Category Archives: No Nonsense Parenting
The Miracle Season Movie Release
Resilience is an invaluable trait for everyone; for military families, resilience is essential to emotional survival. Military families are fettered with constant challenges which both necessitate and build resilience in them. One moment that helped me build my resilience is … Continue reading
On second thought… The Moped
In the interest of full disclosure, I want to revisit an issue I wrote about one year ago. Last March, soon after Horatio left for three months, Dwight tried to persuade us to let him get a moped for transportation. … Continue reading
Dropping the #MilKid off at College- It’s Complicated
We all know that military family life and civilian family life differ. What you might not realize is that this month, and next, as families drop their 18 and 19 year olds off at college for the first time, military … Continue reading
Summer Camp- Tips to Prepare
Guest Post: 5 Tips for Preparing the Whole Family for Summer Camp More than 11 million children attend summer camp in the United States every year. For these kids, summer camp is an exciting and empowering experience that provides them … Continue reading
Military Kids- Definitely Not Brats – Post 1
The oldest of our Homefront sons graduated from high school last month. It’s been a long and winding road. He attended preschool in three different states: Hawaii, two different schools in Missouri, and Washington State. He spent Kindergarten in Kansas, … Continue reading
Deployment Diatribes on The Stir!
The Stir’s Cafe Mom is running a series on Motherhood and they put up a Deployment Diatribes Post.
Strength Finds Me
Long after Horatio returned from his most recent 20+ month deployment, people still say they don’t know how we did it. Horatio gets looks of pity for having been away from his family for so long, and friends and acquaintances … Continue reading
Down With Dinnertime Drama
Meal time is a struggle in kitchens across the country, if not across the globe. Mine is no exception. I’ve been preparing meals for my children for 17 years and almost every evening, I dread the question, “what’s for dinner?” … Continue reading
Confusing Quest for Medical Care- Again
Rugby is a rough sport. We know this. Dwight loves it but knows the risks and the risks became a crushing reality 12 days ago when he took a direct blow to the left knee in the first junior varsity … Continue reading
