Tag: Keeping It Real
More Than Jobs on a Resume: A Closer Look at Real...
My family is in the middle of a PCS. Moves like this one always make me reflect on our journey as a military family...
5 Ways to Rescue a Struggling MilSpouse
When I was 27, I was in my fifth year teaching in an inner city high school. I had earned my master’s. I owned...
The Things He Doesn’t Know…
by Randi S. Cairns, Guest Contributor
My soldier doesn't know that the hurried "miss you, Dad" in passing on Skype was preceded by nights of tears...
4 Keepin’ It Real Tips for Keeping Communication Open Across the...
As the clock slowly winds down on the ever-so-misleadingly named “short tour”— I can attest to the fact that there is nothing short about...
I’m a Mother, Not a Martyr
by Cyndia Rios-Myers, Guest Contributor
If only our parenting journey had a map to go with it. My path of parenthood is not like that...
PCS Reality: How to Know if Your Civilian Neighborhood Is Safe
Before my husband received orders, we were set on finding a home off-post for this time around. Our new duty station had great on-post...
7 Ways Military Homecomings Are Nothing like They Are on TV
We’ve all seen them: the picture-perfect military homecoming videos that get passed around Facebook, the photos that have tons of shares on Pinterest, the...