Confessions of a Military Wife
A Memoir, Autobiography, War book. I was still a newlywed and certainly wasn't to the point...
""I remember when I hit rock bottom. There I was with no make-up on, hadn't showered, eating raw cookie dough out of the tube, hitting on the toothless bagger at the commissary, and ordering jewelry off the TV. And that was just my first day!"Confessions of a Military Wife is an honest, witty, and often hilarious look at the life of the new generation military wife. Mollie Gross learned the hard way to laugh instead of cry at what she could not control as a military spouse-and as she quickly discovered, nearly everything was out of her control!A standup comedienne, public speaker, and wife of a Marine Corps officer, Mollie explores everything about the "issued" spouse, from deployment...
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- Pages: 249 pages
- ISBN: 9781932714760 / 0
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Let those other women marry bankers. I've got myself a Marine. Mollie Gross, Confessions of a Military Wife // During our visit, we noticed she was mixing up words. She started referring to Muslims as Mormons. After 9/11, she told Jon and me how it was important for America to stop the radical Mormons because they had perpetrated the attacks on the Twin Towers.There was no way we could convince her of the difference. We'd just smile and not. "That's right, Grandma, all the Mormons got together on September 11th and ran their bicycles into the Twin Towers! Mollie Gross, Confessions of a Military Wife // I was still a newlywed and certainly wasn't to the point where I felt comfortable yelling, "I'm going to shit my pants any second!"But the sweating had started, which was followed by the tears. "I'm not feeling well, and need to get home," I told him."Ok, but I have to obey the speed limit because of all the kids in the neighborhood," he replied.I was pleading with him to hurry up when he came to a complete stop.I screamed at him, "Why are we stopping?"He rolled down the window. "Retreat."I could see the flag lowering in the distance, the beautiful orange...
I have dealt with deployments, base living and the ups/downs of a husband who was a career Marine and is now retired, but I honestly could not connect with this book. Silly and pointless. Oh, and I love how she claims rank dropper is "wrong" and is against the snobbery, yet she reminds the reader often how her husband is an officer... I am about to read this for probably the 5th time. It's one of my many go-to books when I'm in a book slump. It's cute, funny, and one of few books I can relate to. Being a military spouse and living at Camp Pendleton gives this book a personal feel. I enjoy reading it because I don't have to make up a world in my head, I know everything... My friend was telling me funny and interesting stories about life on a military base, so I read this book to learn more. Here are some of the topics:Her fartingHer petsVisiting a Hustler store for sex toys (funny chapter)Her friends on the baseDifficulties of having a husband away on deploymentand more.....She does not have kids as...
