Military kids often experience things that most other kids don't (ie- MOVING being the big one.) With that being said, here are some things that I have noticed about Logan and Audrey that are different...
*They use words like commissary and bx. These words simply refer to grocery store and "mall" on base.
*They pretend to be landlords or real estate agents.
When we first arrived in Germany, we stayed in TLF (temporary living facility) or base hotel. We started house hunting right away and always took the kids with us. One day after we had been here about 2 weeks, the kids started showing me around our hotel room. Logan would take my hand back to their bedroom and say, "Here is a bedroom, it has a nice closet. There are 2 bedrooms in this house." He would continue to show me the bathroom, laundry room, kitchen and how it had a nice fridge, living room. Then he would say to me, "Well, what do you think?" So I played along and asked how much it would cost. He would usually tell me 2 and well that is cheap for a house, so I would gladly accept "the property". The one day I think he showed me the same "house", five times.
*They pretend to be movers/packers.
Today, the kids were playing and walking around with a pen and paper and marking things down. Then the questions started (Gwen you will appreciate these, since you have been through the process with us)- "Mom, does this go (referring to the stuff in the cupboards)." "Yes" I reply "however, the stove, microwave, dish washer, and coffee maker stays."
"Do the bananas go? Does anything go in your fridge? What about the fish tank? Does the table go? How about the couch and the tv? Is there anything upstairs that goes? How about the candy, does it go?"
Each time I answered as if I were talking to a moving company and each time both kids made some marks on their papers- No the bananas don't go. Don't worry about the stuff in the fridge, I will deal with that. The fish tank will be empty and ready to be boxed up. Yes the table, couch and tv all go. Everything upstairs needs to go. No don't take the candy, I will be taking that with me.
*Finally, since we move so often, Logan and Audrey refer to their different houses about different things that have happened.
"At my wog (log) house..."
"In our Texas house....."
"Our Germany house has a camel for a neighbor."
4 comments:
Loved it! and I do remember the lists and questions. It wasn't that long ago. Keep up the positive attitude and the kids will be fine. They accept things that you accept and will fight the thins tat you fight. You are amazing and so are those kids.
Too cute!! Such great memories!
Tabatha, your children are precious, and so smart! My boys are now 25 and 22 and they STILL say commissary for grocery store and hospital for the doctor. They also referrer to different houses that we lived in through the years as: “The house that was torn down.” or “The house that was near the big park.” Military children a.k.a. military brats, have a vocabulary all their own and are wise beyond their years. I’m so thankful that my boys had the chance to grow up with such a multi-cultural lifestyle.
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