It is this week that the general public is supposed to "recognize" the military spouses for all they do to support our service men and women.
Not that anyone does anything about it...
As I like to say "When the heck do I get a free Bloomin' Onion at Outback?"
(In reference to the many restaurants, such as Outback Steakhouse, offer active duty and retired military free menu items for Veterans Day)
First let me say this: YES I AM PROUD OF MY HUSBAND!
Now let me be passive-agressively bitter....
Military wives follow their husbands around from base to base, uprooting every few months and having to start fresh. It is nearly impossible to establish roots when you are so transient. Nearly impossible to establish a career. Hard to adjust to new people, new towns, new policies.
Even finding healthcare, finding a new person to cut your hair, finding a new grocery store, a new dry cleaner, ...EVERYTHING is a pain and a culture shock. Military wives (spouses) do this and so much more - uproot their lives every few months - because they love their husbands and want to be with them.
This country is so great at giving recognition to the support of our troops, thanking them for their service, offering generous discounts, and much more - but being a military spouse is a thankless, unpaid, unrecognized job.
Known as THE TOUGHEST JOB IN THE MILITARY!
When the heck do we get our free Bloomin' Onions?
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