ThomasLitchford

Stay-at-Home Dad, from Military Spouse magazine

We have a brand new little human in the house. Quiet and sleep are a rarity.

So why, the other night, did I feel guilty calling the police on my noisy college student neighbors at 3 a.m.? After all, we’d been listening to them since 11 p.m., and I’d already been over there once to ask them to be quiet. Why did I speak so softly into the receiver, as if I was worried the kids next door would hear me ratting them out?

New Marriage Thrives, from Military Spouse magazine

Danielle and I started life together approximately $50,000 in debt. About $30,000 of that consisted of student loans. The other $20,000 belonged to credit cards. There are a lot of things on which I could blame this situation – inexperience, aggressive credit card marketing, high tuition – but at the center of them all is a grand illusion we’ve all faced and believed in at one time or another. This is the illusion of the Money Tree.

Fashion Philosophy for Male Spouses

Fashion savvy becomes an area of continuous struggle for male spouses during deployments. This is especially true for stay-at-home-dads and telecommuters. Without our wives around to keep us civilized, men tend to devolve to a sort of caveman existence. We attend to basic needs like eating and sleeping, but we grow neck beards and forego the barbershop. Occasionally, we shower. Maybe.