I have wrestled heavily with posting this. I know it will likely make someone (or many someones) uncomfortable or even angry. However, as the mentor for a page that is predominantly comprised of women, my conscious has continued to prod me and refused to condone my silence. I hate when that happens. I know it […]
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It’s almost midnight now. About an hour ago, I was lying here in my comfy little bed reading a book, juuuuust about to [finally] drift into some much needed sleep when there was a loud crash on my back porch. By loud, I mean I’m pretty sure the sky fell. I jolted straight up out
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When I started this site on October 21, 2016, I honestly had no idea where this was going to lead. I simply knew that there was a community of negativity surrounding my fellow aviation families and that it wasn’t doing our personal or marital wellbeing any favors. We needed a new culture – one that
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It’s usually those who don’t think they are heroes who are. What does a hero look like? They come in all shapes, colors, sizes, genders, beliefs, and nationalities. They are the ones who open their doors to evacuees; the ones who drive for hours with boats to come to the rescue of strangers, the ones
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Thirty-eight. The number of consecutive nights my Captain’s heartbeat has set the tempo for mine. The measure by which his breathing has led mine in symphonic rhythm. And the score his soft snores have composed to sing me to sleep in peaceful harmony. This marks the record number of continuous nights lying side by side
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One of the key concepts that I try to impress upon my pilots’ wives is that it is essential for you to learn to F.L.Y.–to first love yourself–if you are going to be married to a traveling man. If you haven’t read this piece (or you just need a reminder), I encourage you wholeheartedly to
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I’m a pilot’s wife, it’s true. Proudly so. I love my pilot, and I love my aviation family (that’s you!), whom I have been given the unspeakable privilege of writing for and mentoring. It is, without a doubt, one of the great joys in my life. But I’m also so much more. I have an
My Dear Pilot’s Wife, There are some things I want to tell you, and I know I don’t say them nearly enough. It’s not because they’re not true. They are! I’m just… well, a guy, and we don’t like to mince words. I forget that you need to hear them often, even when I think
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Dear Aviation Husband, First and foremost, I want you to know something infinitely important–something which I know I do not tell you nearly enough–I am so very proud of you. When I see you button up that crisp white shirt, slip on your epaulettes, and pin those wings to your chest, my heart swells with
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Hey lady, you suck at being a wife and mom. Yeah, you. You are a terrible mom. You should be ashamed of yourself as a human being. CPS should take your kids from you. Your husband should divorce you. I hope you die. You don’t deserve kids. You are a loser, a worthless piece of…. Except you are not;