I never knew I could find a connection to other people like me. Then I found Bloom. My sister started first as a blog writer, then started The Bloom Room podcast with her other milteen friends. I was in 7th grade at the time, ignorant of many things in the world. I knew at the time my sister joined something related to being a military kid, but I never knew the impact this blog had on kids all over the world. As I grew older, I learned more about what my sister did by reading

Moving can feel overwhelming, but breaking a PCS down into tangible moments by making sense of all the things you feel and experience along the way can make the journey a lot more manageable. So, what does moving actually feel like? Thinking back on my life, to me, moving feels… Like the sound of packing tape wrapping up boxes Like the smell of cardboard wafting through an empty house as we construct cardboard box forts Like the beautiful sights of passing scenery on a long

The thing that everyone focuses on when you’re a military child, when meeting new people, is always the plethora of places you’ve likely lived—for myself, sprawled across a handful of countries across a handful of continents, I’m doubtlessly familiar with the details of how cool and interesting it was to get the opportunity to live abroad. But the adjective I hated the most was when they would say I was lucky. Off the bat, I don’t have any problem with the word luck; I’m luck

I've seen much discussion on my feed lately of "Gen Z's overwhelming Nostalgia." Our tendency to reminisce on everything "unimportant" -- a random place, an insignificant time, and even the past we may never have experienced. We often make Pinterest boards and edits of the 70s, 90s and every other time we didn't live, specifically the times before social media and smart phones. As I feel this storyline picking up more and more, I feel a definite truth in it. I think of every

Military representation has been long present in Hollywood, serving as a way for the general public to get a glimpse of the United States military. Media from “Top Gun” to “NCIS” inspire, inform, and sensationalize our military to the public, glamorizing the idea of military service internationally. Yet, I chose the word “idea” intentionally - while the media does a fabulous job showcasing some aspects of the military, they tend to misrepresent service as a whole. Through glo

In the life of military kids, there are so many things that we can all relate to, regardless of our journeys, and there are so many...

Illustration by Alan Doodles With summer in full swing, the moving season for military families is well underway. During this time, we...

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...

As a military kid, I've lived in a lot of different houses in many very different neighborhoods and towns. An interesting factoid about...

Fun fact: there are currently 1.3 million school-aged military kids in the United States. We're attending public school, private school,...

-A look at an age old rivalry from the view of a military teen who’s lived in both places. Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this article...

Moving is nothing new to military kids. Over the course of my life, I've moved a total of eight times throughout the...

I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, and I saw that a girl I used to go to school with was on ESPN’s Instagram account....