The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
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Lisa Smith Molinari is an author, public speaker and award winning blogger and self-syndicated newspaper columnist. She has been a Navy wife for over 20 years, and is the mother of three teenagers. She shares her humorous stories about the realities of marriage, parenting and military life on her blog and in her columns.
The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
3d ago
Little did I know, my innocent inquiry was the opening salvo in a war of wits, wagers, wallets and willpower that would end in buyer's remorse ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
3d ago
Our our 18-month-old yellow dog, Gilligan, has been bumbling around wearing a plastic cone on account of having had neuter surgery on Monday ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
1w ago
“Dad!” our daughter, Lilly, yelled down the back stairs recently, “Did you deposit my check into my bank account?” ..read more
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1w ago
“Your use of ‘military brats’ is offensive!” one milspouse immediately shot back, firing the opening salvo of a war of words ..read more
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1M ago
The data showed that children who moved during adolescence had a significantly higher risk of developing adult depression ..read more
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1M ago
“I think Gilligan needs professional dog training,” I said, huddled in the corner of our couch while our Labrador Retriever ran sprints around the room ..read more
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1M ago
When your spouse doesn't agree with your bucket list, you may need to use it to bail yourself out ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
3M ago
After decades of gleaning my own identity from the contentment of my family members, life was suddenly all about me ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
3M ago
I wasn’t a smoker, but I’d seen other drivers looking so relaxed in their cars, one hand dangling casually out the window, a cigarette clamped between two fingers ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life Blog
3M ago
School’s out, so teenagers everywhere are prowling the streets and message boards, looking for summer jobs ..read more