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.

I was initially hesitant to agree to Mollie’s idea for us to record our unshowered, unprepared chat session on Zoom. That day, I had gone on a long, sweaty power walk to burn off the dozen or so jalapeño poppers I had consumed the night before, and then I sat down at my kitchen island and called Mollie, who wrote the hilarious memoir Confessions of a Military Wife eleven years before the publication of my own humorous memoir, The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com. My intention was for Mollie and I to hammer out some plans for a future Zoom call video recording. As military spouse authors and humor writers, Mollie and I wanted to create a video in which we discussed laughter as a coping strategy in our lives. I had envisioned us being all dolled up in nice outfits and make up, under flattering lighting, offering well-rehearsed talking points.

But instead, Mollie said about five minutes into the phone call, “Let’s just do this now,” and next thing I know, we’re both on screen recording ourselves, making faces, comparing bras, sharing plastic surgery fantasies, and laughing. Although I looked like DEATH, the spontaneity of the recording made it SO much funnier and more authentic. And furthermore, it proved the underlying point Mollie and I were really trying to make: Don’t worry about unimportant things — laugh at them!

Take a peek at this video and decide for yourself… IS Mollie wearing pants or not??? Then send me your questions for our next video chat session!