The Meat & Potatoes of Life
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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
3d ago
The curling irons of the 80s were very hot and had small barrels. Hence, teenage girls like me showed up at school with elongated burns on their foreheads and bangs that looked like curved links of kielbasa ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
1w ago
Are young people in America less patriotic? Yes, but another factor has impacted military recruiting and retention even more — The American obesity crisis. ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
1w ago
The hot tub transported us back in time. Bobbing in the bubbles, we were fifteen again, cracking juvenile jokes and busting each others’ chops ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
3w ago
Why does my husband like mansplaining to women? Does he simply enjoy hearing himself elucidate? Or, is the reason more offensive? Does he think that we're less intelligent than men ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
3w ago
“It’s all about attention,” said Marty, when Francis noisily hobbled off to the bathroom. Sensing my frustration, Marty distilled our situation down to one core human motivation - attention seeking ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
1M ago
I’d been offered the opportunity to crew on an offshore sailboat and the safety course was required. If my lifelong dream was to come true, I needed to get over imposter syndrome and get on with it ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
1M ago
It was only 8:30 on Saturday morning, and I was still in my pink flowered pajamas, devoid of any desire to be productive ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
1M ago
When the Navy clinic doctor suggested therapy for avoidance coping, all I heard was, “Hey lady, you’re wackadoodle ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
2M ago
Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, football was a big part of life... positive associations were imprinted that would last a lifetime ..read more
The Meat & Potatoes of Life
2M ago
“You’re headed to the commissary? Can you pick me up a gallon of milk?” my military spouse friend asked through my flip phone. The request wasn’t unreasonable, but this friend was infamous for asking favors ..read more