Some moves do not start with cardboard boxes. They start in the mind, long before the truck pulls up. As a military retiree’s wife, relocation became part of the rhythm of life. New duty station, new neighborhood, new schools, new grocery store, new faces. Then, just when things started to feel familiar, another set of orders changed everything again. From the outside, people often see military families as strong, flexible, and used to change. There is truth in that. But stre