I wish I drank. There are days when I think that a little shot of vodka in the morning java might do me a world of good. This self-imposed rule of not drinking when stressed out sometimes sucks, especially when I seem to live in that state most of the […]
That was my reaction upon discovering a piece of news. The back story… I was talking about bullying among kids with my friend Kevin and I told him a bit about our brush with it. Ours took place before we left NY, from about September of 2011 to May […]
The pain and anger of it all… I haven't written in months… I just haven't been able to. I lost my baby in May and I haven't been really all that into life in general since. Some days it is better than others, but most days, I am just angry. […]
I don’t even know where to start! So much in just a short amount of time. Maybe chronologically…! Prof Love Goodness Kim, this is close to a masterpiece and completely publishable in a military oriented magazine or website. -Professor Jeff Cahan This is really the least of it all, but […]
I am undeniably fed up with people lately, disturbingly so. Disturbing because it isn’t any one person or even any one issue that is getting to me. It is starting to be an almost all-encompassing disgust for humanity in general, with a few notable exceptions. It’s getting to the point […]
I just received the most hateful email I think I have ever seen, and it wasn’t even intended to be against me. It was from a friend, about the whole “Happy Holidays” thing. She wanted to start a FB campaign about it, to take back the holiday from all those […]
What exactly does it take for the importance of a given situation to get through to a 9 year old boy? I get that at 9, there is a limited capability of some things, but this is just ridiculous. There are times when the situation is important enough that the […]
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Clarifying note: This is not about Soldier Daddy! There are times when the struggle to be nice is almost more of a stress-inducing thing than it’s worth. Especially when it involves being nice to a person who has done NOTHING to deserve it, and EVERYTHING to not deserve it. The […]
One of the things the sucks the most about deployments, besides the obvious distance, is the lack of balance. Hell, that imbalance exists even when the soldiers are BTG in garrison. There isn’t a wife that could be more understanding of the obligations and responsibilities of the Army. I spent […]