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[quote=Anonymous]Why exactly is she unhappy with her living arrangement? Is it really because of the condo, or is it something else?  Or is she just unhappy that she doesn't get to live with both her parents at the same time?

If she goes to school in her dad's neighborhood, it's probably much easier to get friends to come over to that location.  It's farther for them to go to your place, right?  She probably just doesn't want to miss out socially.

Also, kids that age can feel a lot of pressure to maintain a room that is cool enough to impress their friends.  It may be too much time and effort and confidence for her to maintain two company-worthy rooms.

Kids that age will fixate on any random thing and be embarrassed about it, because they are super self-conscious and that's (sadly) normal.  I think you also need to have some real talk with her about what is poor, and how different people make different choices with their money.  Explain that you have chosen the condo so that there will be money left over for other things that she likes to do, and so that you can do those things rather than maintaining a SFH.[/quote]

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