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Attilatheblond

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11. Always admired the military kids, and there were many in California, so resliant and able to roll with anything

Reply to niyad (Reply #9)

Sun May 31, 2026, 11:38 PM

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I was the shy kid, until some bullies hurt my tiny Chinese American friend. Back when lunch boxes were metal and thermos bottles were glass lined metal tubes with some real heft, I clobbered 3 boys who teased my friend until she was sobbing.

One of the military kids in my class gave me a hero hug and it meant the world to my 9 year old self.

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