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Up to this point, a lot of my military life has been centered around unique experiences, most of which are due to constant moving. I have...

Pride is a poem I wrote in late 2019. I had just watched a cool performance of original spoken word poetry, and I was inspired to write...

For me, one of the most stressful parts of moving is the first day at a new school. New people, new buildings, new classes, new teachers...

Loss is an essential part of the military kid experience. While loss and grief are part of the human experience in general, the kind of...

Photo 1: The ant sits on my family's front porch - a soldier proudly holding the flag. Photo 2: The second photo shows the scene out the...

So one of the coolest things about March is the 14th... why? Because it's PI Day! For those of you out there who are math nerds, the 14th...

Sometimes the life of a military teen reads like one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. You arrive at your parent’s next...

When picking a subject for my college essay, I chose the Common App prompt, “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or...

I've always loved the many different holiday seasons; summer heat fading into the crisp winds of autumn, orange leaves soon to be covered...

When I tell non-military affiliates the number of times I’ve moved, some think it is crazy for my short lifetime. When I tell them I’ve...

Sports are hard, especially for us military kids -- not in the sense that they're more physically taxing for us, but because we don't...

I have had trouble with being a people pleaser for years now; honestly it feels like I have been one for centuries and I’m not even 16...

Summer ending, New beginning. A flower curling, dying, breaking. A flower unfurling, blooming, growing. End is beginning, beginning is...

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a veteran is anyone who is "a former member of the Armed Forces" -- a veteran is merely...

Watching the cherry blossom petals leave the once full tree, I’ve come to realize something. Military kids are similar to flowers. Like...

As military kids, there's one question that we get asked a lot when meeting new people. I won't say it here, because I'm sure it will...

Recently, the Bloom Instagram posted a question poll asking for advice on how to leave a lasting legacy. The answer I put in the question...

For the first time in my life, I don’t know if I will have a roof over my head. My family is one of the many military families struggling...

I have always loved the comparison between military children and dandelions. Dandelions are comprised of seeds that flow through the air...