Comments on: New Milspouse Post http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/09/13/new-milspouse-post/ Writing.Life Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tlitchfo http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/09/13/new-milspouse-post/comment-page-1/#comment-6486 tlitchfo Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:13:10 +0000 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/?p=300#comment-6486 The problem with the column is her nostalgia for a time and a way of life that alienated male spouses and female service members. The problem with the column is her nostalgia for a time and a way of life that alienated male spouses and female service members.

]]> By: JA3 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/09/13/new-milspouse-post/comment-page-1/#comment-6483 JA3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:04:59 +0000 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/?p=300#comment-6483 I agree with you both, except you're both being far too kind to that column. I could say so much if I didn't have a house full of boxes and a wife who will deploy before we can possibly finish getting this place squared away... I agree with you both, except you’re both being far too kind to that column.

I could say so much if I didn’t have a house full of boxes and a wife who will deploy before we can possibly finish getting this place squared away…

]]> By: navalgazer http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/09/13/new-milspouse-post/comment-page-1/#comment-6479 navalgazer Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:15:26 +0000 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/?p=300#comment-6479 Yeah, I found that column very annoying too and mentioned it on my blog as well. She thought she was being slick or cute by pining on and on for the good old days and putting in enough caveats to be able to deny any accusations. The Navy is rich with tradition and history. But it is not an artifact where things do not change! I do not understand why she appeared to be so threatened by a name change as though it was the downfall of civilization. Yeah, I found that column very annoying too and mentioned it on my blog as well. She thought she was being slick or cute by pining on and on for the good old days and putting in enough caveats to be able to deny any accusations.

The Navy is rich with tradition and history. But it is not an artifact where things do not change! I do not understand why she appeared to be so threatened by a name change as though it was the downfall of civilization.

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