FReeper Canteen ~ FReeper Canteen Kids Wednesday ~ Proud To Be A Military Brat! ~ 15FEB06

Hi! I'm The Sailor and MoJo's youngest son. My nickname at home is *Tibby*. You've probably seen my older brother, hotstreak, before. I'm 6 years old and currently in First Grade.

See the big guy pictured above? Do you know him who he is? If you like the NBA, you'll know it's Shaquille O'Neal.

He, hotstreak, and myself are part of a special community. We're proudly known as *military brats*. His father was in the Army while our Dad is in the Navy.

Military brat is an informal term for a child who has one or more parents who serves or served full-time in the military. It implies that such an upbringing is different in important ways from that experienced by those in the community at large, and can be an insult or a compliment, depending on the context. Although brat is usually taken to mean a spoiled child, military brats are usually considered more disciplined than their stateside peers.

Click here for a neat story about him and one of our heroes.

Other famous *Military Brats*

Johnny Damon
Kathy Lee Gifford
Mia Hamm
Crystal Kay
Kris Kristofferson
Martin Lawrence
Shawn Michaels
Jim Morrison
Nelly
Priscilla Presley
Jeri Ryan
Blair Underwood
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Lionel Richie
Victoria Principal
Mary-Louise Parker
Mitch Pleggi
Hunter "Patch" Adams
Christina Aguilara
Jessica Alba
Leslie M. Alexander
Michael J. Alexander
Ray Allen
America
Michael Anderson
Rick Atkinson B Barbara Babcock
Alonzo Babers
Kendall Baker
Bob Barr
Sarah Bird
John Blaha
Susan Blakely
Neal Boortz
Deborah Bryant
LeVar Burton C Julia Campbell
James Carroll
John Casper
Eddie Cheever
James Clapper
Glenn Close
Henri Cole
Pat Conroy
Donald G. Cook
Deedee Corrandini
Vivian Crea
Robert Davenport
Diane Mott Davidson
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
John Denver
Faye Dunaway
Ann Dunwoody
Robert Duval
Michael J. Fox
*Some of these folks were schooled overseas with military brats or themselves military brats.

*More info here.

Are you a military brat?
Where have you lived?
Did you go to school overseas?
Do you still keep in touch with those friends?

Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and family members.
Thank you to our fellow military brats! We're everywhere!!

Good afternoon, NRA...thanks for the feed.

461 posted on 02/15/2006 11:00:47 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Good afternoon, darkwing retired. Hope the new job is going well, and you are enjoying the proximity to the beach. Thanks for your service to America.

And just in case you need more coffee and a snack...

462 posted on 02/15/2006 11:03:34 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

463 posted on 02/15/2006 11:04:01 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: Kathy in Alaska

464 posted on 02/15/2006 11:04:33 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

No dice. The pigeons are wary of the tons of Peli poop surrounding the pool/hammock area.

-unc.

465 posted on 02/15/2006 11:06:22 AM PST by uncleshag (He who angers you controls you.)

466 posted on 02/15/2006 11:06:52 AM PST by uncleshag (He who angers you controls you.)

To: MoJo2001; Northern Yankee; Victoria Delsoul

Can I just be a brat who loves and supports the military anyway?

467 posted on 02/15/2006 11:11:29 AM PST by kstewskis (Buy Danish!)

To: Old Sarge; txradioguy; beachn4fun; GodBlessUSA; tomkow6

Sarge.....#150!!
tx.....#250!!
beachy.....#300 and #400!!
GB.....#350!!

468 posted on 02/15/2006 11:11:50 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

To: bentfeather; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

Severe Weather Alert

Winter Weather Advisory - URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COOK COUNTY VALID FROM WED FEB 15 2006 12:57 PM CST UNTIL WED FEB 15 2006 09:00 PM CST.

/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0002.060216T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN... OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO 1257 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHICAGO TO AURORA TO AMBOY WILL EXPERIENCE A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY SNOW OR SNOW AND SLEET OVER THE GREATER ROCKFORD AREA THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. ELSEWHERE...THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX. BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION... BRINGING A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL END WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...PLAGUE...HOARDS OF LOCUST...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...BUY A BURKA FROM TOMKOW6...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

469 posted on 02/15/2006 11:12:34 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

Thanks for loving and supporting our military.

470 posted on 02/15/2006 11:18:04 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Your "kitty-katz" must have clothespins over their noses. If my burka smelled worse than manure, I would put clothespins on MY kitties' noses, too, to save them from fainting. I wouldn't want to get arrested for animal cruelty! :-P

471 posted on 02/15/2006 11:25:06 AM PST by USA Horse Lover (My best friend is a horse. Do you find that odd?)

472 posted on 02/15/2006 11:25:20 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...PLAGUE...HOARDS OF LOCUST...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...BUY A BURKA FROM TOMKOW6...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

And burkas will counter these locust????

473 posted on 02/15/2006 11:27:03 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Hang in there, Toot Suite, I'm comin'.

474 posted on 02/15/2006 11:28:05 AM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and world domination)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Of COURSE! My burkas have a magical, protective "aura", remember!

475 posted on 02/15/2006 11:28:24 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: tomkow6; Kathy in Alaska

Of COURSE! My burkas have a magical, protective "aura", remember!

Oh, and fleas...don't forget the fleas!

476 posted on 02/15/2006 11:34:01 AM PST by uncleshag (He who angers you controls you.)

I hope you're wearing a cashmere burka Tom.

477 posted on 02/15/2006 11:35:36 AM PST by EsmeraldaA

To: Kathy in Alaska

478 posted on 02/15/2006 11:37:14 AM PST by Fawnn (Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person - Faith makes things possible, not easy.)

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; HiJinx; bentfeather; Lady Jag; SandRat; ...

Bratzone~A Safe Place For Military Brats

Good Afternoon/Evening Troops & Canteeners. Thank you Tibby for todays thread....we all know your really not a brat though!

479 posted on 02/15/2006 11:38:30 AM PST by AZamericonnie (~www.ProudPatriots.org~Serving those who serve us!~)

To: AZamericonnie

480 posted on 02/15/2006 11:40:11 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

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