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You Know You're A Military Teen When....
• You have to become the strong one in the house because the parent not in the military becomes depressed and your siblings still need to be taken care of, and the house maintained. Renne, 12/28/2010
• You've lived in more houses than your age. Sharah, 12/13/2010
• When the only reason you stay in a state longer than two years is because your family of eight becomes too expensive to move. Frances, 12/5/2010
• When you're tired of starting over. Shelby, 11/13/2010
• When you move every one to two years. Candy, 11/5/2010
• You get jealous when other kids talk about how they've been friends since kindergarten, and you've only been friends with them since last year. Tori, 11/4/2010
• You honestly get touched by patriotic songs. Sarah, 11/4/2010
• When you have more than one best friend around the country. Samasly, 10/29/2010
• You automatically attract members of the opposite sex when you travel stateside because they think you're foreign. :) Andrew, 10/25/2010
• When you've attended more than three different schools. Marie, 10/22/2010
• You notice Tom Cruise,in uniform, goes outside without a hat, and has a non-regulation haircut in Top Gun. Audrey, 10/21/2010
• You have to celebrate everyone's birthday on the same day because your dad won't be there. Victoria, 9/26/2010
• When you have to start flying from Europe to go to countries you haven't visited. Zach, 9/13/2010
• You're surprised when you live in the same place for over two years. Maiya, 9/3/2010
• When your not nervous to move to a new place, because your used to it. Katie, 8/26/2010
• When moving to a different country doesn't even scare you anymore. Alexandria, 8/26/2010
• When your dad can finally make it to one of your choir concerts in time to see you perform. Alexandria, 8/26/2010
• You get excited when you see that there is an "unavailable" call coming in. Kara, 8/14/2010
• When people ask you where your from you don't know what to tell them, because you've never actually lived where you were born. Tiffany, 8/12/2010
• You cry when your dad comes home cause it's proof he's still alive. Jessie, 8/12/2010
• You argue with others that the term 'brat' is actually very endearing. Laura, 8/5/2010
• People ask you how can you understand German people if you don't speak German. Gabe, 7/24/2010
• You tell people that you lived in Japan and they ask if you speak Japanese. Joi, 7/16/2010
• You wonder every day were your Dad is and when he's coming back. Chris, 7/8/2010
• You have been to the places in your many many history books. Bailey, 7/8/2010
• You are surprised by people who have never left their home state. Zach, 7/5/2010
• You have lived in places where people go on vacations. Zach, 6/19/2010
•You have celebrated birthdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all on the same day because your dad won't be home for the actual days. Mel, 6/3/2010
• You see places on TV that you have been to. Zach, 5/28/2010
• You have lived on 3 different continents and 4 different countries before your 18th birthday. Trish, 5/27/2010
• You can teach the Geography class better than the teacher. Jay, 5/27/2010
• You’re American but have never lived in the US. Mary, 5/26/2010
• Your father misses your band concert, your prom, and your graduation but still he means everything in the world to you. Pam, 5/25/2010
Your turn...how do you know when you're a military teen?
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