I came here to say this. Started reading TSM in 2011ish, then moved to PGP, and have gotten on here almost every day since. TGDAG kept me laughing through 3 years of infertility treatments, then through a high risk twin pregnancy while my husband was deployed, where laughs were in short supply. I know there will still be content, but I’m leaving and it feels like I’m losing a friend.
Yes! It’s not surprising when, say, the 82nd has a lot of pride because they’re gigantic and used as something of a pipeline for USASOC. But the pride the 101st has is so cool. Their museum on post is awesome! (Although if you ever have a chance to go to the Airborne and Special Ops museum in Fayetteville, NC I highly recommend it!)
Ugh that’s awful. I nannied for almost a decade and loved it. By the time I stopped last year I was able to charge 20-30 an hour, depending on the family, but I also did one family’s pre school home school for them, and another family I was their house manager – meal planned and prepped, kept things running with all the kids’ activities and general home maintenance. I’ve nannied 24 kids and loved all of them – I’m so sorry that was your experience with a nanny!
My husband and I find it easier to do a “staycation” than get out and about with his schedule. If you do it right (hotel points or Travelocity, Groupon restaurants you’ve never heard of) it can be super fun and not expensive, and it keeps you from doing things around the house that aren’t really that relaxing anyway. We’re doing one for our first night away from our new babies since he came home from deployment and I’m pretty excited about it! I’m pretty sure his head would explode if I charged $350 for it though.
Oh my gosh, the opening scene in “Up”. I hadn’t seen it until right after my husband and I were diagnosed with infertility. We thought we were in for a cute, lighthearted, movie and then even my husband had to wipe away a few tears.
But seriously – Why ya gotta do this to us randomly on a Thursday?
This was incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone throw shade this artfully – well done. (Also I’m a little weirded out by how self aware these girls are.)
I feel like this is one of the times to read your followers – I was a nanny and preschool teacher for almost a decade before I had my twins so most of my friends either love kids or have their own and are on their 2nd and 3rd. But yeah, if all your friends are single or not having kids themselves, limit the baby pictures. (I am however totally guilty of posting too many since my girls were born 3 weeks ago.)
For the guy wanting to talk about his GFs weight. think the team aspect really is key. My husband deployed and left a thinish wife who was barely showing at 16w pregnant. Now, I’m up 60lbs from my starting weight with about two more weeks to go (I gained exactly the amount my dr wanted me to – I’m having twins) and after mentioning it to my husband about how much I don’t like how I look, he made it a “we” situation for after I get healed. So while he’s deployed for a few months still after the girls are here, “we” are both eating clean, and “we” are both doing the Apple Watch/Fitbit thing together and “we” are going to lose weight together. It’s actually been really awesome already from an encouragement standpoint! (Just thought I’d mention it from the perspective of the lady who has gained weight for whatever reason!)
But think about the long term savings in the grocery budget. My husband goes through something like 4500 calories a day. Our biggest chunk of money spent every month (other than rent) is groceries to keep him fed. So really it’s kind of like a long term investment to be with someone who forgets to eat!
The pregnancy announcements that say people are “adulting” because they’re having a kid are particularly annoying to me. I’m super excited to be having kids but does having kids make one an adult? No more than someone not having kids makes them an adult.
Whoa! I’ve never met another CW5s kid! Hi! If you need any suggestions or anything about Bragg I’ve got you covered! (Like, make sure you get the gyros at Sherefe downtown! And also the best coffee is at Coffee Scene – and they have gelato haha)
Soooo different. Both essential, but it’s amazing how different. My dad is a CW5 (helicopter pilot) and when my husband and I got married he was a specialist and we were living in Fort Bragg. Dad warned me about a “culture shock” and I laughed it off – now it’s almost like they’re in two different armies!
Most of mine and my husband’s relationship has been long distance due to the military and the career route he’s taken inside it. Before this current deployment we added up our time together – we’ve been a couple for almost 5 years but *together* for just under two years of it.
I think the biggest thing is managing expectations for each person. I need to be okay with the fact that sometimes he just can’t talk (sometimes for several weeks), and he’s really good at being okay with taking time when he can to send surprise texts and get on Skype in his spare moments. We have learned how to communicate incredibly effectively through the periods of absence though, and that’s really helped the times when he’s home!
I came here to say this, and you did it so much better than I would have. My husband and his dad don’t have any real relationship, and with the impending arrival of our first two kids I know it’s weighing on him heavily. But I think it takes a special type of strength to recognize what you need and to draw those lines.
You’re allowed to move – I have a friend who is severely allergic to dogs and she was seated next to a (legitimate) therapy dog. She told the flight attendant, and the flight attendant found someone to switch with her. No hurt feelings for anyone, and everyone left happy.
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I came here to say this. Started reading TSM in 2011ish, then moved to PGP, and have gotten on here almost every day since. TGDAG kept me laughing through 3 years of infertility treatments, then through a high risk twin pregnancy while my husband was deployed, where laughs were in short supply. I know there will still be content, but I’m leaving and it feels like I’m losing a friend.
Yes! It’s not surprising when, say, the 82nd has a lot of pride because they’re gigantic and used as something of a pipeline for USASOC. But the pride the 101st has is so cool. Their museum on post is awesome! (Although if you ever have a chance to go to the Airborne and Special Ops museum in Fayetteville, NC I highly recommend it!)
Ugh that’s awful. I nannied for almost a decade and loved it. By the time I stopped last year I was able to charge 20-30 an hour, depending on the family, but I also did one family’s pre school home school for them, and another family I was their house manager – meal planned and prepped, kept things running with all the kids’ activities and general home maintenance. I’ve nannied 24 kids and loved all of them – I’m so sorry that was your experience with a nanny!
My husband and I find it easier to do a “staycation” than get out and about with his schedule. If you do it right (hotel points or Travelocity, Groupon restaurants you’ve never heard of) it can be super fun and not expensive, and it keeps you from doing things around the house that aren’t really that relaxing anyway. We’re doing one for our first night away from our new babies since he came home from deployment and I’m pretty excited about it! I’m pretty sure his head would explode if I charged $350 for it though.
7 weeks into parenthood with twin girls. Clearly I have a lot to look forward to.
Oh my gosh, the opening scene in “Up”. I hadn’t seen it until right after my husband and I were diagnosed with infertility. We thought we were in for a cute, lighthearted, movie and then even my husband had to wipe away a few tears.
But seriously – Why ya gotta do this to us randomly on a Thursday?
It’s not the same as raw, but there are tons of dairies that put out non homogenized. It’s really good!
This was incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone throw shade this artfully – well done. (Also I’m a little weirded out by how self aware these girls are.)
I feel like this is one of the times to read your followers – I was a nanny and preschool teacher for almost a decade before I had my twins so most of my friends either love kids or have their own and are on their 2nd and 3rd. But yeah, if all your friends are single or not having kids themselves, limit the baby pictures. (I am however totally guilty of posting too many since my girls were born 3 weeks ago.)
For the guy wanting to talk about his GFs weight. think the team aspect really is key. My husband deployed and left a thinish wife who was barely showing at 16w pregnant. Now, I’m up 60lbs from my starting weight with about two more weeks to go (I gained exactly the amount my dr wanted me to – I’m having twins) and after mentioning it to my husband about how much I don’t like how I look, he made it a “we” situation for after I get healed. So while he’s deployed for a few months still after the girls are here, “we” are both eating clean, and “we” are both doing the Apple Watch/Fitbit thing together and “we” are going to lose weight together. It’s actually been really awesome already from an encouragement standpoint! (Just thought I’d mention it from the perspective of the lady who has gained weight for whatever reason!)
But think about the long term savings in the grocery budget. My husband goes through something like 4500 calories a day. Our biggest chunk of money spent every month (other than rent) is groceries to keep him fed. So really it’s kind of like a long term investment to be with someone who forgets to eat!
There seems to be some confusion on whether it’s the movie or the show that’s coming in April. (The movie is good, but I’m hoping it’s the show.)
The pregnancy announcements that say people are “adulting” because they’re having a kid are particularly annoying to me. I’m super excited to be having kids but does having kids make one an adult? No more than someone not having kids makes them an adult.
My instagram is linked to my profile on here – thesheepdogwife. I’m all about making new military wife friends haha
Whoa! I’ve never met another CW5s kid! Hi! If you need any suggestions or anything about Bragg I’ve got you covered! (Like, make sure you get the gyros at Sherefe downtown! And also the best coffee is at Coffee Scene – and they have gelato haha)
Soooo different. Both essential, but it’s amazing how different. My dad is a CW5 (helicopter pilot) and when my husband and I got married he was a specialist and we were living in Fort Bragg. Dad warned me about a “culture shock” and I laughed it off – now it’s almost like they’re in two different armies!
Most of mine and my husband’s relationship has been long distance due to the military and the career route he’s taken inside it. Before this current deployment we added up our time together – we’ve been a couple for almost 5 years but *together* for just under two years of it.
I think the biggest thing is managing expectations for each person. I need to be okay with the fact that sometimes he just can’t talk (sometimes for several weeks), and he’s really good at being okay with taking time when he can to send surprise texts and get on Skype in his spare moments. We have learned how to communicate incredibly effectively through the periods of absence though, and that’s really helped the times when he’s home!
Some hospitals will put up a sheet of plastic instead of a sheet, if you ask. Not sure why you’d want to, but whatever.
I came here to say this, and you did it so much better than I would have. My husband and his dad don’t have any real relationship, and with the impending arrival of our first two kids I know it’s weighing on him heavily. But I think it takes a special type of strength to recognize what you need and to draw those lines.
You’re allowed to move – I have a friend who is severely allergic to dogs and she was seated next to a (legitimate) therapy dog. She told the flight attendant, and the flight attendant found someone to switch with her. No hurt feelings for anyone, and everyone left happy.