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I am a military veteran and a 12-year Navy wife. My husband and I, along with our two children, have lived in the Hampton Roads area for nine years. I truly cherish our 'military' way of life. I think it has given me an excuse to not completely unpack, never settle in (or is that settle down?) and buy a whole closet full of fancy dresses (the Navy loves to throw parties!). I am a graduate of ODU with a B.A. in English.
Dear Navy, I’m Sick of You Controlling My Life
By Amy Boudreaux
An honest rant from a military wife on the toll the Navy takes on one’s entire life.
Military Wife Life: The Empty Side of the Bed
By Amy Boudreaux
The bed is cold. I added a huge fuzzy quilt that my husband hates because it makes him hot. As I pull it over me, I realize why it’s so cold. It’s empty.
Military Wife Life: When mom is also the teacher
By Amy Boudreaux
I generally don’t have a support system at home. I am the teacher, the Mom and the Dad. If I send my child to the principal and she decides to send him home… I will have to leave school as well.
Chief Season: Hazing in the Navy, from a Wife’s Perspective
By Amy Boudreaux
Induction, initiation, hazing. It’s Chief season in Hampton Roads! For all of you navy folks out there, yes I realize I am being very politically incorrect with those two words, initiation and hazing. But hey, I say if the pot is black, why not say so.
Military Wives Club
By Amy Boudreaux
Well, the institution of military wives is a lot like high school. The only real difference is, we aren’t categorized by our own characteristics or attributes, we classify ourselves by our husbands.
The Fear That Only We Know
By Amy Boudreaux
I am afraid that I will welcome home a man that looks, sounds, smells like my husband, yet is someone else entirely. What happens then? What if I get his body back and not his soul?
The Toughest Job in the Military: Wife.
By Amy Boudreaux
The first of a series of essays exploring the life of the military spouse.
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