Military Life

Dissecting Your Teen When Side-hugs Begin

Soon, Hayden grew into a teenager, and all affection, conversation and attention became forced. A reluctant side-hug was as good as it was gonna get…

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Seeking Truth About Military Teen Resilience

‘Military children are resilient!’ If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. But I’ve often wondered, were our kids truly resilient or was this just wishful thinking?

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‘Pardon, is that a bit of spleen in your teeth?’

As the waiter set the dish before me, I could almost hear Billy the Big Mouth Bass singing “Take Me to the River” as the fish stared at me from the plate…

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Finding community requires serving community… sometimes deep fried

I arrived at 8:30 AM, just as four other volunteers were setting up a shade canopy over the deep fat fryer…After two decades of managing three kids’ sports team obligations, I’d earned an honorary doctorate in shade canopy engineering. I jumped into the fray, expertly sliding a corner bracket securely into its slot as if I’d invented the contraption…

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