Some people say that military children are like dandelions because they "can be scattered by the wind and put roots down anywhere" (https://militarybratlife.wordpress.com/). | Patti Neal Cadwallader wrote the following poem comparing military children to dandelions: Dandelion you’re like me Set adrift to ride the breeze Drifting here and settling there To grow as if you have no care Only those like you will know The sudden rush to rise and go On any current you will flow On any weathered wind you’ll blow In any sea, on any tide On any ground, you will abide And you never do decide Just where you’ll go, or how you’ll ride Around the world, among all kinds Flying with no tie that binds Always leaving friends behind Trying not to show you mind Dandelion I’m like you! Of my future, I’ve no clue! I put down roots that have no glue So I’ll move to somewhere new. |
What are your thoughts and feelings about being a military child? What do you like most about it? What do you like the least?
43 Comments
Kyi
2/5/2015 14:53:17
The reason I like being a military child because I can go to places that are very interesting but the bad thing is I will miss my friends and it is really hard to make new ones.
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Ghah1685
2/5/2015 14:57:42
I like being a military child because I get to move all around the world.I like most about it is that I meet new friends.The least that I don't like about is that I have to be away from my other family members!And thats all!!!!
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Dtho
2/5/2015 14:58:32
I love being a military child. I love metting new people. I hate leaving.
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zall
2/9/2015 21:20:12
I hate leaving to but it is for a good cause. Also you can meet new people. Learn new stuff that you don't know.
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lbal
2/6/2015 16:46:43
I like being a military child you get to go almost anywhere in the world and it's very fun the only thing I don't like is the deployments and when they aren't there for your birthday.
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bele
2/6/2015 17:26:10
As a military child I have been able to several states and different countries I enjoy meeting new people and neighbors,learning about new
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cbro
2/7/2015 16:11:45
It is nice being a military child. The good thing is we get to travel and meet know people. The bad thing is that we have to leave are freinds.
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aest
2/7/2015 17:25:28
My thoughts about being a military child is what would happen if you where to move while being stationed. What would happen? What I like about being a military child is that i always make new friends. What i don't like about being a military child is that we move to much.
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acal9235
2/7/2015 20:45:30
Being a military kid is alright because when ever I move I get to meet new friends but I don't like it because I have to leave my friends and sometimes I get sepurayted from my mom.
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Bmar2553
2/7/2015 22:49:07
I love being a military child because I can have many cool stuff to say and do.Also on job shadow day i can see many cool things at my dad's work!There are a couple bad qualities to my thoughts of being a military child.There is we are moving a lot back and forth and back and forth.So when i make a new friend then i move and never see that friend again.So here are some thoughts of my military childhood!
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esya
2/7/2015 23:55:35
Well, what I like the most about that there are many military people to take care of us, and we get to participate in many special events for families and that military kids make many friends. The least is that I live far away from my relatives and saying goodbye to friends when moving.
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lcas
2/8/2015 02:18:18
What I like about being a military chiald is that I get to make new friends and I get to learn about new countrys and I get to go to diffrent fun places. But what I don't like about being a military chiuld is that I have to leave my new friends and it is sort of hard making new friends also I have to leav all the new fun places and my dad goas on long trips for work and i'll probubly never see my new friends again also I don't really like being new it's scary.
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ckno
2/8/2015 14:12:12
I like it because you get to see many new places around the world and i like to see new things. I do not like it because i do not want to move and say goodbye to my family. I am german and when i move it will be my first time living in the USA or some where else around the world and it will be hard to say goodbye when it is your first time.
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Arei
2/8/2015 21:02:53
Im a military child and what i really hate about being a military child is that we ( my family ) always move to different places and i will always miss my friends :( but its good to be a military child :) the good thing that i am a military child is that everytime i go to new places and go to a new school i make new friends :) I think its good to be a military child and guys ( students ) even though your not a military child doesn't mean your not good everyone is good :)
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kbuc
2/8/2015 21:22:33
What are your thoughts and feelings about being a military child?
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zmim
2/8/2015 21:29:09
I love being a military child because I can make new friends and I get to travel.But the only thing I don't like it is I have to move a lot and I have to say bye to my friends.
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kdan
2/8/2015 21:30:05
I like to be a military child because I get to travel across the world. What I like the most is that I get to meet new friends. What I like the least is that I miss my friends and when my mom get stationed somewhere else.
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Dr.JDEL
2/8/2015 21:32:41
Well its cool being a military child but yet it can be really sad when your mom or dad leave for work for a year or even if some one loses there life. What i like about being a military child is that you get to explore places that a lot of other kids probably will never see in there life time.Yet the things i don't like about is when you move to these places you often meet some awesome people but when the time comes you some times move away or they move away or if your super lucky that no one moves. That would probably never happen. Sincerely Dr.JDEL
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jhar
2/8/2015 21:51:30
Being here since kindergarten I have seen many people come and go, it's hard like a lot of people say. I had my best friend move halfway across the world to Hawaii, It was hard. I hope i've stated that being a military child is hard, But there is a bright side too going places like that means you can travel like crazy.
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CBEL
2/8/2015 21:57:45
I think that being a military child gets more fun things to do than not being a military child. The thing I like about being a military child is traveling to new places, meeting new people and doing new things. The things I don't like being a military child are saying good bye to people, deployment, and leaving your home, family, and friends.
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ydur
2/23/2015 19:27:11
i think you are right because being a military child can be fun here and there but i like most off is the traveling
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zall
2/8/2015 22:08:08
My thoughts are When are they coming back? How long do they stay. How long do I have to stay without him ? How long will it be different ? When are they coming back from the Airport to see they're great family?
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Tarr
2/8/2015 22:10:22
I like being a military child becuase I can traval around the world not just staying in the same place you hole life. The best thing i like about be a military child is making new friends. The least thing I is leaving my friends and I don't go visit my family well I went once but after that we haven't gone.
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Deva
2/8/2015 22:40:05
The good thing is you meet new friends and bad thing is you move and lose your friends
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Jenn
2/8/2015 22:46:48
I think the best part of being a military child is going many places. But the worst part is leaving good friends. I’ve lived in Texas, Portugal, and Germany.
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dpoh
2/8/2015 22:48:32
One thing I love about being a military kid is that my family and me can go all around the world and learn new things.but the thing I hate is that I have to leave good friends behind and sometimes my dad has to leave.
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Jfor
2/8/2015 23:00:18
My thought of being a military child is good because this our first time moving. What I like the most is that we get to meet new friends and travel around Germany. The least is I have to leave my city and friends.
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jmar7821
2/8/2015 23:34:19
One reason I like about being a military child is that the people love and care for us children. Also, you move to different places and make new friends. And the bad things are that you have to move away from friends, leave family and hurt. I LOVE being a military child, don't get me wrong, but it's hard some times!
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cdia
2/8/2015 23:59:53
I like that we get to go to places that you haven't been before. And I also like that you get to meet new people.
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Kbri2124
2/9/2015 00:04:25
What I like about being a Military Child is that I get to travel the world. And What I Don't Like is Waking Up So Early
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mmap
2/9/2015 00:14:32
I like it because you see new places. but I don't like it because you have to leave your friends.
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JROD
2/9/2015 00:16:01
I feel everyday I have to start over. Moving, new house, new school.
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kmor
2/9/2015 00:19:13
I like it because you get to have so much fun visiting awesome places.
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ibor
2/9/2015 01:10:47
My favorite part of being a military child is meeting so many new people and making new friends and experiencing life of different places like when we where in Illinois then we came here.My least favorite part of being a military child is saying good bye to my friends and my daddy having to be deployed.My thoughts of being a military child are when i grow up in one part of my life i might want to be in the military like my daddy i'll be in the air force like my dad if i join also i wonder how hard it is being in the military.My feelings are hard to explain but i can say that i'm proud of my dad and i feel my family should support him like we do and i'm happy to be a military child.
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ydur
2/9/2015 01:13:46
somethings i like about being a milatary child is that you can travel the world and places you have never been to specially going to disneyland paris something i don't like about being a military child is leaving my friends and family.
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tara9553
2/9/2015 01:33:57
I like to be a military child because I can travel all around the world and see new things. I like to see new things and places and making new friends, I don't like leaving my old friends and missing the school that you were in and don't forget I bet that all students will miss their teachers. On the other hand I bet that one day we will see each other again somewhere in the world.
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abro
2/9/2015 01:50:39
What I like the most is that we get to go to celebrate stuff like 4th of July parties. And what I don't like at all is that my dad is always deployed.
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gros
2/9/2015 01:55:50
My thoughts and feelings on being a military child vary from when I move to a new place and then I move again. It is scary to have to meet new people, but once I get to know them it is sad to have to leave. What I like the most of being a military child is the fun of traveling and exploring the world. The one thing I like the least is leaving behind family and friends.
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jdre
2/9/2015 01:58:10
I like being a military child, because I get to meet new people. I also like being a military child, because I get to have more friends. What I don't like about being a military child is that I have to leave my friends.I also don't like it when I have to move away from my friends, because it's kind of hard to say goodbye to someone that is your friend and someone you've played with and known or a long time.
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Imor
2/9/2015 12:30:09
My thoughts of being a military child feels sooo special but hard at the same time. It's special to me because I would make like at least 100 friends before my dad retires. It's hard because I always see one or two kids cry when I leave.
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Cjon
2/9/2015 22:43:11
usually I feel like I never stop traveling around the world I've not been to Australia or Antarctica but I have been to north and south America and Europe.
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eang6528
2/14/2015 23:38:19
I love being a Military Child because I get to travel around many places. Also, I get to go on base and do fun things. The sad part is leaving friends behind, saying bye to family and pets who can't come on the flight. Also what I don't like about traveling is the plane flights! I don't like planes! But, I'm happy and lucky to be a Military Child!
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eang6528
2/14/2015 23:40:16
Also I forgot to say is, its scary, hard and sad when my dad gets deployed and has to leave for a long time.
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