April is the month of the Military Child. I mean, there’s a month for everything, right? So why not one for them? Let me start off by saying that kids in any circumstance, are special. Farmer’s kids are amazingly resilient at sleeping in combine’s come harvest time. First Responder’s kids spend nights worrying about dad every time they hear a siren. Pastor’s kids get dragged to every single church potluck and hugged by strangers. And kids who’s parent’s work in banks, in fertilizer plants, in prisons and in offices, they have all learned very special ways to adapt to their own life. But I have Military Kids. So that’s what this is about. When April comes around, I see quite a few posts going around the social media world, and they start like this: ‘Your average military brat…..’. And I think… Is there an average military child? Some kids, like my husband, will move 5 or 10 times in their life. Across the country and across the world, they will watch the trucks pack up their life and they will make new friends and learn what TV shows are cool in which crowds. They will adapt to different playgrounds and different teachers. Sometimes they will even adapt to a different language. And other military kids, they will only move once. Or not at all. Some military kids will say ‘See You Later’ and watch dad’s ship sail out of sight. Some will say goodbye in a cramped room and watch the bus pull away. Some will say goodbye while dad heads to war. Some will say goodbye when mom heads on training exercise. Some will…
Remember back when I started the “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along” series and answered some questions and had some great bloggers and posted a contest? A Canadian Contest Ya. That. Let’s get back to what we started, shall we? Starting with a guest post by an Air Force Vet and current Air Force Spouse! _________________________________________________________________________ This is MilLifeRocks, you can find her on Twitter here! She had some quick thoughts on being a duel service family, as well as an Air Force Family. When you hear people talking about ‘finding balance’in their lives, we can relate. That was our everyday life when we were a dual Air Force couple. There were three children to raise (the fourth came after I was out of active service) and a house to maintain. There were days when it didn’t seem like we were both going to be able to give our unit what it required from us. We worked very hard at overcoming the inevitable glitches that happen with those things called plans, but it was stressful when we had to be five places at once. At one base, we were fortunate to have my parents and siblings nearby. This allowed us to spend a lot of time together as a couple. It was easier to study for promotions, military courses and college classes with them having the kids to their homes. I know some families will never have the perfect timing of family thirty minutes away when life is at its busiest. We are similar to other military families in wanting to know what’s next! Where? When? Similar in not wanting to be separated for days, weeks and months. The negatives are that some spouses…
This blog series is called Why Can’t We All Just Get Along What that means, is that sometimes we tend to turn life into a big loser contest, where we figure we have it harder than everyone else. Especially on Military forums and support groups. We judge the experiences of different branches, different bases, different families, and we argue over who has it worse. Let’s not anymore, okay? So in this series, I have some amazing guest bloggers who have written me what it’s like to walk a mile in their shoes. The good and the bad. Because all our struggles and victories may be different, but that doesn’t make them any less valid. And for my readers who are not military, it’s a chance to see how unique each military family is and what their day to day life is like! Before each blogger, I am going to take a moment to answer a question from you guys about what it’s like to be a Canadian military spouse. And the best part is, commenting and asking a question enters you into a draw for Canadian Maple Syrup candies! When the series is all done, I will use random.org to pick one of our question-askers as the winner of the candies :). A Canadian Contest Today’s question comes from Sarah, and I love it! (And I totally do. All the time 🙂 When we were at Fort Drum and lived on the St. Lawrence River across from Canada, I spent a good amount of my day staring over the water and wondering what was going on over there. Do the people on the Canada side…
This blog series is called Why Can’t We All Just Get Along What that means, is that sometimes we tend to turn life into a big loser contest, where we figure we have it harder than everyone else. Especially on Military forums and support groups. We judge the experiences of different branches, different bases, different families, and we argue over who has it worse. Let’s not anymore, okay? So in this series, I have some amazing guest bloggers who have written me what it’s like to walk a mile in their shoes. The good and the bad. Because all our struggles and victories may be different, but that doesn’t make them any less valid. And for my readers who are not military, it’s a chance to see how unique each military family is and what their day to day life is like! Before each blogger, I am going to take a moment to answer a question from you guys about what it’s like to be a Canadian military spouse. And the best part is, commenting and asking a question enters you into a draw for Canadian Maple Syrup candies! When the series is all done, I will use random.org to pick one of our question-askers as the winner of the candies :). A Canadian Contest So today I decided to answer a question from the fabulous guest blogger today! Elizabeth had A LOT to ask, which is so awesome. I’m going to try and be to the point so this doesn’t take long and we can get to her great post! Is it difficult with part of the country speaking French and part…
This blog series is called Why Can’t We All Just Get Along What that means, is that sometimes we tend to turn life into a big loser contest, where we figure we have it harder than everyone else. Especially on Military forums and support groups. We judge the experiences of different branches, different bases, different families, and we argue over who has it worse. Let’s not anymore, okay? So in this series, I have some amazing guest bloggers who have written me what it’s like to walk a mile in their shoes. The good and the bad. Because all our struggles and victories may be different, but that doesn’t make them any less valid. And for my readers who are not military, it’s a chance to see how unique each military family is and what their day to day life is like! Before each blogger, I am going to take a moment to answer a question from you guys about what it’s like to be a Canadian military spouse. And the best part is, commenting and asking a question enters you into a draw for Canadian Maple Syrup candies! When the series is all done, I will use random.org to pick one of our question-askers as the winner of the candies :). A Canadian Contest So today’s question comes from Lauren Cecora (Lauren, please message me your email so I can contact you if you win), she asked How different are the uniforms? Not a whole lot, I don’t think. Most soldiers (and some sailors and airman day to day) wear Cadpat. That’s the name of the Canadian Disruptive Pattern…
