Piper Cook (Photo by Piper Cook/Ryukyu Middle School)
When I was younger, I didn’t like being a military “brat.”. My dad would leave for long periods of time, and I would miss him. I also didn’t like moving all of the time. It felt to me that as soon as we got somewhere, we would pick up our stuff and go somewhere else, leaving all of my friends behind.
As I grew older, I began to realize that when my dad would leave, he was going to support my country, and when we had to move, it was because my dad had to help in other places.
Now I realize that what we are doing is cool, and that I get to experience amazing things and meet new people. Overall, now I like being a military “brat.”
