Hi. Glad to hear from another military brat..army brat here. Know u are not that little kid any more. U r a strong adult who can protect that scared little one inside from any evil cousin or anything else including an ignorant mother. You don't need her or anyone elses help. U r bigger + braver than them. After all u survived them already. If u can avoid going into harm's way better yet. But if u can't...well, I feel sorry for them. U r not going to be their victim again. They better not try anything cuz u can handle it. We military brats r strong people.