by Jessica Scott | Feb 26, 2011 | army mom, deployment, empowering parents, Iraq, military mom, Uncategorized, working mom
Okay so the next time I raise my hand and say, I think I’ll build my kids a swingset, someone slap me. Everything hurts. When I say everything, I mean from the top of my head where I hit it multiple times today to the top of my feet where I dropped a power tool...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 22, 2011 | books, deployment, Iraq, publishing, Rants, social networking, Uncategorized, Writing
Today’s post was supposed to be on the rituals that keep us sane, part two. But in light of messages that have been hitting my inbox lately, I’ve opted for a different topic of conversation. Maybe this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Maybe I should simply accept that...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 21, 2011 | army mom, deployment, Iraq, Uncategorized
Deployment Rituals I’m discovering that I have certain deployment rituals, things that give me a sense of comfort in the world that now has a husband sized hole in it. This is the first deployment that he’s been gone that I haven’t been pregnant or with him, so the...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 13, 2011 | army mom, army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, leadership, military mom, Predeployment, Uncategorized, working mom
It’s getting closer. The thought of my husband deploying again and knowing I’m stuck back here, waiting for the phone calls and the emails is slowly but surely eating away at me. It keeps me up at night, it affects the entire house. It’s like a giant...
by Jessica Scott | Dec 30, 2010 | army mom, army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, leadership, military mom, moms at war, Predeployment, redeployment, Uncategorized, working mom
New Years is a time for resolutions. Honestly, I’m not big on them. There’s just something futile in telling myself this will be the year that i do x. I make them, as many people probably do but then I promptly forget about them as the daily grind gets...
by Jessica Scott | Nov 28, 2010 | army mom, army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, leadership, Predeployment, Uncategorized, working mom
My agent passed this along to me and thought it would be something my readers might enjoy. I don’t have an attribution other than the original poster is a retired VietNam Vet who served as a pilot. If anyone has proper citations, I’d love to have it but...