Whenever I find a submarine baby item, I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot! It’s so fun to buy a little submarine-inspired gift for a submarine spouse who is having a baby. I rounded up some of my favorite finds so that you can easily find a submarine baby gift for someone - or for [...]
National Rescue Dog Day was founded by Lisa Wiehebrink of Tails That Teach, to bring awareness to the countless number of amazing dogs in shelters waiting to be adopted, to promote humane education for young children, and to encourage spay/neuter. According to the ASPCA, 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. [...]
Submitted by an anonymous reader In early 2020, my husband and I decided to start trying for a baby. Having been fully indoctrinated into thinking unprotected sex at any time would almost certainly result in pregnancy, I was very naive about how much control we had and what was to come. Over a year later, [...]
Is your spouse deployed? Is your spouse home but working crazy hours- SSN- Saturdays, Sundays and Nights is the accroymn right? New orders received and are your last choice? This usually leads to feelings of anger towards the Navy or maybe even your spouse. It's ok to feel anger or frustration or sadness, but when [...]
At our last couple duty stations I have been introduced to the local Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) but never really looked into what they do or took advantage of anything they had to offer. This past year, however, the combination of COVID and deployments has been rough on the little ones. We decided to [...]
It comes as no surprise that being a member of the armed forces or even a family member of those who serve our country comes with a lot of stress. There is a great unknown territory when it comes to dates, travel times, and how much time you’ll get to spend with your loved ones [...]
Being a submarine spouse brings frequent moves and frequent underways and deployments, which is a recipe for figuring out housing on your own. Some housing markets and duty stations might be ones that you want to invest in buying a home, so how do you do that on your own? I have had the pleasure [...]
Adulting is hard to start out with, then add the complexities of military life and they become even more difficult. Thanks to Military OneSource ,taxes don't have to be as confusing or difficult. The first year my husband and I filed taxes together it was beyond confusing. In one year we had gotten married, I had [...]
April 2 is considered World Autism Day and the month of April is Autism Acceptance Month. The CDC reports that roughly 1 in 54 children in the United States is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In light of World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month, The Submerged Life wanted to shine a spotlight [...]
