Category Archives: No Nonsense Parenting

The Miracle Season Movie Release

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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On second thought… The Moped

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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Dropping the #MilKid off at College- It’s Complicated

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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Summer Camp- Tips to Prepare

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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4 Tips to Stay Connected Through Deployment

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

Guest Post and Photos From United Through Reading At United Through Reading, we work with military families who are doing their best to tough their way through deployments, annual training periods, or mobilizations — whatever pulls their service members away … Continue reading →

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Military Kids- Definitely Not Brats – Post 1

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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Deployment Diatribes on The Stir!

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

The Stir’s Cafe Mom is running a series on Motherhood and they put up a Deployment Diatribes Post.

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Strength Finds Me

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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Down With Dinnertime Drama

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →

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Confusing Quest for Medical Care- Again

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

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 →