TERRY GROVES

Mom was a small woman compared to the sons she raised, but she was big enough to keep us in line. She had to be with dad being called...

It's not every day that you hear about a dad building an igloo for his two infant sons, but that's exactly what my dad did for my...

I'm not sure just how different my brat upbringing was due to my relationships with my grandfathers was from those without grandfathers,...

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...

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...

We can get called by many names during out life. Here is the history of my nicknames

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...

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...

Ah, those military provided amenities.

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...

Did you grow up believing a misconception?

Being a brat didn't always involve just military settings. Sometimes we got to interact with the civilian population at a more personal leve

Can kids be trusted to make smart decisions?

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...

I find it curious that what constitutes a weather disaster now, I viewed as an exceptional experience opportunity as a teen. I don't...

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...

Wolf Cubs and Boy Scouts were a constant theme throughout my youth. Through the activities and my never-ending quest to amass proficiency...

My first job had a profound effect on my career

Even when I was so young I was still mastering walking, we were encouraged to spend time outside. In the winter, the activities were...

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...