Erin Whitehead

Why I Don’t Wear Pants to Work

For years I was a stay-at-home Mom.  It was the right decision for our family at the time.  We were… Read More

5 Tough Conversations To Have BEFORE Deployment

[mashshare] Your spouse has given you the news that you dread. He or she is going to deploy to a… Read More

Three Things I Won’t Let Break Me this Year

When we start a new year, many of us reflect back on the chapter of our lives that just ended… Read More

How Do You Cope with the Unknown?

I took my 12 year old daughter to see Catching Fire over the holiday break.  I wanted to see it… Read More

Sending Birthday Wishes to Heaven

Even today, 5 years and 3 months after he took his last breath, I am shocked when someone I meet… Read More

Why a Celebrity Death Matters Too

Over the weekend a 40 year old actor, Paul Walker, the star of the popular movie "The Fast and the… Read More

How Military Life Has Hurt My Family

"Well, life is not fair!"  We probably all heard this when we were growing up, and it is very true.  … Read More

Multi-tasking: The Best Way to Accomplish NOTHING!

Military spouses can do it all.  We juggle more hats than a circus clown most days.  We pride ourselves on… Read More

Spouse Stories: Do We Communicate Too Much During Deployment?

Erin Whitehead War-time communication.  We certainly have it better than spouses in years past.  In fact, we have it better… Read More

5 Reasons I Hate Halloween

My very favorite day of the year is November 1st.  That is the day when we can finally put all… Read More

10 Ways to Deal with Stereotyping

First of all, before we delve into this list, it is important for us all to understand... We all use… Read More

Who Will Fight For Us?

There are lots of psychological explanations about why we engage in stereotyping and creating "us versus them" situations.  Earlier this… Read More

Why Should I Keep Reading this Crap?!

Wow.  This week has been rough.  This week we decided to take on a subject that left many of you… Read More

I’m Fat, and my Husband’s Military Career is Just Fine

Foreword by Babette Maxwell, Founder and Executive Editor Stereotypes suck.  And, I don't mean a little.  They suck a lot. … Read More

4 Ways My Life Scares Me

Disclaimer: This piece is filled to the brim with sarcasm and some would say humor.  I really do adore my… Read More

We are Weary, not Whiners

Follow up to Someone Else Seems as if my last note struck a chord.  A positive, agreeable one with some,… Read More

5 Things I’ll Show My Pre-Teen Daughter In Response to Miley

I recently read a post about Miley Cyrus , her performance, and what one mother would teach her daughter about… Read More

Sacrifice

As I was waiting to board my flight today, I was witness to a moment that so many of us… Read More