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Retired SFC 82d Airborne, paratrooper Maurice Ratliff and Dr. Kimberlee Ratliff
Retired SFC 82nd Airborne paratrooper Maurice Ratliff and Dr. Kimberlee Ratliff

By Dr. Kimberlee Ratliff
Program Director, M.Ed. School Counseling at American Military University

In my nearly 21 years as a military wife, it was the norm to spend special holidays alone. Mother’s Day was no different.

The stress of parenting alone while a spouse is deployed or in training can become overwhelming. I often heard civilian friends tell me, “I wish I had known what to do to help.” As an independent, “I can do it all myself” type of person, I didn’t ask for help when I needed it.

But there are ways to easily provide assistance to military spouses. Here are 10 ways to help a military wife this Mother’s Day or any other day during the year.