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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: For 9th and 6th grade next year, my kids will be in new DC schools. Cohort of friends splitting off because of different school acceptance. That seems to be part of DC culture.  So there is already change happening and new social beginnings. [b]So, the uprooting would be separating from some  neighborhood kids[/b]. [/quote]

And also moving to an entirely new part of the country, living in a small-ish town instead of a large-ish city, adapting to different climate and political leanings, etc.  I mean, I get that there will be some upheaval anyway with the transitions to 9th and 6th, but don't downplay what a massive change it will be.

It may still be the best decision for your family.  Just don't lie about the magnitude of it.[/quote]

I would agree with this. I moved when I was 3 and again when I was 6. It was traumatizing for me to leave my home, community, and friends in the middle of kindergarten. Moving from the south I was bullied and teased for being a hick because I had a southern accent. It took me several years to break in socially and make some good friends. Your high schooler will likely find him or herself trying to break in socially to a peer group that will have largely been together since kindergarten. The weather change will come as a tremendous shock. I hope you know how to drive in snow and your kids like to ski and you’re ok with frigid, grey skies. [/quote]

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