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I think some people worry too much about moving their children. I understand the hesitancy, stability is a good thing but at the same time I think it kind of prepares them to deal with the sudden changes that can occur during their adulthood. As I said earlier, my parents decided to move just as I was turning 16, they also moved when I was 11; I adjusted. Sometimes I do wonder how different my life would have been if we hadn't moved; not that it would have been any better though.
I totally agree with that, I know some adults that would never venture out for a change for fear of the unknown, makes you wonder if they never moved as a child or maybe moved too muc, who knows. My mother was a gypsy and we moved all over NY when I was a kid, it didn't bother me too much I adjust quickly to new surroundings. Throw a Lake and a beach a few hours away and I'm one happy girl Can't wait for my new adventure.
Well, I wasn't going to even entertain the thought of moving my daughter in her junior year,,,,but you don't know my daughter. She is excited about the adventure and feels confident that she will do well wherever she is planted. I am so impressed with her, because if it was me I would be whining..................She is an honor student that believes that Christ will direct our path, and if that is where he wants us, so be it.
My faith is not as great as hers, sadly, and I am in more of a panic mode. But she is very relaxed about it all......???????
Your daughter sounds quite mature and well-adjusted. You must be very proud of her. I remember having more guts when I was teenager than I do now, so that part doesn't surprise me. lol
We moved around quite a bit when I was growing up. Including moving when I was 12, 15, 17 (senior year) and 18 (back to home sweet home NC after I graduated). Sometimes it was rough and sometimes I was glad to leave from wherever I was. lol
I am so happy that you have all responded to me, I just emailed my husband your responses and he too is grateful for all the advice. My husband is a Portugese - American with a latino name, do you think that may be a problem in some towns. That is what is being inferred here in NY to us. Also any ideas for a great quaint town in the Raleigh area - Greensboro area??? Blessing to you all!!!!
Your husband's (and your) Latino surname will never come up in a conversation or for that matter, in anyone's mind either. No one will care and there are many Portugese from the northeast (think Emril Lagasse - originally from MA). Relax, enjoy this life-altering move and don't worry about inconsequential things. You'll look back in a few months/years and wonder what all your worries were all about.
I agree, very much, with holding off on moving your teen. I have experience, both as a real estate propfessional, but also, as a parent who moved a child during relocation.....never again! You can always move later, but a child is very delicate at this stage and needs to develop relationships outside of the home at this stage of their lives.
I can't begin to tell you about the problems that occurred once we moved....never again!
If you can have a choice, don't move yet.
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Hold off on relocating
