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Unbreakable

As great author,  J.R.R Tolkien, once said, “It is not strength of the body that counts, but strength of the spirit.” Strong spirit is such a valuable trait to build on in life. Life as a military child can get really hard and sometimes scary. Parent’s will leave for long periods of time, work long hours, and whole families will pick up everything they own and move to far off places. This can be excruciatingly hard at times, and these people need to be able to lean on their family and get through the hard times united. Unfortunately, not all people are able to rely on their family, and their bonds are not strong. I personally get along splendidly with my family, but I know some people who do not. I believe that loving your family has to be one of the most important values, and it breaks my heart to see people who have a bad relationship with theirs. Whether you get along with your family or not, it is crucial that you learn to work well with them.

It’s hard to make life work when it constantly feels like a never-ending ride. You are constantly wondering “Are we there yet?” but it is always another move or another station. People will often say that the life of the military child is a lonely one, but it isn’t. When no one else is there, when you have left all your friends, there is your family. Your God-given best friends, who understand what you’re going through because they go through it too. It hurts to leave every friend we make mere years later, but through every move there are the people who stayed. The people who followed you from state to state, sometimes even country to country. They are the ones who truly matter.

Many kids living this life complain, “No place is home.” They have a right mind to think this, but what they describe is not a home, it is a house. A home is the people you share it with. The feeling of togetherness that you have when you realize how much you love them. You may feel alone when life is changing, but you never are. You may feel like you have no home, but a house is not a home, a family is.

Military life can be difficult, trust me I know. I approach another move as I write this and I fear what will become of it. But, you know what? This life I live is exciting! I think of all the places I’ve been and the things I’ve seen, and I realize how lucky I am to have this opportunity to see the world. Us military kids can set goals and plan for the future on a whole new level. We should take pride in our lifestyle, and be grateful for our adventures. What our parents do is so important, and we must recognize that. Being proud of our lives as military children is so important. We often as humans take our blessings for granted and crave more. We should instead look at what we have and be grateful for it.

We can’t deny that our life is hard. We simply have to look at what our brave parents are doing. During the Revolutionary War, our founding fathers fought tirelessly to earn the freedom of our country, and our parents boldly fight to defend it. Though this makes life different and sometimes tougher, it's the path we must follow. It takes a toll on the families of the brave men and women, but it is up to them to decide if they will get back up or give up. My family makes me resilient, and together we are unbreakable.