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Vivian S.
Jan 3
Controlling What I Can
There are an endless number of things we can’t control in life - decisions that are made for us and external forces that no matter how...

Guest Writer
Dec 13, 2024
ME
This article was sent to us by Natalie S., an eighth grader stationed in Texas. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...


Ayslin K.
Oct 21, 2024
Hidden Heroes
Growing up as a military kid comes with its own set of unique challenges. Frequent relocations, parental deployments, and uncertainty can...


Amiliya S.
Aug 5, 2024
We Aren't Weeds
I am rather insignificant, and not very impressive. Not like the orchidaceae, or even the bright helianthus. But I grow. And grow, and...


Lilly Saint
Jul 19, 2024
How My Anxiety Affects My Life
According to both an article from Johns Hopkins Medicine and data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in...


Vivian S.
May 3, 2024
Making the Difference
Connection. Belonging. Stability. These are the buzzwords used to explain the educational childhood of a military brat. We've all heard...


Guest Writer
Mar 22, 2024
On Grieving and Military Kids
This article was sent to us by Kaitlyn H., a 10th grader stationed in Virginia. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...


Elisabeth H.
Aug 7, 2023
Time Away
24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. That is a day. And the average person lives for approximately 29,200 days. So why do we feel so...


Lilly Saint
Jun 23, 2023
What it's like being a Military Brat with Siblings
On the surface level, being a military brat with siblings isn’t much different than being an ordinary brat with siblings. You can’t stand...

Ella W.
May 8, 2023
Paper Planes
The card gets folded into a paper plane, paper memories, paper friendship. But paper planes don't prepare you for the real thing. The...


Emily A.
Apr 3, 2023
In Your Lane
Recently, a Bloom blog titled 'Sports: Benefiting Military Teens' discussed the incredible benefits that sports can have on military...


Jasmine Lugan
Feb 15, 2023
Mask
Try it on. Put it on. Keep it on. Once you have it on, You can’t take it off. The addiction. The fear. The loneliness. You can’t see me-...


Ayslin K.
Feb 10, 2023
I Serve Too
My dad is often met with the phrase, "Thank you for your service." In the Walmart checkout line, after church sessions, between gas...

Christine Allen
Jan 4, 2023
Out of Place
If you didn't notice from my last article, "New Kid," I like to use music to explain what I feel, and I enjoy finding songs to help other...


Jasmine Lugan
Nov 28, 2022
Hotel
Temporary. Nonpermanent. Short term. I walk through the halls. I cry in the rooms. New emotions, new moves, new sacrifices. Free...


Elisabeth H.
Nov 4, 2022
Sometimes Negatives Are Also Positives
As we all know, military teens can have a difficult life. I respect that statement because I know it’s true. We go through moves -...


Lorelei H.
Aug 5, 2022
I Hate Motivational Posters: The Emotions of Extended Deployments
Nothing irks me more than those silly “You can do it!” posters. Sometimes nothing but negativity spews out of my mouth, and I feel like I...


Ella W.
Jul 13, 2022
Unsolvable Puzzles
April was the month of the military child, and there were several recurring themes I heard in the discussion surrounding us military...
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