“He told everybody there aren’t any mom SEALs.”

I kept my hands resting still on my knees.

“And what did you tell him?”

“I told him you go on real combat missions with elite teams,” Matty said.

“Then Tyler laughed really loud and called me a liar.”

He squeezed his shirt hem until his fingers went white.

“Two other boys at the table started laughing too,” Matty said.

“They called me SEAL boy until the teacher walked by.”