Friendship

Military Moms Blog presents .... the MilMB Book Club! For our November book club selection, we chose "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi. In this slim and beautifully-written memoir, a neurosurgeon writes about love, loss, trauma, and life itself....

Here is a little story. We had just moved overseas and were welcomed by the most incredible group of people. I was so excited! We were still in a temporary apartment off-base waiting for our house to be inspected...

I met one of my new neighbors while out for a walk one morning. Well into her nineties, she was out working in her garden. I introduced myself and told her how much I admired her beautiful flowers, particularly...

Marriage can be challenging, especially after having kids or while living the military lifestyle. While some couples are fortunate enough to have friends and family nearby to take the kids for the occasional date night, others are not so lucky....

You know who your sister-wife (if you had to choose) would be, and she knows who she is. Her kids and yours are more like siblings than friends, and you adore them more than blood relatives (outside of grandma)...

  Conversations with mom friends can be insightful and helpful. Actually, I’ve found my mom friends to be instrumental in my survival throughout this first year of raising my first child. Baby product recommendations, translating various cries, encouragement at crazy...

Making new friends as a mom can be an awkward experience. It feels a little like being in high school again, fraught with uncertainty and hesitation, which can certainly bring insecurities to the surface -- does she like me?...

Two years after my husband and I were married, we faced our first deployment. We didn't have any children yet, so it was just him and me. At the time, we were living in Chicago with no family nearby.  After...

Every time I move, like a lot of you, I find it challenging to make new friends. I like to keep in touch with the friends I’ve made, but I also know that I need to make a few...

I was a young college student when I met my husband. I didn’t have any experience with the military and was hesitant to dive headfirst into the relationship. Fast forward that relationship a few years, and I had experienced a...

I dropped by my neighbor’s house the other day and was pleasantly surprised when she offered me the cutest little dessert. She had a whole tray of them sitting on her kitchen counter. I asked her what the occasion...

I love football ... Not in the rumble, tumble tomboy kind of way -- although I've always wished I was 'that girl.' I deeply want to be the gal that watches each touchdown and celebrates each victory while wearing a...