tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post5630311255937850405..comments2024-01-02T10:09:58.744-08:00Comments on Preaching to the choir: Well Done, Marines.Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-68492334287557129702013-01-12T08:30:30.250-08:002013-01-12T08:30:30.250-08:00Thanks for sharing your insider knowledge. For the...Thanks for sharing your insider knowledge. For the record, excluding men would have infuriated me as much as excluding same-sex spouses. The idea of excluding any spouse seems counter to the entire idea of a spouses' club. <br /><br />It's sad to think that not all the clubs out there are actually supportive, inclusive, safe places for spouses to come together.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-935715049167876602013-01-11T05:58:32.664-08:002013-01-11T05:58:32.664-08:00Also, just to share what she's telling me now ...Also, just to share what she's telling me now ... is the best thing to happen to spouses needing support is facebook. They can get on their group pages and ask for support and folks actually volunteer to help with moving services, babysitting, and other odd jobs. And they don't have to deal with the catty bull shit.BellsforStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032366148476863438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-69373005313604889782013-01-11T05:56:09.576-08:002013-01-11T05:56:09.576-08:00Spouses clubs were allowed to discriminate against...Spouses clubs were allowed to discriminate against male members until about ten years ago. And spouses clubs now are just a bastion of wrong wrong wrong. They abuse money, status, and the women in charge often flaunt their husbands rank and lord it over people and can actually get their spouse kicked out of the military.<br /><br />They can be a force for good helping families get services (their main charter I think) and support while the active duty is deployed, and doing philanthropy in the neighborhood, but my mother, being a leader of several of these groups and being active in them my entire life ... well I've heard all the yuck stories. Those clubs are not always inclusive and the bad ones - of which there are many - are not worth being in. Regardless of your gender or orientation.<br /><br />BellsforStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032366148476863438noreply@blogger.com