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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I am shocked at how many people tell you not to do it. [/b] Go for it! The kid will adapt. It's a great life skill. Kids move in and out of friendships all the time. It's only 3 years and it will go fast. [/quote]
It’s mostly one anxiety riddled person posting over and over.[/quote]

No - there are at least two of us and I suspect a lot more than that. Your children are not just an accessory to your life! They are real people with feelings and agency! [/quote]

Yeah but they don’t get to make decisions that affect the entire family. [/quote]
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Plus, while teens certainly have feelings and agency, they are not fully matured and often don't know what is good for them.  I'm one of the PPs who moved with teens.  My DS is the kind of kid who has to be forced into any change; if it were up to him he'd probably still be in the womb.  He thought his life was perfect, but we knew he had no perspective on that.  And indeed, in most ways his life here is better.  Letting a teenager make a life decision for one's family is crazy.[/quote]

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