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Making Female Superheroes Mainstream  Have you heard this riddle before?  A boy and his father are driving down the road and crash. The father dies. The boy is rushed to hospital and when the surgeon walks in says, "I can’t operate...
What do you think of New Year's resolutions? January 1st always brings with it a certain expectation, one that over the years I have grown more and more apprehensive of. It's an expectation to start over, to do and be...
Today is World Prematurity Day. Every year on November 17th, the March of Dimes focuses on the ongoing crisis of premature births and children. They donate to research and development in this area, demand #BlanketChange on policies for mothers...
As moms, wives, and women, we’re hard on ourselves, and it is not pretty what it does to us. We lose ourselves to our insecurities both in how we perceive ourselves and how we think others view us, and we...
I know I'm not alone when I say I am overwhelmed. I am exhausted. I am burned out.  It started with working from home in March, which was sustainable because the Army wanted my husband working from home as well. Of...
I became a stay-at-home mom on purpose. I had to quit my job and was 27 weeks pregnant when I moved to the great state of Texas, so I made a deal with my husband. I would stay at home...
Mothers everywhere are collectively screaming inside their hearts. We are tired. We are anxious. We are uncertain. We are lonely while simultaneously craving an entire day without the presence of anyone else. And we see no end in sight.  We want...
Empty. What a strange word. It has multiple meanings. You might have an empty bank account, an empty stomach, or an empty bucket. Dictionary.com lists its meaning as “containing nothing.” What a punch in the gut. You see, we’re about to be...
How many books can one mom read aloud to her children?  Five? Ten? Seven hundred and thirty-eight? COVID-19 is helping me find out. Before social distancing and days devoid of storytime, we probably read two books together. Sometimes more, sometimes less....
I have decided that this summer I'm saying NO.  I have three kids, a houseful of things that need to be done (don't we all?), plenty of supplies from all the hobbies I've meant to learn, and crafts I was...
Dear Young Mom, I remember how hard it was to have 3 kids under the age of 4. The days were long and the nights were longer. When the 4th child came 4 years later, I gave up on trying...
Our youngest graduates high school this May, so there is a lot of talk about majors and decisions on futures in our house. She’s kiddo #5, and this is not my first rodeo. This is big stuff! Important decisions...

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Writing to your Trainee

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Writing to your trainee while in basic training can serve as a lifeline, connecting recruits to their support systems during a time of intense...

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