Miah A...
M.C. Perry High School
Being a military child feels normal until I see what it’s like to not be a military child. It feels unnatural to see other people my age stay in the same place all their lives until they leave for college. For me, I’ve been moving around every four or so years. For others, they move every two years. In the same fashion, the longest I’ve had a friend continuously be my friend is about three years. On social media, I see people having lifelong friendships or having a friend from elementary school up to their high school years, but I’ve never really had anything like that. My friendships are never really solid because, in the back of my mind, I know that it’ll end once one of us leaves. Despite those flaws of being a military child, I enjoy the pros that come along with it. I especially enjoy living overseas in Japan. When I hear of the struggles of living in America, I feel grateful for living in such a safe country. A lot of people around me have family back in the states, but mine live right here in Japan, so there’s always that factor that makes my life a little easier as a military child.