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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I have 7 and am a military spouse. We do not live on post so I don’t have that support base that comes from living close together.[/b]  My older don’t raise my younger, and my standards may be lower with regards to cleaning the house but certainly not with regards to reading to and educating them. My older kids are quite accomplished even in DCUM land. 
I gave up a career and not really sure how you could do it and work unless your employer was extremely flexible. Just sick days, school days off, and appointments would all make me a terrible employee. 
When my kids were young, I kept a very scheduled house. Otherwise I just did it. I agree it’s sometimes easier when the spouse is gone. I have fond memories of tossing a blanket on the living room floor and having picnics instead of spending an hour cooking a meal the little ones wouldn’t eat anyways. [/quote]

I only had 4, but also never lived on base.   I've seen this type of thread come up on DCUM several times over the years and the part about all the wives supporting and helping each other always comes up.
It might be like that on base, but a lot of families live off base.  I don't know about now, but when my husband was in the wait list to get into housing was sometimes over a year long.  We moved to Quantico in 2006 and they told us it would be 18+ months to get base housing (for a field grade officer.)
Living off base it can be a lot more isolating, and even though you can use the facilities and go to events on base, it can be a lot more difficult if you have to drive far, go through the security at the gate, etc.[/quote]

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