If you’re a military spouse, you have no doubt been in the “who had it worse” conversation competition. PCSing, deployments and general military life can give us a lot of material for the “woe is me” exchanges. This life brings us closer in a lot of ways. We can all relate so easily to one another. We understand a lot of common hardships that most people just don’t experience (including our extended family). The compulsion to share often turns into an unhealthy competition. I’ve been noticing this over the last few years. I think we should take a minute to think about it.
Joys and Pains of Making New Friends as a Parent
When my son was a toddler, I read about this fantastic parenting hack that would teach your child not to interrupt you while you were speaking with another adult. I was to …
