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To email Ali with any issue regarding life in the military and deployments, please email:
 
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She will do her best to get back to each and every one of you and children and teens are welcome to ask questions too.
Ali's background includes child behavior management, individual therapy,crisis intervention,marital and relationship counseling and family counseling.
Every week, some of your letters might be posted in her column. Identifying info will be removed. We use only first names and the state or country from which you are writing when we get your permission to share your questions. We understand in all  instances confidentiality and OPSEC must be key.
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Whether you are in the military, a veteran or family of a loved one deployed , you are not alone. There is someone here waiting to listen.
 
Issues that are covered in the Just Ask Ali program include everything including the kitchen sink.
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Here are a few examples:
 
  • Separation issues with children
  • Preparing for a 2nd or 3rd deployment
  • Coming home and adjusting to the family again
  • Sexual issues between couples during and after a deployment
  • Depression and behavior issues in children when our hero is away
  • Having to be Mom and Dad at the same time
  • Explaining the war and our hero's purpose there to children
  • Bedwetting
  • Eating disorders (bulemia and anorexia)
  • Sleep issues in our children and ourselves
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the effects on loved ones
  • Dealing with the Media and balancing the truth
  • Infidelity and Healing
  • Trust Issues with our spouse
  • Loneliness and Depression while deployed and or dealing with deployments
  • Finding ourselves again and strength to make it through deployments
  • Substance abuse
  • Creating support systems for ourselves
  • Coping with chronic or serious illness.
  • Blended families
  • Taking care of oneself and ones needs - putting yourself first
  • Guilt issues regarding leaving loved ones behind when deployed
  • Communicating effectively with our spouse or loved one during a deployment
  • Holiday stress and depression
  • Spirituality and faith when dealing with deployments
  • Dealing with Injury or Death whether in your family or unit.
 
   

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 Homefront Hugs Morale Mission
 
The " Ask Ali Program" is asking all Americans and their friends to send us a note to post to our troops in 3 sentences or less with your name,city and state .
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Maybe you think they have heard it all before- but not this way and you can never say it enough- especially now.
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We are still posting entries on our web site ....our troops need to know from the right or the left our support never wavers even while other issues plague us like the cost of gas or bills and health issues . Take a moment. Just a moment. 
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Morale of our troops affects their mission every day and they need to know that we still remember even while griping about the price of gas.  
 
If any child or teen wants to enter this- they can do so with parental permission.
(Photos are welcome but keep them as jpegs and keep them very small....no larger than 150 x 200 pixels and no bigger than .25 MB. )
 
Begin the notes to our heroes with
 
" You are never forgotten because ....."
 
 
Email entries to 
 
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Take a moment. Do it as a family. And then if you want to help-or do something more...come visit us again at http://HomefrontHugs.com ! 
 
All entries  to contests or the Ask Ali program become the property of Homefront Hugs USA upon receipt.
Homefront Hugs USA does not endorse any political party or candidate. We are here strictly to provide support and comfort to our service members,veterans and their families, regardless of political or religious affiliation. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, or politics in accordance with our United States constitution and in honor of our troops and veterans worldwide who come from all walks of life to serve our country with honor, great personal sacrifice and courage.

All right reserved, Homefront Hugs USA, 2001.

Homefront Hugs USA and its programs owns all rights , trademark, and copyright to "ASK ALI ". If you are interested in this column and publishing  it in your paper or on your website, please contact Homefront Hugs USA at info@HomefrontHugs.com.

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