated with crayon stick figures or strung with macaroni. However, our children grew, eventually reaching their teens, and now, their twenties. Naturally, I’ve stopped being the center of their universe…
What I believe about Hell and hand baskets