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Terry Groves
- Jun 11
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Grandfathers
I'm not sure just how different my brat upbringing was due to my relationships with my grandfathers was from those without grandfathers,...
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Terry Groves
- May 28
- 2 min
B.R.A.T.S. A Grandmother's Love
I don't know if being a brat had an influence on my relationship with my grandmothers, but I think it did. They certainly understood what...
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Terry Groves
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
B.R.A.T.S. Lessons Learned
I remember Mom telling Dad how the next door neighbor's boy had asked to be driven somewhere. The response had been that the gas tank in...
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Terry Groves
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Tags - The Names We Go By
We can get called by many names during out life. Here is the history of my nicknames
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Terry Groves
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S Who Gives a Sheet?
Growing up a military brat, for me, resulted in a fair bit of regimentation in my childhood. I am not certain it would have been the same...
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Terry Groves
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
Brats Make The Best Friends
I recently learned just how valuable a brat friend is. During a trip to Ontario to see my family who COVID had kept me from for two...
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Terry Groves
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
B.R.A.T.S. Bowling and Other Activities on Base
Ah, those military provided amenities.
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Terry Groves
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Unlikely Heroes
Have you encountered heroes in your life? I hope you have. I recall one whose name I never learned. It seemed I was always waiting to be...
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Terry Groves
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Girl Things
Did you grow up believing a misconception?
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Terry Groves
- May 5, 2021
- 6 min
B.R.A.T.S. Living on the Economy
Being a brat didn't always involve just military settings. Sometimes we got to interact with the civilian population at a more personal leve
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Terry Groves
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Fork My Arm
Can kids be trusted to make smart decisions?
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Terry Groves
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Wisdom
This story meanders a bit but illustrates a couple of brat bits of wisdom. I left home at 17 after graduating high school. I went to...
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Terry Groves
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Winter Adventures
I find it curious that what constitutes a weather disaster now, I viewed as an exceptional experience opportunity as a teen. I don't...
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Terry Groves
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
B.R.A.T.S. Benefits to Being a BRAT.
Living on a military base gave lots of opportunities for interesting places to explore. I won't go into them all, it would make a very...
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Terry Groves
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. The Night the Night Froze
Wolf Cubs and Boy Scouts were a constant theme throughout my youth. Through the activities and my never-ending quest to amass proficiency...
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Terry Groves
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Newspaper Route
My first job had a profound effect on my career
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Terry Groves
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
Follow the Recipe
Even when I was so young I was still mastering walking, we were encouraged to spend time outside. In the winter, the activities were...
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Terry Groves
- Feb 20, 2021
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Hair
Growing up in a military family, being one of six boys, finances were always tight. Mom and Dad did what they could to squeeze every...
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Terry Groves
- Feb 20, 2021
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Up In Smoke
In about 1968, when I was ten or so, I had a bit of a fascination with fire. I wasn't running around lighting them, I just liked how a...
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