4 Freaky Ways To Improve Your FRG
One of the things that always puzzles me about the Family Readiness Group is how well-meaning people get a reputation for being stuck up or...
View ArticleYDU: Not all MilSpouse Groups are the Same
Why can’t I find the same kind of camaraderie in my military Family Readiness Group that I found in the exercise group I joined a...
View ArticleWhat to Do About Toxic FRG Members?
When do you move?? For the past 12 years, I’ve volunteered with the local installation or the Family Readiness Group wherever we have lived. When...
View ArticleDoes Your Command Really Want a Great FRG?
I have been a military spouse for just over 15 years. In that time, our family has experienced family readiness programs that were amazing and...
View ArticleTime to Disband Family Readiness Groups?
Our SpouseBuzz readers sure are hot over a recent post about how few young spouses participate in Family Readiness. Readers said they did not have...
View ArticleI Blame the FRG
When I go to the Family Readiness Group and no one even says hello to me, I blame the FRG. When the events are all...
View ArticleStay-at-Home Dad Group Gives Unique ManSpouse Support
In the male heavy military with so many spouse support groups focused on the female majority, stay-at-home Dads (SAHD) can seem like a rare breed....
View ArticleTop 10 Tips for Starting a Family Readiness Group
The FRG. The Family Readiness Group. These three words can conjure up so many images. Some are good, some not so much. So you can...
View ArticleAre Spouse Clubs Going Away?
Gone are the days of white gloves at spouse clubs luncheons. Maybe next on the disappearance list? The clubs themselves. The last several years has...
View Article4 Ways to Bring Disconnected Spouses in the Loop
It’s one of the great struggles of modern military spouse leaders: how do we get a generation of spouses who only know to rely on virtual support to...
View ArticleGay Military Spouses and Acceptance in Your Unit
It’s been more than sixteen months since Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed and openly gay service members have been allowed to serve. According to...
View ArticleMy First FRG? A Little Intimidating
I confess: my first FRG was a little intimidating. Last year when I was living with my now-husband, I wasn’t quite comfortable attending various wife...
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