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Military Veteran Wife Handle it with Humor

Comedy podcast from military veteran wife, author, writer, comedienne, and humorist, Mollie Gross. Mollie interviews guests on military issues and parenting with humor and honesty.
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54: Season 1, finally! And there is a CLIFFHANGER! Jon is broken, from the move and our toddler. Mollie’s parents, pot, and porn. PLUS the LOST AUDIO never heard before by human ears!

Season 1, finally! And the cliffhanger is more intense than “Who shot JR?” and The Walking Dead ! How is our move and toddler breaking my husband? Jon reveals what he learned from our first DITY move across country 15 years ago. ADDED BONUS: We found LOST audio that is sure to blow your mind, chock full of stories about Mollie’s parents getting a contact buzz, porn in Vegas, and Jon being high on Norco at Target.

Dec 19, 201632 min

52: Pets and the Holidays- What pet-owning families need to know to make sure the fur babies are safe and happy. Honey DO lists, Coyote urine, and not bringing your own bags to the grocery store.

Julio sits with Marsha and Mollie to school them both about "Honey Do.." lists, pets, and the holidays. What all families need to know to make sure the fur babies are safe and happy. Coyote urine, being charged 10 cents per bag at the grocery store, and what Mollie's psychic revealed about her missing cat. This episode is equal parts informative and ridiculous. If you don't enjoy it you chew on some bitter apple.

Dec 05, 201636 min

51: ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and we are NOT camping out for Black Friday. Apps to help survive Santa’s lap. Batman and man-crushes. Best gifts for Christmas.

‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and MARSHA can’t find her cheese! Who are these people who do Black Friday? Have you not heard of Amazon Prime? Mollie confesses to Marsha all her weekly Mommy fails! Batman for your kids, surviving your husband’s nasty feet and Santa’s lap. Will this new APP help? What is a better gift than STUFF? Marsha and Mollie dish it all and they are exhausted. Amazon Prime should sponsor this episode. We name-drop them shamelessly at least 50 times. Seriously, you shou...

Nov 28, 201628 min

50: Facebook ruins kid’s birthday parties. And when you DON’T want someone to watch your baby. What military wives can teach us about friendship and Daddy baby bonding. Two controlling moms sit to chat about how they FAILED this week.

YOU'RE NOT INVITED: to my Kid’s party or to babysit because I am stone cold. Two controlling moms: Jenny V and Mollie sit down and discuss how we basically hurt everyone’s feelings this week. Daddy baby bonding. When mom’s away daddy and baby need to PLAY. What can military wives teach us about friendship and keeping friendships going and who do you invite to your kid’s birthday parties. Be honest, are you just fishing for gifts and how will you pay to feed everyone? Don’t worry whatever you dec...

Nov 21, 201627 min

48: Trick or treat! Raisins and Rodents. My veteran’s confirmed kills and how they affect my marriage. Fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls and how they affect your intestines.

Trick or Treat! Marty, Claire, Jon, and Mollie podcast post-sugar rush after trick or treat has ended. Terrible twos and saying you’re sorry. “I forgive you?" What do you teach your kids about saying “I’m sorry,” and asking your kid’ for forgiveness. Mollie forgives, but NOT on Halloween when you have no costumes. Instead she will just give you raisins. Mollie is sent over the edge when Jon brags about all the TAIL he got back in Idaho and his confirmed kills. Claire provides meditation for Moll...

Nov 07, 201628 min

47: The Family Pet during deployment and why your war vet husband can’t hear you nagging. Pets: when to get one, when to let one go, and what to do if they are scooting. Pets as part of your family and what they can teach your kids.

“I can’t hear you nagging!” Military vets blame the war for why they never hear their wives’ honey-do list, or maybe it’s just Mollie’s husband. Jarrett gets to play stay-at-home dad for a week. Julio shares from his 20 years’ experience at a local vet clinic: what a family pet can teach your family about responsibility, love, and loss. What really happens when you have to put a pet down, when it’s time to let a pet go, and how to introduce a new pet to the family. Assholes who get rid of their ...

Oct 31, 201653 min

46: Why you should marry young and elope like military familes. Making out on the plane, Anniversary and “push gifts”.Love in a McDonalds drive thru and what you don’t want to happen to you when you consummate your marriage.

Julio and Marsha sit with Mollie and Marty to discuss the benefits of getting married YOUNG and why you should elope. It’s good for military families and should be for everyone else too. What is a standard gift for fifteen years of marriage? What about push gifts? We hear how Julio and Marsha fell in love in a drive thru and how BIG weddings are too much stress and can make you literally lose your shoes.

Oct 24, 201641 min

45: Kardashians and Head Lice: MY HEAD ITCHES! How to give a toddler medication, and what do you do when your toddler climbs out of the crib. Julio explains how to tire your kids out before bed.

The Kardashians and head lice: This episode will make you ITCH! HEAD LICE: it will happen to you, so how do you deal with your kids, your house ,and everyone who could be infected? Julio and Marsha are in studio to share tips on how to give your kids medication. The baby can climb out of the crib, the four-year-old napped--NOW WHAT?! Julio explains how to tire out your kids before bed and how to get rid of monsters in the closet. Mollie and Marsha are running away, getting the cash from the safe...

Oct 17, 201647 min

44: Ringworm, Hand-foot-and-mouth, and letting your kids play with the infected. Taking your kids to parties and using your kids as an excuse NOT to go to parties. Double strollers SUCK and Tsum Tsum doesn’t.

Postpartum bikini waxing and ringworm! Do you let your kids hang out with the “unclean” children that are riddled with pox, fungus and infection? Do you tell other parents when your kids are sick? Do you take your kids out in public when they are sick? Do you use your kids as an excuse to avoid going places and SAY your kids are sick? Does Mollie’s toddler have a weird bathroom fetish, or is it just “social pooping?” What’s normal with kids in the bathroom? Judgmental mommy: Side-by-side double ...

Oct 10, 201632 min

43: Bringing home baby #2! How do you prep the kids at home? Toddler obsessions and surviving Ross with a toddler. Marsha! Marsha! Marsha! joins us to share her wisdom on how to survive having two kids and what you DON’T want on the cloud.

“May the peace be with you!” Jenny V is BACK after giving birth to baby #2!! And we are taking turns smelling the baby’s head. Mollie’s amazing neighbor and mom Marsha is joining us to weigh in on having older kids, having two kids, what to do about introducing the new baby, and how to handle toddler obsessions. “Let sleeping 4-year-olds lie.” What do you do when your kids get up in the middle of the night? When do tantrums stop? Marsha tells the shocking truth. What you DON’T want on the cloud…...

Oct 03, 201654 min

42: How to go out to eat with a toddler; and what the nanny found in the diaper. Bonding after weaning and what “special needs “ really means.

How to go out to eat with a toddler and not have your waitress spit in your food? Mollie and Edith dish to Marty and Andy all about their mommy date and how they failed to win the waitress over with their screaming babies and shitty tips. Jenny V had her baby and Mollie got addicted to its sweet sweet baby smell. Edith, who is an assistant principle in Los Angeles county explains what “special needs” and “at risk” really mean. How do you bond with baby after weaning? AND what did Edith’s nanny f...

Sep 26, 201632 min

41: Terrible Twos - Is my toddler trying to destroy me? Tantrums, snacks, mixers, and the emerging personality of an independent two-year-old.

Bill is 22 months and entering into the terrible twos; and with that comes obsessions, independence, and tantrums. Bill is expressing his independence and need for distance from mom and dad. His personality is emerging between the tantrums, and he is solidifying his identity and it is neither male nor female! Marty is back from being on the road. Mollie does a little military wife comedy and talks about what she did when Jon was deployed and what to do with hecklers. The dog sets the tone at the...

Sep 19, 201637 min

40: Do you smell SKUNK?! Mollie brings the stink to the stage and reveals how military wives can make new friends. Free penis pumps for veterans! Grandparents are AWESOME, but obsessed with Costco.

I smell skunk! And it’s not the neighbor’s medical marijuana. Mollie’s cat gets skunked right before she travels to entertain military wives, and she brings the stink to the stage! Mollie explains her new way to help military wives make friends while laughing and having a blast. Jon explains how veterans qualify for FREE penis pumps at the VA hospital. Grandparents are AWESOME for your kids, BUT what’s with old people and Costco? Do ponies distract men from war? Jon reveals Mollie’s nagging-to-t...

Sep 12, 201650 min

39: Untold Stories from the Surgical Center: Long-lasting boners, bikini tattoos, and random stuff stuck in butts. WARNING: This episode is immature and totally true!

Boners lasting three days, bikini tattoos, and real stuff stuck in butts. Untold stories from the surgery center. WARNING: This episode is unreal, immature, and totally true. Jon confesses what the nurses sometimes deal with. Why are there no dolls for boys? Is Bill reincarnated or just psychic? Books for adults and kids. These topics don’t balance out the boner and butt stories, but we tried.

Sep 05, 201638 min

38: PRUDE ALERT! Does becoming a mom make you a prude? What is appropriate in public, and what is just LOW CLASS? One-on-one time with DAD: Mom, take that break. Dad WANTS you to.

Is being a mommy making Mollie a big old boring PRUDE? Marty, Jarrett and Mollie discuss what is appropriate of all eyes and ears and what is not. What is ridiculous to wear on a t-shirt or have on your car. Jarrett explains what goes over your kids' heads and what doesn’t when it comes to movies and what they see in public. Celebrity appearances in LA, and Bill and Jon make special appearances on the show. Jarret explains that Dads WANT to give Mom a break, because then Dad gets his one-on-one ...

Aug 29, 201650 min

37: The Hospital Tour: Is it a waste of time, or chock full of info you need to know? After delivery: the phone tree. Who do you call? Who gets baby’s first picture? Who will be pissed? Tips on how to avoid all the stress and be prepared.

The very pregnant Jenny V sits down, then gets up again to go to the bathroom, then sits back down to discuss the final preps to have baby #2! The hospital tour, why you should take it, and what you need to bring to the hospital for labor and recovery. WHO ya gonna call FIRST after you have the baby? Tips on how to navigate the phone tree and Facebook to alert EVERYONE that the baby has arrived. PHONE TREE! Mollie reminisces over her last few days before she gave birth and gives tips and APPS th...

Aug 22, 201653 min

36: Car sick kids and Carnies! What’s grosser? Taking your kid to the fair or having them get car sick? Rear-facing car seat dilemmas and surviving taking your kid and husband to the fair.

This podcast is DEEP FRIED and chock full of Carnies! Mollie, Andy, Marty, and Jon are all in studio to chat about what’s grosser: kids getting car sick or taking them to the fair. Mollie and Jon share how they survived Bill getting car sick and the OC Fair. Techniques to help avoid your rear-facing kids getting car sick and what products can help the clean-up. Fair food, what’s off limits for toddlers and husbands. We confirm Andy is not American because he has never been to the fair. Mollie br...

Aug 15, 201651 min

35: Are Cran-raisins as BAD for your kids as DONUTS!? And can I give my kids juice EVER? Dietician Sherry Berg dishes up the truth about juice, fruit, and your kid's diet.

Dietician Sherry Berg sits with Mollie LIVE from the massage studio to discuss the truth behind the hype on fruit and what your kids are eating. Please forgive the sound issues folks--there is still GOOD info here and many laughs. The ladies dish all about being relaxed, beached whales, and FOOD for your kids. Sherry reveals the TRUTH on FRUIT and your kids. Dried fruit, fruit juice, canned veggies: what’s OK to give your kids. AND how to approach soda with your kids.

Aug 08, 201630 min

34: Defusing tantrums in marriage and with toddlers. Baby's first dentist visit. What type of childcare do you WANT, and how to get it.

Mollie informs Marty and Andy on how to defuse tantrums in marriage and with toddlers. Marty and Andy confess that kids drive them nuts. Mollie confesses she is still trying to NOT over-stimulate her only child. Baby's first dentist visit: What to expect. Time to hire childcare? What do you WANT, and how do you get it? What does fast food have to do with calming your freaked-out toddler? Hint: It's not about giving them nuggets and fries. Although Mollie does admit in this episode to giving Bill...

Aug 01, 201657 min

33: Go RVing! Kids 'N camping and first day of preschool. Star Wars, Pinworms, ED, and more potty training.

Mollie, Marty, and Jenny V. talk about family camping in the RV, pregnancy, Bill's potty training, and Jacob's first day of preschool! What lunch box were you rockin'? Mollie's mom's advice on pinworms, hemorrhoids, and marital issues. Mollie and Jenny talk about why the RV lifestyle is not just for OLD people, but perfect for family memories. Tips, secrets, and advice for RVing with your family.

Jul 25, 20161 hr 16 min

32: Is TV GOOD for your kid? When can you take your kid to the movies? Sesame Street versus SpongeBob Squarepants. Kevin Bacon, the popcorn trick, kids losing teeth, and the dangers of joining the Marine Corps.

Mollie, Jenny V, and Jarrett discuss the TRUTH behind letting your toddler watch TV, the reality of your expectations of screen time, and the results. Does watching TV make your kid fat and cause ADD? Can watching certain TV shows make your kid SMARTER? Sesame Street versus SpongeBob Squarepants: are we throwing shade? Whatever that means, you be the judge. When can you finally take your kids to the movies, and was it enjoyable for everyone? Mollie reveals how her grandma kept us all busy. Potty...

Jul 18, 201647 min

31: Your Toddler’s Limitations. Over-stimulating your only child and how your energy affects your kid’s mood.

The very pregnant Jenny V talks about iceberg lettuce and your hemorrhoids. Mollie vents about old people who just don’t care anymore. Mollie rehashes Father’s Day Fail 2016 and knowing your toddler’s limitations when out and about. The LA DILF, Jarrett, shares how to keep it simple on holidays, lower expectations with your toddler, AND how to communicate with your partner. Mollie and Jenny Workman have a playdate with the boys and discuss how your energy affects your kid’s mood, the dangers of ...

Jul 11, 201643 min

30: Author Kristine Schellhaas is in studio to talk about her book, 15 Years of War, and military life.

Author and entrepreneur Kristine Schellhaas is in studio to talk about her book, 15 Years of War , and military families! Defusing sibling fights, dealing with “know-it-alls,” benefits of base housing, deployments, homecomings, changes in the family after deployment, and more. Mollie and Kristine discuss what the war was like from the home front. Marriage, family, deployments, reunions, and PCSing; military life over 15 years of war. Mollie talks about her book and if there will be another one a...

Jul 04, 20161 hr 5 min

29: Disneyland has GANGS? - The family calendar and the potty in the back of my car….

The LA DILF Jarret is in studio and suggests Mollie potty train her baby by crate training. Mollie lectures about why Families need a monthly calendar on the wall. What is it with people with Disneyland??? How to navigate Disney with your baby, the tram, the lines, the food, breastfeeding. Is it true that Disney land has GANGS???Are you a Disneyland weirdo? Have you taken your love for Disney to the next level? And is it ok? The LA DILF may have. Mollie confesses her secret collecting obsession....

Jun 27, 20161 hr 7 min

28: Stories From The Road. Separation anxiety! How going on tour affected me and BILL. Fans I love, fans that creep me out.

Mollie shares stories from the road with Marty and Andy. Andy and Mollie reminisce from the times he stage-managed Mollie's comedy shows. Why Mollie needs a green room and you want her to have one. Mollie LOVES her super fans and the connection they share. What she loves and what creeps her out. What happens before and after the show. Shitty book signings, crazy fans that stalk Mollie and take her energy. How going on the road traveling freaks her out, and her baby! Is Andy capable of stage-mana...

Jun 20, 20161 hr 6 min

27: Creepy People at the Playground: How do you deal? Are there signs you should start potty training? Airline travel when you’re pregnant. Mysteries of the Unknown: Sasquatch, Loch Ness, and toddlers.

Marty, the very pregnant Jenny V, and Mollie discuss flying while pregnant, and bizarre things we have seen flying around the country. What is acceptable to eat on the plane? What service animals are acceptable? Are you more afraid of the plane crashing, breathing everyone’s farts, or Jenny’s hormones? The affects of your negative energy on your baby. Signs that your kid is ready to potty train. The cart was way in front of the horse for Mollie and Bill. Teaching your toddler how to wipe appropr...

Jun 13, 201655 min

26: Your Body After BIRTH: What’s normal, what can be fixed, what can’t be fixed. Your pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum issues. Peeing your pants, pelvic pain, and slutty octopuses in your toilet!

OUCH! This still hurts after the baby: what’s normal, what can be fixed, what can’t be fixed. Physical therapy for your vagina? You betcha! Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery: What questions you should ask your OBGYN. What are all these prenatal tests, and what do they mean? What are they looking for? Should you cry when your baby is born? Which recovery is easier--vaginal or C-section? Post-pregnancy pain, the realities. When you need to talk to your doctor about pain or body changes after the baby....

Jun 06, 20161 hr 6 min

25: HOT DATE NIGHT- Baby sign language, “co-sleeping” with older kids, and The Buddy Bench phenomenon. What you need to know and how each affects your family.

Jon and Mollie talk about their HOT DATE NIGHT and why you need to schedule one with your spouse! When was the last time you two went out? And what do you talk about? Facebook fans weigh in on how you CAN make date night happen, even on a budget. Baby sign language: is this for real? Learn the who, what, when, where, and how from the listeners on Facebook. Mollie confesses about blaming her farts on nerds and about her first Catholic confession! Does your kid have to be friends with everyone, or...

May 30, 20161 hr 21 min
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