The entries I’ve written for Off the Base, a blog by Bobbie O’Brien of WUSF, are copied below. I hope these entries will help other families as they travel down “The Road less Traveled.”
Most of my entries for Off the Base have to do with being the mom of a cadet at The Citadel.
Mom Readies for Son’s Military College
The Citadel: Year One a No Fly Zone for Hovering Parents
How The Citadel “Ya-Yas” Came to Be
Learning Leadership and Ethics at The Citadel
The Citadel Trained Me as Well as My Son
The Citadel: BVA’s and Summerall Guards
The Citadel: Recognition Day and Ring Weekend
Care Packages for Cadets: The Citadel Heroes Project
The Citadel Bond Renews Parents’ Long Time Friendships
The Citadel: Unofficial Tips for Families of Incoming Knobs
The Citadel: Saying Good-Bye, But Always Connected
A Sister, a Mom, A Family Prepares for Military Life
Survival Skills to Succeed as a Citadel Mom
A New Blue Star Mom Shows Supports for Fallen Soldier
Celebration, Tradition, Ritual: The Long Gray Line
Citadel Parent Crafts Her Own Graduation Ritual
Graduation Day: No Longer the Mother of a Cadet
A Letter to The Citadel Class of 2015
Citadel Mom Cycle Completed – A Blue Star Mom Emerges
A Military Mom Meets Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV
Dorie Griggs 
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