A few years ago, when my husband was still in the army, we went to a semi-regular parent and staff meeting at our kids’ school.
It was the beginning of the school year, just after Blue Star Welcome Week, an annual event launched by the nonprofit Blue Star Families to support the families of the more than 600,000 active duty and transitioning veteran families that settle into a new community each year.
I’m on the board of Blue Star Families and I had been talking to military spouses about what makes them feel welcome in a new place and many pointed to gestures by others in the community involving their children: recommendations for pediatricians, an invitation to a playdate, an offer to be an emergency contact.
With these families on my mind, I decided to see if their kids might be in cl
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